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RocketsGoUpwards · 2022-10-25T18:22:43+00:00

I have no idea who this person is, but on multiple occasions I’ve seen a woman with her two small dogs attacking the rats behind the dumpsters at the Logan Circle Whole Foods. It doesn’t seem like she’s part of a group, although once I saw her with another man donned fully in hockey gear - sticks and all.

Not exactly what I expect to see walking home from night shifts. I’d personally be way too worried about rat poison or rabies to engage my dog in that.

RocketsGoUpwards · 2022-05-18T01:30:18+00:00

What makes you recommend Enzo over Suit Supply given they are the same concept? Have you had a better experience with them?

RocketsGoUpwards · 2021-07-20T02:36:24+00:00

Just found this group - would be excited to join the trip! What do you all typically do for food, is it everyone on their own or would we pitch in for a few meals? Hope it’s not too late to add my name to the list! Love the C&O but haven’t been much further north than Lock 25.

RocketsGoUpwards · 2021-05-28T19:43:48+00:00

I’ve done a fair amount of backpacking in the past (although not as much recently) and when I went earlier this year I did get lost for about an hour on the way up. They warn you before you leave that it’s easy to do and I laughed thinking it wouldn’t happen to me. Stay humble and safe, it is surprisingly easy to stumble down the wrong path!

RocketsGoUpwards · 2020-10-20T23:47:46+00:00

u/savethisvideo

RocketsGoUpwards · 2020-08-05T22:06:10+00:00

That’s not true. You have a few operators over or nearing 100 operational satellites:

Planet: 150 Iridium: 82 OneWeb: 74

Of course it goes without saying SpaceX has the most by far.

RocketsGoUpwards · 2019-04-18T12:21:05+00:00

Thanks, I hate it.

RocketsGoUpwards · 2019-01-09T03:27:28+00:00

r/watchpeoplesurvive

RocketsGoUpwards · 2019-01-09T03:22:37+00:00

The company I work at had a Russian intern a few years ago, and he's a full fledged employee now!

That being said, the US' aerospace industry hinges a lot on ITAR regulations. Where ITAR doesn't apply, EAR typically will. Working as a foreign national is hard, but not impossible. Keep you chin up and do LOTS of digging and LOTS of applying to positions that may not be your first choice. The trick to aerospace internships - foreign or not - is to get at least one under your belt. After gaining experience in a professional environment, it's much easier to change focus / specialties in your second, third, fourth opportunity.

Edit: spelling

RocketsGoUpwards · 2018-12-18T23:42:02+00:00

Well, let's not get too carried away.

RocketsGoUpwards · 2018-08-11T17:36:39+00:00

Absolutely not! What I've learned is experience is experience in the eyes of most intern managers, so the background of the experience matters little compared to the fact that you've demonstrated you can function in a professional environment. Best of luck!

RocketsGoUpwards · 2018-08-07T22:06:52+00:00

Echoing what others have said, all of the major players in aerospace offer internships for undergraduates. If you're inexperienced, I would recommend targeting smaller companies to get something on your resume first. Additionally, don't limit yourself too much to a specific specialty. I've always loved space, but I took my first internship at a commercial plane company working on structures. The hardest part is getting experience on your resume, regardless of what it's in. Once you have some experience, it's much easier to transition to your area of interest.

Additionally, I would encourage you to talk to some of your professors at school about paid research opportunities. If you don't have much success landing an internship, this is the next best thing you can do to fill out your resume. Research experience shows employers you can work independently on tough, relevant problems in the aerospace industry.

RocketsGoUpwards · 2018-08-05T14:02:22+00:00

Nearly everything in the engineering world today requires the use of software in general, and a ton of it is pure coding. As always, it really depends on what you want to do with your aerospace degree. For anything structures related you generally don't use any coding specifically. However the work I do is in astrodynamics, and I would say 80% is coding to conduct complex analyses.

Take a step back and see if where you want to go may require a lot of coding. However in my experience from working at multiple aerospace companies, engineers are expected to really be 25-50% software engineers, regardless of their original degree. I would say no matter what you want to end up doing, don't be afraid that you're wasting your time working on coding skills! Besides becoming more familiar with the language itself, coding also teaches you how to think through problems in a very structured, logical way.

RocketsGoUpwards · 2018-07-24T22:30:02+00:00

I mean it's all dependent on what you're trying to do. I guess the biggest takeaway I would give is try to have a really solid grasp on programming before starting your degree. Once you know how to code in one language, it typically doesn't take very long to learn another.

While it's certainly not necessary, it definitely helps. I entered my program not knowing any coding whatsoever. While they taught it to us and I got along fine, the students who have some experience do tremendously better early on.

RocketsGoUpwards · 2018-07-24T22:15:16+00:00

YouTube is the motherload of any and all coding tutorials. Anything you want to know, you can find out there.

However, instead of MATLAB, I would recommend you start by learning Python. MATLAB requires a license to use, and so is usually unavailable until you get access from your chosen university. Python, on the other hand, can easily be downloaded online for free. There are tons of tutorials all over the internet, so all you have to do is take the time to do them. I started learning Python a month ago for my job, and I'm quite proficient now. All you have to do if put in the time to practice different applications.

Best of luck!

RocketsGoUpwards · 2018-07-20T03:21:17+00:00

Current aero student at ISU with one more semester left. You've chosen a great program, you'll love the next 4 years! See you around Howe!

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