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.p017 Gwynne Shotwell .p018 Steve Johnson .p019 [[ https://standexetg.com/spincraft-wi/ | Spincraft ]] [[ https://standexetg.com/space-systems/ | propellant tank provider ]] .p020 Phil Kassouf EE Falcon 1 onboard computer . interview: south east south triangle at north pole, but also 1+1/2pi miles north of south pole .p021 Bulent Altan - Musk asks Larry Page to transfer Ms. Altan to Google's LA office .p022 Florence Li .p028 Tim Buzza: !McGregor test site director .p033 [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction_Research_Society | Reaction Research Society ]] So.Cal [[ https://www.rrs.org/ | website ]] .p035 Bezos [[ https://www.blueorigin.com/ | Blue Origin ]] .p036 "Bezos is not great at engineering, to be frank" says Musk .p037 [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Merlin | Merlin ]] similar to NASA [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastrac_(rocket_engine) | Fastrac ]] rocket engine .p038 [[ https://barber-nichols.com/ | Barber-Nichols]] turbopump contractor, 150 pounds, 3000 horsepower, evolved to 12000 h.p. in Falcon 9 .p040 Jeremy Hollman, gas generator engineer .p041 machining firm Mustang Engineering, owner Bob Reagan became SpaceX VP of machining .p043 pintle injector, TRW sues alleging trade secret theft runway 35 .p044 !McGregor site former [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beal_Aerospace | Beal Aerospace ]], [[ https://www.google.com/maps/@31.4683143,-97.3913987,18853m/data=!3m1!1e3 | 10 mi ]] from airport runway 35 ( 5000 ft) .p049 [[ ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-chinnery-3215a478/ | Anne Chinnery ]] b1966, USAF Academy masters aeronautical engineering 1993, 1999 Microcosm, Launch Engineer SpaceX 2003-2013, now [[ https://firefly.com/ | Firefly Aerospace ]] . note: Firefly Alpha FLTA002 deployed 3 satellites 1 October 2022 .p052 [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_3 | Space Launch Complex 3 ]] at Vandenberg . note: I watched the first launch attempt of [[ http://www.astronautix.com/a/amrocirr.html | AMROC IRR ]] from [[ http://www.astronautix.com/v/vandenberg576a3.html | VAFB 576A3 ]] 120.60W 34.78N in 1989, 15 miles north of SLC=3, 120.588W 34.643N .p0 .p0 .p0 .p0 .p0 .p0 .p0 .p0 |
Liftoff
Elon Musk and the desperate early days that launched SPACEX
Eric Berger, 2021, Beaverton Library 629.4 BER
Eric Berger is Senior Space Editor at ars technica
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- p001 Starhopper landing test fail, crash, but FAA 500 foot altitude limit prevented fireball
- p005 USC students Brian Bjelde (Rat Chicken) and Phil Kassouf, SpaceX new hures
- p007 Gans Koenigsmann VP avionics
- p009 Adeo Ressi entrepreneur friend
p010 Chris Thompson Boeing -> SpaceX
- p011 Jim Cantrell
- p011 John Garvey Boeing rocket engines
- p011 Tom Mueller (p29 Merlin engine)
- p011 Reaction Research Society, So Cal rocketry club
p011 Ignition! John Drury Clark
- p012 Mike Griffin, future NASA administrator
- p012 Peter Diamandis
- p014 2022 May 6 Space Exploration Technologies
p015 Hans Koenigsmann Microcosm
- p017 Mary Beth Brown, assistant to Musk 2022 August
- p017 Gwynne Shotwell
- p018 Steve Johnson
- p020 Phil Kassouf EE Falcon 1 onboard computer
- interview: south east south triangle at north pole, but also 1+1/2pi miles north of south pole
- p021 Bulent Altan - Musk asks Larry Page to transfer Ms. Altan to Google's LA office
- p022 Florence Li
p028 Tim Buzza: McGregor test site director
p033 Reaction Research Society So.Cal website
p035 Bezos Blue Origin
- p036 "Bezos is not great at engineering, to be frank" says Musk
p038 Barber-Nichols turbopump contractor, 150 pounds, 3000 horsepower, evolved to 12000 h.p. in Falcon 9
- p040 Jeremy Hollman, gas generator engineer
- p041 machining firm Mustang Engineering, owner Bob Reagan became SpaceX VP of machining
- p043 pintle injector, TRW sues alleging trade secret theft runway 35
p044 McGregor site former Beal Aerospace, 10 mi from airport runway 35 ( 5000 ft)
p049 Anne Chinnery b1966, USAF Academy masters aeronautical engineering 1993, 1999 Microcosm, Launch Engineer SpaceX 2003-2013, now Firefly Aerospace
- note: Firefly Alpha FLTA002 deployed 3 satellites 1 October 2022
p052 Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg
note: I watched the first launch attempt of AMROC IRR from VAFB 576A3 120.60W 34.78N in 1989, 15 miles north of SLC=3, 120.588W 34.643N
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