Anu Bonthalapati
@anu_bonth
Engineer, Rocket Scientist & (Over) Thinker | Host of the Just Rocket Science Podcast 🛰️🚀 | Personal account. All opinions are my own
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Can't start Solidworks without 15 mins of making “task manager improvements” and hoping my drawing saves… What's your Solidworks pre-save ritual routine? Bet it's weirder than mine. @j_d_noone and @zoodotdev pls help.
The new SaaS is "Sunlight as a Service". I dove into this awesome interview by @ti_morse, speaking with @bennbuilds, the co-founder of @reflectorbital on the. Let's break down this "Dyson sphere company" 🌎 ✅ There is a vast energy potential. The sun produces about 5,000 times…
My first interview with Ben Nowack (@bennbuilds) co-founder of Reflect Orbital Reflect is launching mirrors into space to sell sunlight after dark. 0:29 Moving sunlight 3:04 Building hard things 5:01 Making bombs as a kid 6:46 Building RC planes 8:32 Getting materials from the…
They are cookin' again.
Hotfire at our test facility in preparation for testing the new combustion chamber for the next-generation Astra first stage engine that will power Rocket 4.
S/O to one of the most under-rated propulsion startups in the space economy, @bps_space and @joebarnard youtube.com/watch?v=PXNxnI…
If you are a structures and mechanical engineer, do me a favor and listen to this excellent deep dive by AstroForge’s Structures Engineer (and Machinist ;)) Eric Breuhaus. The team dives into the structural design of Vestri, especially the 4.3 kg Baseplate. And fun fact, TIL…
Your spreadsheet says 4.0 kg. Your part ships at 4.3. On this week’s Roid Rage: margins, mass creep, and what we learned redesigning a structural plate five times. Episode 21 ft. Structures Engineer Eric is now live. Apple → apple.co/40550YW Spotify →…
Alright Space Failures App is now live! Check it out. 🔗 space-failure-final.vercel.app I’ve started out with some of my favorites - the Falcon 1 failures. The research on that was thanks to @HansKoenigsmann ‘s deep dives of the early days of @SpaceX and their relentless push to make…
Building Space Failure Archive. Do you guys like light or dark? #buildinpublic
I love pragmatic takes in the space industry. We need more of that. So on Day 4/19, let’s dive into a masterclass on building a profitable space business from Unit Economics Guru, @dominocielo from @umbraspace 👇 1️⃣ Prioritize unit economics and profitability from Day1.…
📆 Day 3/19! Let's dive in to the minds of David A Barnhart (CEO at Arkisys) and Rahul Rughani, PhD (Chief Systems Architect), . Here's 3 important takeaways from my conversation: ♻️ 1. The inevitable from "Throwaway Culture" to In-Space Servicing: Traditionally, satellites are…
🚀As an aerospace engineer passionate about the space ecosystem, I’ve been analyzing the satellite industry’s evolution. So on Day 2 of 19, let’s dive into some lessons from my interview with @IanCinnamon, the CEO of @ApexSpacecraft. As Ian puts it, the bottleneck has shifted…
📚 19 lessons from founders on The Just Rocket Science Show. Day 1 with @awaisahmedna from @PixxelSpace 🛰️ (bookmark this!) What does it take to build a world-class space company in India? Awais Ahmed, Pixxel's co-founder & CEO, shared insights on building hyperspectral…
$187M is a power move. Congrats to @VardaSpace as we add another staggering amount raised by a space company this year! (on the heels of @GoToImpulse's $300M Series C and @ApexSpacecraft's $200M Series C) 💰💰
Today we’re announcing two pieces of news: 1) We raised $187 million Series C led by @NatCapCentral and @ShrugCap. 2) We’re expanding into a new lab space to begin work on biologics. Soon, space reentry will be ordinary and drugs made in orbit will be part of everyday care.
Here are some fascinating design details on Vestri's power system by @AstroForge: ✅ Each wing has 3 panels. Each panel generates 341 W at 1 AU ✅ Radiation protection for the CICs are a polymer spray instead of glass (lighter!) ✅ Incredibly lightweight thanks to a Kapton…
It's always important to me to be as transparent as possible. Here is the deep dive on the power system. What we did, how we did it, and how we're going to make it better. You learn the most through doing. Welcome to the University of AstroForge's first class - Power…
I sometimes think about this tweet from @j_d_noone every night before bed 😥
📣The next generation of space founders has a rare opportunity: to learn from the mistakes that shaped the industry (remember the string Falcon 1 failures?). That’s why I’m launching Space-stakes — a collection of real lessons from space tech failures. But should we make this a…
Made the thing work y'all. I've been working on this massive solar array for 2+ years and I am excited to finally show it off...
⚡ Redwire successfully deployed one of our our most powerful Roll-Out Solar Arrays (ROSA) ever built for the lunar Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE)! The Gateway ROSAs will generate an unprecedented 60kW - making these the most powerful ROSAs ever built. The pair of…
🎥 I've been building the BIGGEST set of space solar arrays with my colleagues at @RedwireSpace and we were just featured on local Santa Barbara news! 📰 Here is 37kW of roll out power. Check em' out! 🛰️ keyt.com/news/santa-bar…
