We're building a liquid propellant rocket with tanks made from beer kegs. Run by @rycallahan https://xitter.cf/t.co/jd2BgnULpb

Dont try this at home!
Joined November 2021
Starting to look like a rocket!
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Okay it’s happening: - Added 160k square feet in Reno for our automated high volume lines and parts up to 5’x10’. Operational now. - Added 170k square feet in Pittston PA for 1-day shipping (or faster) to the Northeast US. Landing machines and growing the team now. - Southeast US is next (flying out next week to negotiate a lease). 3 more leases in 3 more states to sign after that. Expect massive lead time reductions across our factory network. - Finalizing our first acquisition and working on the second and third. These are services you’ve been asking for. More coming. We’ll be able to say yes to more of your BOM. - Welding is ramping nicely. More assembly support soon. - More materials and capabilities for CNC machining in development now, including much smarter pricing. Increased capacity will also help us cut lead time drastically. - Added 450 people so far this year. Hopefully double that in 2027. - Candy and merch budgets have been tripled. …And we’re just getting started. That’s a big part of why we raised again: to build more, ship faster, and make manufacturing easier and more accessible. I’m doing my best for ya. I love you guys. Big thanks to @willreed at @sparkcapital , @caitlinbolnick1 at @CRV, @marksugarman at MHS, @andrew__reed at @sequoia and @matthuang at @paradigm for supporting our Series B (and the extra rocket fuel) LFG!!!!! 🇺🇸
I'm back in Reno after a few days of visiting customers. Holy shit, I'm pumped. Now is the time: I’m building the largest, fastest, vertically integrated manufacturing company in North America. Full-scale contract manufacturing that is accessible to EVERYONE. - speedy like a startup - millions of sq ft of capacity - all the capabilities you need - world class UI/UX/service/support - High mix, low volume - High mix, high volume - Low mix, low volume - Low mix, high volume America is manufacturing again, and I'm gonna provide the engine. Fuck it, we ball 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Mojave Sphinx Heavy firing all boosters 🔥 Photo by @Pad33space
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It’s time to make the real fins. Do we make the logical choice, or the carbon fiber choice?
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Simultaneous dual chamber ignition on a meme rocket made out of the McMaster catalog.
We did a good launch of SN 12 and static test of Mojave Sphinx Heavy. For some reason the center core didn't fill with liquid nitrous oxide and therefore couldn't ignite, but all hardware is safe and undamaged. We'll diagnose and redo the test soon. Boosters worked great though
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This zip tie discourse is fun to ponder because yes, there definitely are expensive space-rated zip ties on the market, but one might not put it past SpaceX engineers to question the requirement to actually use em.
Starship's first orbital flight delivered 26 Starlink V3 satellites to space
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Alright so this is insane
World's first amateur turbopumped engine tested by OpenTurbopumps.
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New renaissance painting just dropped
Liftoff of Starship's first orbital flight
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Mojave Sphinx Heavy is now fully stacked and leak checked ahead of its static fire test a week from today. This will be the first ever clustered liquid in amateur rocketry, producing almost 500 lbs of thrust in total.
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Can confirm
If somebody can show you their aerospace project that means it sucked
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I made a microprocessor and want to tell you all about it! Video covers at a high level HDL and programming, synthesis/layout and bringup It was a lot of work, but really fun! 10/10, would recommend everyone tape out some custom silicon 😊 youtube.com/watch?v=q6ytRHaT…
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We are automating nozzle production
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2” thick block o’ linen phenolic on a Makera Z1
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Injector face post static fire. The charred bit is like a heat shield for the injector.
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Probably enough peanut butter left for another round
Someone slimed the combustion chamber with a thick layer of peanut butter
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Devastating: had to use the multi/angle wrench, crows foot, and socket extension all in the same joint
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Mojave Sphinx Heavy is starting to come together...
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Go watch Mr. Keg act awkward around The Worlds Coolest Guy™️ ⬇️
In honor of @kegrocket completing its first static fire 🚀 It's a good time for a reminder that Ryan came on the podcast and talked all about how KegRocket got started. Full episode link below 👇
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POV: Ur a flame deflector that just took a hell of a beating. @kegrocket
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