Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian to talk about Russia’s latest endangerment to the ISS—their anti-satellite operationthat resulted in a huge debris field—and about how Jonathan does all the excellent work he does tracking launches, satellites, and where everything in space is going.DrinksPhelddagrif - Thodes Ale - UntappdSátiro - Thodes Ale - UntappdGenmaichaOrangina | Sparkling Citrus DrinkAnthony’s Gin & Tonic: half Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, half Schweppes Tonic, and a shitload of limeTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 46 - Anti-Satellite Own Goal (with Jonathan McDowell) - YouTubeRussia destroys satellite in ASAT test - SpaceNews2021 Russian satellite intercept - YouTubeOfficial ASAT - Anti Satellite Missile Mission / Mission Shakti Video by DRDO - YouTubeJonathan McDowell on Twitter: “Here is the orbit of ISS (blue) compared to that of the Ikar No. 39L satellite (cover name Kosmos-1408) (magenta) and the part of the orbit where the crew have been warned of possible collisions with a debris field (red). This shows Kosmos-1408 is a plausible candidate”Jonathan McDowell on Twitter: “The latest Starlink batch (Group 4-1) of 53 sats seems to include one dud - Starlink 3123 (red) is not orbit raising. (Green: deployment rods).”Jonathan McDowell on Twitter: “Another space collision of interest was the disintegration on 2020 Jul 12 of object 43673, an inert piece of a Japanese rocket. (Event - green; debris objects cataloged later - red; orbit height of 43673 itself - blue)”The edge of space: Revisiting the Karman Line - ScienceDirectOrbiting Frog Otolith - WikipediaKSP History Part 66 - Orbiting Frog Otolith - ImgurInternational Cometary Explorer - WikipediaKSP History Part 112 - ISEE-3 - post - ImgurPicksFoundation | Apple TV+The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth by Elizabeth TaskerAsteroids: How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space by Martin ElvisUnmanned Spaceflight.comFollow JonathanJonathan McDowell (@planet4589) / TwitterJonathan's Space ReportFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop