42:19
Mars 2020 Guidance, Navigation and Control engineer Swati Mohan joins Jake to talk about the technology behind the successful landing of the Perseverance Rover....
1:07:07
Jake and co-host Tanya Harrison are joined by guests Debarati Das, Dave Buecher, and Mike Seibert as we watch the Perseverance Rover land on Mars....
32:18
UAE Space Agency Chair Sarah Al Amiri joins Jake to talk about the arrival of Mars Hope in orbit around Mars...
91 - Canadarm3 (feat. Ken Podwalski)
28 days ago
43:31
Canadian Space Agency's Ken Podwalski, Gateway Program Manager, joins Jake to talk about the Canadarm3....
90 – Volcanos on Mars (feat. Davitia James)
about 1 month ago
35:26
Planetary Vulcanologist Davitia James joins Jake to talk about volcanos on Mars....
89 – Five Years of WeMartians (feat. Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck)
about 2 months ago
43:34
Space reporters Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck join Jake to celebrate five years of the WeMartians Podcast....
41:26
NASA Marshall Chief Scientist Renee Weber joins Jake to talk about the science objectives for the next astronauts to walk on the Moon....
20:34
Jake shares a free episode of the Patreon-exclusive Red Planet Review podcast and provides some updates on the #GoingPro campaign....
87 – HALO (feat. Michael Staab)
3 months ago
42:14
Northrop Grumman's Michael Staab joins Jake to talk about the HALO module which will be the first habitat as part of NASA's Lunar Gateway program....
86 – Equitable Design (feat. Kavya Manyapu)
4 months ago
37:02
Boeing's Kavya Manyapu joins Jake to talk about equitable design in spacecraft, ensuring that our crewed vehicles are inclusive enough to enable all kinds of as...
85 – Vera Rubin Ridge (feat. Abigail Fraeman)
4 months ago
42:25
Curiosity Rover's Deputy Project Scientist Abigail Fraeman joins Jake to discuss results from the rover's campaign at the Vera Rubin Ridge on Mars....
38:08
Planetary Scientist Charity Phillips-Lander joins Jake to talk about the exciting world of the Martian Underground, and why we should send spacecraft to explore...
83 – Humans to Mars 2020
6 months ago
55:25
Jake reports from the 2020 Humans to Mars Summit and catches up with all the latest ideas on getting people to the Red Planet....
1:15:30
Jake and co-host Tanya Harrison are joined by special guests to cover the Perseverance Rover launch in the first ever WeMartians live event....
40:57
Jake is joined by UAE Mars Hope team members Mohsen Al Awadhi, Hessa Rashid Al Matroushi and Ayesha Al Sharafi to talk about the successful launch of the Arab w...
80 – The Summer of Mars
8 months ago
50:33
Jake goes over the three missions headed to Mars this summer, covering their histories and what to expect as they leave Earth....
49:54
ULA CEO Tory Bruno joins Jake to talk about how the company prepares their Atlas Rocket to launch a Mars rover like Perseverance....
39:19
The University of Alberta's Chris Herd, member of the Project Science Group for NASA's Perseverance Rover, joins Jake to talk about Mars samples, the challenges...
36:53
NASA JPL Engineer Christina Hernandez joins Jake to talk about the Assembly Test and Launch Operations of NASA's Perseverance Rover as it heads to liftoff....
76 – A New Science Paradigm (feat. Elizabeth Frank)
11 months ago
49:27
First Mode's Elizabeth Frank joins Jake to talk about the impact of space commercialization on planetary science....
75 – Virtual LPSC (Part 2)
11 months ago
45:13
Jake interviews six planetary scientists about the work they would have presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, were it not cancelled by the pa...
74 – Virtual LPSC (Part 1)
11 months ago
51:31
Jake interviews six planetary scientists about the work they would have presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, were it not cancelled by the pa...
73 – Moving ExoMars (feat. Natalie Panek)
12 months ago
31:56
MDA's Natalie Panek joins Jake to talk about the mobility system for the European Rosalind Franklin rover, and how it will move the vehicle around as it looks f...
