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Texas engineer reflects on his work on Artemis II mission amid return to Earth
NBC News· 2026-04-10 20:24
Growing up in the South Plains, I've always um had an interest in understanding how things work. I've always have been a huge fan of space. >> A little boy stargazing in Loveland is now a grown man leading the charge into outer space.Ronnie Bakus is a Levand High School and SPC alumnist who's now the chief engineer of the Orion spacecraft and Aremis 2 mission. Well, I I will say for me personally, it's just very satisfying to see this come to fruition. We have been working for quite a while in the developme ...
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley· 2025-08-05 08:52
“Normally most heat shields are expendable but for the shuttle they would lose many tiles between each flight. Solving a fully reusable orbital heat shield is the hardest problem.”Elon Muskhttps://t.co/rFKQnsQhCx ...
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Tesla Owners Silicon Valley· 2025-08-03 21:27
“Normally most heat shields are expendable but for the shuttle they would lose many tiles between each flight. Solving a fully reusable orbital heat shield is the hardest problem.”Elon Musk https://t.co/rFKQnsQhCx ...