It’s been too cold outside to primer the subs new keel plates, so the electronics room is now the paint room. All the plates have a coat of primer. Today they get the enamel, tomorrow we start mounting.
What’s Happening at JPA
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Life’s a Grind
Done! All the submarine’s new keel plates have had their edges smoothed out. The plates were plasma cut very precisely but the edges and holes were sharp and needed to be rounded. Now back to priming and painting.
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Coming Soon
Have you ever seen those “coming soon” signs at a construction site? This is ours.
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New Covers for Bella
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.
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The Next “How to”
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.
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Mars Sample Return by Airship
Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/ut68KUPQaYs?si=Z7crNg9xffose0iONASA had its Mars Sample Return press briefing today. I thought I’d put my two-cents in or a least a YouTube Short.
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Unexpected Research Tool
New Video! https://youtu.be/ecUNzAGoRic
Always another way. We use balloons to measure ballast system output on the sub.
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MHD Test Firing #133
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
