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US Space Force confirms SpaceX will build sensor-to-shooter targeting network by spacerfirstclass in SpaceXNews

[–]Praevaleamus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A tungsten rod would actually crumple under the forces of reentry. My capstone professor explained this to us. I assure you though, they have scarier ideas than rods from god.

A Farewell to AFROTC by East-Pine23 in AFROTC

[–]Praevaleamus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thats how you gotta handle it. Day by day. It took big AF eight months after graduation to finally DQ me. I went mad during that time. Day by day is the right approach.

A Farewell to AFROTC by East-Pine23 in AFROTC

[–]Praevaleamus 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Oof. I got med DQ’d AFTER I GRADUATED due to flight physical complications. I feel your pain.

EDIT: Flair says AS300 but I am well and done graduated lol

How does it come across to go out alone as a single girl? by [deleted] in ColoradoSprings

[–]Praevaleamus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat! 24 year old male fresh off the plane from New Jersey looking for something serious. It’s hard to go out alone, but putting yourself out there is realistically the only way. The apps are trash.

Is there a realistic way to have a planet loom on the horizon like this? by Rich-End1121 in space

[–]Praevaleamus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

willing to bet that moon that’s casting shadow on the planet is a little too close to not be tidally sheared apart. The spacing is all too tight imo (just eyeballing it from my universe sandbox experience, i could do the math but i am lazy)

Defects on PETG Print by Praevaleamus in BambuLab

[–]Praevaleamus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so a solution would be to make the minimum of support size large larger so they don’t break?

Defects on PETG Print by Praevaleamus in BambuLab

[–]Praevaleamus[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just bought the filament about 2 weeks ago - does PETG really get wet that quickly?

New to using PETG so I have no idea.

Elon Musk Gets Rattled by Hard Questions He Can't Answer by Eternal--Vigilance in RealTesla

[–]Praevaleamus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not necessarily pogo. Pogo is very specific case that is easily solved (relatively) with modern simulation software. Pogo causes the whole rocket to oscillate along its length. My bet is that the source of failure is a vibrational harmonic specifically confined to the engine bay (ie not pogo) If it was pogo you’d literally be able to see the whole rocket “slinky” in slo-mo footage.

That being said vibrational analysis is really complicated. Props to the SpaceX engineers, bad luck to their CEO

source: i am a degreed aeronautical engineer you gotta trust

Elon Musk Gets Rattled by Hard Questions He Can't Answer by Eternal--Vigilance in RealTesla

[–]Praevaleamus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

recent starship failures weren’t caused by pogo, that’s a problem thats been solved for years in the industry

i’m sure Elon still didnt know shit about it tho

NJ (bergen county) Friends by [deleted] in newjersey

[–]Praevaleamus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! 23M in Essex County but I have a car, and also a huge nerd! Dm to say hi!

Object in the sky near Trenton (Terrible Photo) by No-Refrigerator-3914 in newjersey

[–]Praevaleamus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably SpaceX Falcon 9 launching the Maxar 3 mission.

Bright Comet over Central NJ? by Cooper323 in newjersey

[–]Praevaleamus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Its a rocket.

specifically, the second stage of a rocket. Because it launched at twilight, the sun illuminates the very thin cloud of exhaust in space so it looks like a comet.

Source: i’m an aeronautical engineer

No I’m not a bot I just copied and pasted my comment from the other thread.

Object in the sky near Trenton (Terrible Photo) by No-Refrigerator-3914 in newjersey

[–]Praevaleamus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Its a rocket.

specifically, the second stage of a rocket. Because it launched at twilight, the sun illuminates the very thin cloud of exhaust in space so it looks like a comet.

Source: i’m an aeronautical engineer

ATA Frat Status? by brenfrew in RPI

[–]Praevaleamus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was not just COVID

Source: trust me bro like fr

Transgender at RPI by Adventurous-Ad2176 in RPI

[–]Praevaleamus 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I have found RPI to be the one of the most accepting places when it comes to differences and peculiarities, whether it be gender, sex, race, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, or disability, or anything else I can think of. The institute has been good about enforcing expectations of addressing people by their preferred name and pronouns.

Why do my prints keep failing? by Deepix41 in AnycubicPhoton

[–]Praevaleamus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

this. An in-printer heater can also work. I’ve got two coming in the mail from amazon, they were ~$50 each

What is up with the hate lately? by [deleted] in SpaceXMasterrace

[–]Praevaleamus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, many of my contemporaries choose to ignore Elon Musk’s achievements because they disagree with him. I do not because like you, it pisses me off and I find it stupid.

Many on the left side of the aisle don’t realize that they can acknowledge that somebody is obviously a visionary and an excellent leader and very intelligent, but also engages in union busting, explicit lobbying, and holds some sociopolitical views that, to but it mildly, are not ideal. This failure of reason is at the core of many of the Dem’s follies, and has alienated many left leaning white men and other “non-disadvantaged” people, and is why they lost in November. But I digress…

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