72 – Taking Stock of Planetary Protection (feat. Wendy Calvin)
about 1 year ago
44:43
Planetary Scientist Wendy Calvin joins Jake to talk about the results of the Planetary Protection Independent Review Board...
Ask me Anything! – Patreon Milestone Episode
about 1 year ago
47:54
Anthony Colangelo interviews Jake with questions from listeners in this special Ask Me Anything #GoingPro Patreon Bonus Episode!...
71 – Martian Dust Towers (feat. Nick Heavens)
about 1 year ago
39:03
Planetary Scientist Nick Heavens joins Jake to talk about Martian Dust Towers that are leaking water into space....
70 – The State of Mars 2020 (feat. Brendan Byrne & Emilee Speck)
about 1 year ago
45:30
Space reporters Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck join Jake to look ahead to Mars in 2020....
Red Planet Review – #GoingPro Edition
about 1 year ago
13:45
Get a sample of the Red Planet Review exclusive Patreon-only podcast as part of our #GoingPro campaign....
69 – Looking for Life on Mars on Earth (feat. Teresa Fornaro)
about 1 year ago
43:48
Planetary Scientist Teresa Fornaro joins Jake to talk about the Rosalind Franklin rover and the search for life on Mars....
68 – The Case of the Inexplicable Oxygen (feat. Melissa Trainer)
about 1 year ago
43:48
NASA Goddard's Melissa Trainer joins Jake to talk about surprising results of oxygen detection on Mars by the Curiosity Rover....
67 – From Hainan to Mars (feat. Andrew Jones)
over 1 year ago
41:36
Journalist Andrew Jones joins Jake to talk about Tianwen-1, China's first mission to Mars....
66 – IAC 2019
over 1 year ago
32:59
Jake reports live from the International Astronautical Congress in Washington, DC, covering the Blue Origin Lunar Lander news and more....
65 – Starship on Course (feat. Anthony Colangelo)
over 1 year ago
32:19
Main Engine Cut Off's Anthony Colangelo joins Jake to discuss the status of the SpaceX Starship architecture. Part 1 of a 2 part shared series with the MECO Pod...
35:49
Planetary Scientist Ali Bramson joins Jake to discuss the Arcadia Planitia region of Mars, somewhere SpaceX is exploring as a potential landing site....
47:25
Planetary Scientist Nina Lanza joins Jake to talk about the science results from the 9th International Mars Conference....
62 – Through Stargate to Mars (feat. Jordan Noone)
over 1 year ago
34:41
Relativity's Jordan Noone joins Jake to talk about 3D-printed rockets and how the technology might apply to Mars....
40:31
NASA Goddard's Gina DiBraccio joins Jake to talk about the 5th anniversary of the MAVEN mission and its ongoing quest to learn about the Martian atmopshere....
60 – Why Go To Mars? (feat. Michael Robinson)
over 1 year ago
42:47
Historian and "Time To Eat the Dogs" host Michael Robinson joins Jake to dig into the motivations for sending people to Mars....
59 – Artemis (feat. Casey Dreier)
over 1 year ago
45:23
The Planetary Society's Chief Advocate Casey Dreier joins Jake to talk about NASA's Artemis program and how to balance skepticism with excitement....
58 – Calling Home from Mars (feat. Michael Staab)
almost 2 years ago
42:36
NASA JPL's Michael Staab joins Jake to talk about a mission concept for communications infrastructure at Mars....
57 – How to do EVAs on Mars (feat. Stan Love)
almost 2 years ago
35:58
NASA Astronaut Stan Love joins Jake to talk about the BASALT analogue and the challenges of doing fieldwork on another planet....
56 – LPSC 2019 (The Legacy of Apollo)
almost 2 years ago
42:36
Jake reports live from the 50th Lunar and Planetary Science conference and explores the legacy of Apollo's lunar samples on science. Featuring our 2019 Travel G...
55 – Glen Torridon (feat. Kristen Bennett)
almost 2 years ago
36:43
Planetary Scientist Kristen Bennett joins Jake to talk about the Glen Torridon region in Gale Crater, Mars, where NASA's Curiosity rover is headed to explore....
