22/M/๐บ๐ธ - card carrying member of the Very Computer; enjoyer of the high frontier
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Stage 1 flight article is back at Stoke HQ in Kent, WA after a successful proto-qualification campaign.
Real hardware. Real progress. Real Rainier in the background. ๐ค๐๏ธ LFG.๐
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Colonial retweeted
Jun 14
Happy Flag Day, from our rocket factory family to yours.๐บ๐ธ
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Jun 13
Recommended: this book about the development of sulfa drugs (the very first broad-spectrum antibiotics)
Engaging writing and very interesting content
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Jun 13
Sulfa drugs are arguably the root of all modern pharmacotherapy
Before the sulfa miracle, doctors were (by and large) highly pessimistic about the idea of using chemistry to treat disease
Seems insane now, but that was less than a century ago!
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Colonial retweeted
Jun 8
Big tank. Big tests. Big milestone.
Nova Stage 1 proto-qualification is complete.
46 structural objectives verified, plus key fluid systems, avionics, software, ground systems, and ops demos. (More detail in our linked blog post.)
This is where new rockets often find the hard stuff; Nova (and the Stoke team) handled it. Our local partners at the @PORTOFMOSESLAKE , the Grant County Sheriff's Office and Public Works department, plus our vendor Norco made sure we had the support we needed every step of the way.
Ad Astra.โจ
stokespace.com/nova-stage-1-โฆ
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Colonial retweeted
Jun 4
Last week a thunderstorm rolled through the Moses Lake area, causing high winds (but no damage) at our test site. Excellent preparation by the local team ensured that our Stage 1 structure held fast despite wind, rain, and lightning. โก๏ธ๐
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Jun 4
RIP the discourse
SpaceX is the only company building the infrastructure of the future across space, connectivity, and AI โ spacexipo.com
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Jun 2
Sound๐on: epic fly-by footage of the ongoing Zenith engine testing and Stage 1 structural qualifications happening at our test site in Moses Lake. ๐ค๐
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Jun 2
Shinjuku station be like
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ๆฑไบฌใฎๅฐไธ้ใใใฎไนใๆใใๅใ้ง
ใซใซใฆใณใใใใชใใซ้้ใฃใฆ่ท้ขใๅคใใใใฎใงใใใ็ทใฏใไนใๆใใงใใใใ ใ่ฒดๆงใฏ400mๆญฉใใใจใซใชใใ็ใชใขใใฆใณในใๆฌฒใใใงใใ
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Colonial retweeted
Hearing a ton of crows chirping outside rn like yes brothers speak your SHIT
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May 28
Getting frosty in Moses Lake. ๐ฅถ
A thin layer of frost forms around our Stage 1 structure as it fills with cryogenic liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen.
These tests let us demonstrate structural and fluid design margins, an important aspect of the proto-qualification process. ๐ฆ๐ก๐
ALT Stage 1 structure cryogenic tests
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May 28
I *will* be building my secret lair here as part of Americaโs settlement of the Solar System
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This is an actual 4 mile tall mountain on Jupiter's moon Io
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May 28
> โbut Colonial, the radiation on Io -โ
Eli Lilly will cook up a gene therapy for radiation tolerance, trust
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May 27
Letโs check in on Airstrip One!
> opening your window is banned by regulatory fiat
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