Roid Rage

AstroForge
  • 4.9 (18)
  • SCIENCE

Space culture, asteroid mining, and irreverent banter. Hosted by AstroForge's Matt (CEO), Jack (Head of Media), and Chap (Chief of Operations). Buckle up, you're in for a ride.

  1. 1D AGO

    The Power Has to Go Somewhere

    Nathan, AstroForge's flight software manager, joins Jack and Matt to break down how DeepSpace-2's power management software actually works; from solar panel physics and buck converters to what happens when you're firing a thruster and the math gets tight. Plus: Matt's case for Cowboy Space, Jack's laundry crisis, and a compelling pivot proposal involving Pluto.

    52 min

  2. MAY 14

    How Not Okay Is Not Okay?

    Julia, AstroForge's Thermal Engineer, joins Jack and Robyn to talk about what it actually takes to keep a spacecraft alive from the launchpad to deep space. How the thermal model gets built, why which direction you're pointing matters more than you'd think, and what happens when you get to an asteroid and the thermal environment isn't what you planned for.

    56 min

  3. MAY 7

    It Glows Green (Or Blue)

    Robyn and Ashton join Jack to break down the hot fire test of Deep Space 2's Hall-effect thruster: what went wrong the first time, what they changed, and why firing on flight avionics power instead of ground power actually made things better. Plus: Psyche's Mars flyby, why AstroForge is building its own vacuum chamber, and whether an $80 million dedicated launch full of spacecraft is in the cards.

    44 min

  4. APR 30

    Put Us In, Coach

    Matt and Robyn join Jack for a Q&A episode covering New Glenn's landing (and its payload problem), Isaacman floating an asteroid mining prize competition, the hot fire test nobody will elaborate on, ground station upgrades for Deep Space 2, and who actually buys the first kilogram of asteroid material. Plus: hiring advice, black and white film discourse, and orange soda.

    55 min

  5. APR 23

    MVP vs SOP

    Chap, now COO, joins Jack to pull back the curtain on what happens when a 30-person startup becomes a 65-person startup and things stop fitting in people's heads. How much process is just enough, what breaks when you grow, and why the best ops people are fundamentally lazy.

    48 min

  6. APR 16

    Space Is the Ground

    Jack is joined by Eric Foster, Senior Mechanical Engineer at AstroForge, and Chris Hearn, Head of Avionics to discuss the design and function of DeepSpace-2's avionics boxes, what it's like working in legacy space vs "new space", and how they felt seeing hardware they worked on fly on Artemis II.

    54 min

  7. APR 9

    The Bloodbath Episode

    Jack, Matt, and Chap (Chief of Mining now-turned Chief Operations Officer) dig into the mining stock crash; why gold tanked when it should've surged, what tools producers actually have to survive price swings, and why none of them fix the real problem. Plus: Artemis proximity ops reactions, whether it's time to start robbing mines, and mailbag.

    47 min

  8. APR 2

    29 Years and a Two Week Break

    Sasha, AstroForge's Principal Mechanical Engineer, spent 29 years at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) working on some of the most ambitious missions ever built. He joins Jack and Matt to talk about why he left, what surprised him (and what didn't), and how you build spacecraft when the rulebook doesn't exist yet.

    1h 4m
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About

Space culture, asteroid mining, and irreverent banter. Hosted by AstroForge's Matt (CEO), Jack (Head of Media), and Chap (Chief of Operations). Buckle up, you're in for a ride.

Information

  • Creator
    AstroForge
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    64
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Roid Rage
  • Show Website
    Roid Rage

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