54 – Women In Space 2019 (feat. Mallika Sarma and J.A. Grier)
about 2 years ago
29:41
Jake reports live from the 2nd Women in Space Conference covering some exciting science but also exploring the social challenges women and other marginalized gr...
53 – The State of Mars 2019 (feat. Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck)
about 2 years ago
46:18
Space reporters Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck join Jake to talk about rovers, rockets, and Mars in pop culture....
Red Planet Review – Anniversary Episode
about 2 years ago
19:46
Celebrate 1 year of the exclusive Patreon-only Red Planet Review podcast with a free episode....
WeMartians 2019 Update
about 2 years ago
11:53
Jake shares some news about the WeMartians Travel Grant, our next Patreon Goals, and upcoming Meetups!...
52 – Comin’ up Jezero (feat. Tim Goudge)
about 2 years ago
55:03
Planetary Scientist Tim Goudge joins Jake to talk about Jezero Crater, the future landing site for NASA's Mars 2020 rover....
51 – Entry, Descent, and Landing
about 2 years ago
35:53
Jake covers the landing of the NASA InSight Mission and digs back into the history of entry, descent and landing at Mars....
50 – The Journey to Mars is Hyperbolic (feat. Mark Wallace)
over 2 years ago
53:46
NASA JPL's Mark Wallace joins Jake to talk about trajectory planning and how NASA's InSight will get to Mars from Earth....
49 – Moon to Mars (feat. Laura Forczyk)
over 2 years ago
41:41
Space consultant and Astralytical founder Laura Forczyk joins Jake to talk about NASA's pivot to the Moon....
48 – Zooming in on Mars (feat. Melissa Rice and Elsa Jensen)
over 2 years ago
54:01
Mastcam-Z team members Melissa Rice and Elsa Jensen join Jake to talk about the impressive camera that will fly on NASA's Mars 2020 Rover...
47 – Recovering Opportunity (feat. Mike Seibert)
over 2 years ago
39:25
Former rover drive Mike Seibert joins Jake to talk about the ongoing recovery efforts for the Opportunity Rover, which hasn't been heard from since a dust storm...
46 – Keeping Mars Alive (feat. Rick Davis)
over 2 years ago
51:45
NASA's Rick Davis joins Jake to talk about NASA's ongoing efforts to send people to Mars despite a policy shift to the Moon....
45 – Coming Together for Mars (feat. Jeff Johnson)
over 2 years ago
57:16
Planetary Scientist and MEPAG Chair Jeff Jonson joins Jake to talk about Mars policy and how the science community builds consensus for the next missions....
44 – Ashes to Ashes, Clay to Dust (feat. Mark Lemmon)
over 2 years ago
49:03
Planetary Scientist Mark Lemmon joins Jake to talk about the Mars Global Dust Storm, its threat to the Opportunity Rover, and the potential science at stake....
43 – The Great Climate Debate (feat. Ashley Palumbo)
over 2 years ago
51:39
Planetary Scientist Ashley Palumbo joins Jake to talk about Martian weather and what the planet may or may not have looked like in its past....
42 – A Culture of Safety (feat. Holly Griffith)
almost 3 years ago
41:44
NASA Engineer Holly Griffith joins Jake to talk about quantifying risk on human spacecraft and how the agency decides it's safe to fly....
41 – Thirty Years to the Centre of Mars (feat. Bruce Banerdt, Philippe Lognonné & Tim Linn)
almost 3 years ago
40:44
Jake reports live from Vandenberg Air Force Base where NASA's InSight spacecraft lifted off and speaks with scientists and engineers on the mission....
40 – Mars One Waning (feat. Ryan MacDonald)
almost 3 years ago
1:02:36
Mars One Astronaut Candidate Ryan MacDonalds joins Jake to discuss his experience with the program, the money situation, and its future....
39 – LPSC 2018
almost 3 years ago
45:36
Jake reports live from the 2018 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference and explores the fascinating world of Mars analogues here on Earth....
38 – Martian Mission Control (feat. Sophie Gruber and Reinhard Tlustos)
almost 3 years ago
43:38
AMADEE 18 Mission Control members Sophie Gruber and Reinhard Tlustos join Jake to talk about the mission analogue and their perspective working with analogue as...
37 – Red Car for the Red Planet
about 3 years ago
39:55
Jake reports live from the Kennedy Space Center at the inaugural launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket, and recounts the story of how this rocket came to be....
36 – Systems Engineering InSight (feat. Farah Alibay)
about 3 years ago
46:09
NASA JPL's Farah Alibay joins Jake to talk about the InSight mission, its instruments, and the MarCO technology demonstrators flying alongside it....
35 – The State of Mars 2018 (feat. Brendan Byrne & Emilee Speck)
about 3 years ago
56:03
Space reporters Emilee Speck and Brendan Byrne join Jake to talk about the year that was and the year that will be in Mars exploration....
Introducing the Red Planet Review
about 3 years ago
12:42
Introducing Red Planet Review, a new weekly podcast covering space news that is available to WeMartians patrons on Patreon....
BONUS – New Year, New Patreon, New Shop
about 3 years ago
10:39
Jake shares some news about updates to the Patreon and the launch of the WeMartians merchandise shop....
34 – From the Moon to Mars (feat. Laura Forczyk)
about 3 years ago
48:42
Space Consultant and Astralytical Founder Laura Forczyk joins Jake to talk about the recent announcement that NASA would return to the Moon and what it means fo...
33 – Camping at Mars (feat. Danielle Richey & Steve Jolly)
over 3 years ago
57:09
Lockheed Martin's Danielle Richey and Steve Jolly join Jake to talk about the Mars Base Camp idea to put Humans in Mars orbit....
32 – The Four Winds of Mars (feat. Lori Fenton)
over 3 years ago
49:22
Planetary Scientist Lori Fenton joins Jake to talk about sand features on Mars, from dunes to ripples, TARs and more!...
31 – The Interplanetary Business Case (feat. Chantelle Dubois)
over 3 years ago
39:27
University of Manitoba's Chantelle Dubois joins Jake to discuss the business case behind the Interplanetary Transport System proposed by SpaceX....
30 – Keeping Track of Curiosity (feat. Fred Calef)
over 3 years ago
49:56
NASA JPL's Fred Calef "The Keeper of the Maps" joins Jake to talk about cartography on Mars and how the agency keeps track of its rovers....
29 – A Teenage Rover (feat. Mike Seibert)
over 3 years ago
53:55
NASA JPL's Mike Seibert joins Jake to talk about operating a Mars rover as Opportunity celebrates 13 years on the Red Planet....
28 – Five Years of Being Curious (feat. Emily Lakdawalla)
over 3 years ago
47:07
The Planetary Society's Emily Lakdawalla joins Jake to talk about the Curiosity Rover's 5th anniversary on Mars....
27 – The Policy of Mars (feat. Casey Dreier)
over 3 years ago
1:09:36
The Planetary Society's Casey Dreier joins Jake to talk about ongoing affairs in space policy affecting Mars, from robotic to human spaceflight....
26 – Remembering Pathfinder
over 3 years ago
45:26
Jake speaks with past members of the NASA Pathfinder mission, recalling the amazing spacecraft that changed Mars exploration 20 years ago....
25 – Building a Rover (feat. Abbie Hutty)
over 3 years ago
37:45
Airbus' Abbie Hutty joins Jake to talk about the process to design, build and test a rover like ExoMars....
24 – Risks and Rewards (feat. Leonard David)
almost 4 years ago
50:40
Author Leonard David joins Jake to talk about risk in spaceflight and how it colours our perspectives on the next steps to put people on Mars....
23 – Esker Questions (feat. Frances Butcher)
almost 4 years ago
34:12
Planetary Scientist Frances Butcher joins Jake to talk about glaciers and eskers on Mars....
22 – The Orbital Martians (feat. Ben Etherington & David Fourman)
almost 4 years ago
1:38:58
Hosts Ben and Davis from the Orbital Mechanics podcast join forces with Jake in this mashup episode talking about a variety of Mars topics....
21 – LPSC 2017
almost 4 years ago
48:24
Jake reports live from the 2017 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference and covers some interesting science results from Mars....
