224 - Gotta Wear the Pants (with Eric Berger and Casey Handmer)

Anthony is joined by Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica, and Casey Handmer, Founder of Terraform Industries, to talk about Eric’s visit to NASA HQ for a meeting on the Orion heat shield, the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, and Administrator Isaacman’s first few weeks. Topics Off-Nominal - YouTube Episode 224 - Gotta Wear the Pants (with Eric Berger and Casey Handmer) - YouTube Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight. - Ars Technica NASA’s Orion Space Capsule Is Flaming Garbage – Casey Handmer's blog Reid Wiseman on X : “Good morning, Moon. See you next month?” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X : “Yesterday, I met with SpaceX and Blue Origin to understand the latest plans to accelerate NASA’s Artemis timeline. The capabilities these two partners are pioneering will be essential to returning NASA astronauts to the lunar surface, establishing an enduring presence, and…” Safety panel says NASA should have taken Starliner incident more seriously - Ars Technica Follow Eric Author: Eric Berger - Ars Technica Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) / X Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age | West Houston's Neighborhood Bookshop Follow Casey Casey Handmer Casey Handmer, PhD (@CJHandmer) / X Terraform Industries Follow Off-Nominal

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This episode was published on Jan 16, 2026.

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