Ian Brooke
@k2pilot
“Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.”
initial test data suggests this feels extremely good for the engine
I think it's safe to assume that @bscholl had a big hand in making this happen, major thanks Blake whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/20…
2010s SF hipster tech vibes are alive and well at Stable Cafe in the mission the barista has an ironic curly mustache a subtle tension as i’m likely committing an obscure social faux pas an anxious writer glaring as i sit in proximity the food is delicious home
someone saw a gila monster eat twice a year and thought, “oh my what interesting biology” now we have ozempic
the talent density at @AstroMechanica is insane. what spacex did to space, astro mechanica will do to aviation.
Some extremely exciting news for the Astro Mechanica Team: I'd like to welcome Greg Krauland as the new Head of Aircraft! Greg was previously Chief Engineer of XB-1 at Boom Supersonic, where he led the development from a clean sheet to its first flight. He brings decades of…
Some extremely exciting news for the Astro Mechanica Team: I'd like to welcome Greg Krauland as the new Head of Aircraft! Greg was previously Chief Engineer of XB-1 at Boom Supersonic, where he led the development from a clean sheet to its first flight. He brings decades of…
IN NEWS: @k2pilot on raising $27.1M for Astro Mechanica "We are building the world's first trans-Pacific non-stop supersonic aircraft." "We can do California to Taiwan in under 4 hours, without refueling." "It's not hard to make a thing fly, it's hard to make it safe and put…
The best part about fundraising is when it ends and I can get back to building. This raise marks the end of just working on engines and the start of building airplanes — couldn’t be more excited
This was legit one of the coolest demo’s I’ve ever seen IRL. At the end they opened the hanger doors and did a live fire. @k2pilot has killer stage presence.
Many thanks to @JeffBezos and the MARS team for inviting me out for a talk and demo! And especially for dinner under a Saturn V rocket, 10/10 experience
it was documented! very cool, thanks @thegarrettscott
This was legit one of the coolest demo’s I’ve ever seen IRL. At the end they opened the hanger doors and did a live fire. @k2pilot has killer stage presence.
Why make something ugly when you can make it beautiful instead?
That feeling you get when you look out the window and realize you’re almost home! T-4 days until we land in the Moon. Blue Ghost will reach her final destination no earlier than 2:34 am CST on March 2. We’ll start the joint livestream with @NASA at 1:20 am CST, approximately 75…
Did you know?? @AshleyAPelzel is the best COO ever. Meeting her was one of the many incredible strokes of luck in life. open.spotify.com/episode/0su77E…
I’m in favor of the weird sounding NSF/NIH grants
Ozempic (semaglutide) is a synthetic version of a hormone found in Gila monster venom. The most promising solution to antibiotic resistance comes from the antimicrobial peptides in Komodo dragon blood. Maybe some of those weird-sounding NSF/NIH grants are useful after all...
It's pretty amusing to see the J-36 discourse coming about, can't help but say "Called it." Conveniently also started Astro Mechanica on this bet. The future of air dominance looks different, and that's why the new J-36 looks so unusual. range, electrical power, payload, and…
Some interesting information on the J-36 via siegecrossbow / SDF from a recent well-known talkshow, where XXX (name deliberately withheld) said: I'm well aware we should take his words with a "grain of salt" but still much more worth than most of the so-called experts on X or YT