20 – Mars2020 Landing Site Candidates
almost 4 years ago
34:23
Jake explores the three candidate landing sites NASA is considering for the upcoming Mars 2020 rover....
19 – Dome Sweet Dome (feat. Kelsey Lents and Jeffrey Montes)
about 4 years ago
52:10
Space architects Kelsey Lents and Jeffrey Montes join Jake to talk about the Mars Ice House, a design for a Mars habitat for a NASA Contest....
18 – The State of Mars 2017 (feat. Brendan Byrne & Emilee Speck)
about 4 years ago
49:02
Space reporters Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck join Jake to recall 2016 and look ahead to 2017 in Mars exploration....
17 – Canada CanMars, too! (feat. Eric Pilles)
about 4 years ago
41:45
The University of Western Ontario's Eric Pilles joins Jake to talk abut the CanMars rover analogue run by the Canadian Space Agency....
16 – Closed Ecological Systems (feat. Morgan Irons)
over 4 years ago
44:00
Deep Space Ecology's Morgan Irons joins Jake to talk about her company and the plans they have for building habitats on Mars....
32:12
The University of Texas at Austin's Cassie Stuurman joins Jake to talk about Utopia Planitia, a place on Mars where she discovered a vast underground water ice ...
14 – Methane in Stereo (feat. Nicolas Thomas)
over 4 years ago
39:23
Planetary Scientist and Instrument PI Nicolas Thomas joins Jake to talk about the CaSSIS camera on the ExoMars spacecraft....
13 – Making Humans Multiplanetary (feat. Anthony Colangelo)
over 4 years ago
47:54
Main Engine Cut Off's Anthony Colangelo joins Jake to talk about the announcement of the Interplanetary Transport System from SpaceX....
12 – Mission to sMars (feat. the crew of HI-SEAS IV)
over 4 years ago
48:51
Jake tells the story of the HI-SEAS IV Crew that spent a year in a Martian analogue mission on the slopes of Mauna Loa. Featuring interviews with all six crew m...
11 – Mad About Manganese (feat. Nina Lanza)
over 4 years ago
35:47
Planetary Scientist Nina Lanza joins Jake to talk about the ChemCam instrument on Curiosity and the discovery of manganese in Gale Crater....
42:58
NASA JPL's Sarah Milkovich joins Jake to talk about the interaction of science and engineering on the Mars 2020 rover....
9 – Riding Ions (feat. Joe Cassady)
over 4 years ago
38:15
Aerojet Rocketdyne's Joe Cassady joins Jake to talk about ion propulsion and how it can be a game changer for human spaceflight logistics....
8 – Gullies on Mars (feat. Tanya Harrison)
over 4 years ago
33:03
Planetary Scientist Tanya Harrison joins Jake to talk about Martian gullies and how they might be a place to look for life on Mars....
7 – Sitting in a Tin Can (feat. Casey Stedman)
over 4 years ago
40:51
Casey Stedman joins Jake to talk about his experience on the NASA HERA mission analogue....
6 – Mars; God of War (feat. Kyle Dally)
almost 5 years ago
38:16
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's Kyle Dally joins Jake to talk about the Mars opposition and how astronomy still plays a role in planetary exploration...
5 – Space Habitats and the Story of Bigelow
almost 5 years ago
39:57
Jake explores the history of inflatable space habitats and how Bigelow Aerospace might change the game in space....
4 – Citizen Science on Mars (feat. Michael Aye)
almost 5 years ago
52:19
Planet Four's Michael Aye joins Jake to talk about the Citizen Science project that provides opportunities for everyone to do science on Mars....
3 – Go! Go! Go! Exomars! (feat. Michael Coarezza)
almost 5 years ago
36:12
Thalen Alenia's Michael Coarezza joins Jake to talk about the ExoMars spacecraft getting ready to head to Mars....
2 – Every Twenty-Six Months
about 5 years ago
31:56
Jake explores the concept of Mars launch windows, why they happen, and talks about the two missions poised to take advantage of them this year: InSight and ExoM...
1 – The Waxing Interest in Mars
about 5 years ago
57:57
In the first episode of WeMartians, Jake recaps the current state of affairs for the exploration of Mars, focusing in on efforts from NASA, commercial companies...