Rocket Science & Autism (yes, I can and so can you)

When I say I love learning, I mean it. From neuroscience to cuneiform, my autistic brain thrives on deep dives into complex subjects. That's why I’m currently taking "Rocket Science for Everyone" at Yale University via Coursera.

Here are six fascinating facts I learned about orbital mechanics—yes, the physics that keeps satellites in space!

Ein Auto Bj. 2020, das permanent nach Hause telefoniert. Aber die Uhr muss ich selber stellen.
#RocketScience

The world's first liquid-fueled #rocket was successfully launched on March 16, 1926 https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7717931893

NASA Whoosh Rocket

https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/whoosh-rocket/

Yura Borisov Biography, Height, Age, Family, Wife, Net Worth and Career

Yura Borisov full name is Yuri Alexandrovich Borisov was born on December 8, 1992, in Reutov, located in the Moscow Oblast of Russia.

https://www.biographygen.com/yura-borisov/

Another day, another #SpaceX alphabet soup of acronyms and jargon, desperately trying to sound like a #NASA mission instead of a glorified Uber ride back to Earth. But fear not, because we all know the true highlight was the epic "Trunk Jettison"—a move as suspenseful as watching paint dry in zero gravity.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=crew-9-return #TrunkJettison #RocketScience #Humor #HackerNews #ngated

It's a sound strategy...

Firefly Aerospace wasn’t always a lunar company. They started with a bold vision: build Alpha, a one-ton-class rocket to compete in small launch. The road wasn’t easy.
#SpaceTech #FireflyAerospace #SmallLaunch #20postchallenge #RocketScience

Gilmore Space Firms up Bowen Launch Window . Cyclones past future and present permitting

https://www.gspace.com/post/gilmour-space-announces-launch-window-for-australia-s-first-sovereign-orbital-rocket

The Launch Window commences 'no earlier than' March 15 for the maiden flight of Eris.

| The first Australian-designed and
| built rocket aiming for orbit.

The test cargo.
A single jar of Vegemite.

I bet it is not even the "vegan" kind.

Bugger hey, bit risky, a whole Jar !

Good on em .
May Max Q Smile On You.

** Go You Good Things.**
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Kristen Wiig, Bill Murray to Star in Comedy ‘Epiphany’ From ‘Palm Springs’ Director, Rocket Science Selling at EFM
#Variety #Global #News #BerlinFilmFestival #BillMurray #KristenWiig #RocketScience

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/kristen-wiig-bill-murray-epiphany-max-barbakow-1236301822/

Huiuiui:

"Instead of an option that has shown its ability to cut flight demand, the US will be offered intercontinental rocket travel.

Musk’s company SpaceX says that rockets could ferry passengers between New York and Shanghai in under an hour."

Ich sag mal, runter kommen sie immer!

https://theconversation.com/sustainable-aviation-fuel-and-other-myths-about-green-airport-expansion-debunked-248483

...a bit of #scienceHumor to lighten your day: https://open.substack.com/pub/improbablestuff/p/feline-reactions-to-bearded-men
courtesy of @MarcAbrahams and featuring #cats
#nobelPrize #ignobel #academia #RocketScience

Key objective: achieve orbit safely. Blue Origin aims to land the booster offshore in the Atlantic—a bold move for a first flight! #SpaceExploration #RocketScience