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Coming Soon

Thursday, February 13th, 2025

Have you ever seen those “coming soon” signs at a construction site? This is ours.

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One Down

Sunday, February 2nd, 2025
The first new sub ballast tank vent cover is off the printer.

New Covers for Bella

Saturday, February 1st, 2025

Upgrade! We’re reprinting all the vent covers on our sub. We originally printed them in PLA. However, Bella is spending more time out in the sun on test runs these days & PLA tend to warp. We’re reprint all 14 in ABS. They take 20 hours each so we’ll be at it a while.

The Next “How to”

Friday, January 31st, 2025
Brass Tacks. How do you pay for your research (and rent) when the grants go away. We’ve been doing it for decades. I’m putting together a video about what works, what doesn’t, realistic expectations & how to get started. This is for my fellow researchers. Out in a few days.

Mars Sample Return by Airship

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025
Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/ut68KUPQaYs?si=Z7crNg9xffose0iO
NASA had its Mars Sample Return press briefing today. I thought I’d put my two-cents in or a least a YouTube Short.

Unexpected Research Tool

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025

New Video! https://youtu.be/ecUNzAGoRic

Always another way. We use balloons to measure ballast system output on the sub.

MHD Test Firing #133

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025

The changes we made in the firing procedure really paid off. The test went smooth and we got a great data set.

Steely-Eyed Missile Men