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Space systems manufacturing engr. Pfp by the very lovely artist @_evelili



mechanical engineering: *vendor, peck typing while looking at keyboard* “Sorry, but the soonest we can do is six weeks.” software engineering: *vendor, reaching out to you for the third time* “We’re willing to discount again to 25% of cost and have you onboarded by Tuesday.”

Ukrainian E-300 strike drone, as seen by a Russian interceptor drone, still flying after taking dozens of AAA hits.



Hot take, engineers should be units agnostic

Again, ULA has said nothing about any "observation," and the launch is continuing. However, it looks like Vulcan had another SRB nozzle issue. Potential burn through seconds into launch and then likely blew off halfway into first stage. SRBs do cough chunks, even back to Shuttle, but seemed far more than normal, in tandem with the initial view. youtube.com/live/y_uwK1uuK…




Isn’t it funny that the second thing Americans brought to the Moon after humans was a fucking car


Request for startup: COPVs that don’t leak

Dreamt I was in lunar orbit last night. Been in that post-vivid-dream-that-wasn't-real funk all morning.

The Artemis 2 crew is officially awake onboard Orion ‘Integrity.’ Their song of choice this morning? “Pink Pony Club” by @ChappellRoan. However, the DJ at Mission Control Center Houston didn’t quite let it get to the crew’s favorite part of the song. Watch/listen:


















