BlastOff Banter

Blast-Off Banter

Science EN ↓ 6 avsnitt

Two mechanical engineers, passionate about rockets, space, engineering, and science.

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9 aug 2023

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Avsnitt

Mission 6 - Zero G 09.08.2023 45:49

Where have we been? The flight campaign for the reduced gravity experiment was last week and Connor got to experience micro-gravity for the first time. Tyler and Connor discuss the flight campaign, the experiment integration, and weightlessness. Contents: (00:00) Traveling with a Sketchy Box (08:00) Arriving at the NRC hanger (15:50) Boarding the Falcon 20 (18:10) Shakedown Flight (21:30) Increase...

Mission 5 - How to test a satellite 06.07.2023 43:13

How do you determine if a satellite will survive in space while on earth? Connor and Tyler discuss the various tests done to determine the survivability of hardware on earth before the mission to space. Contents: (00:00) BPS.Space (01:30) MATLAB (03:50) Bayer Matrix (6:00) Image Post-processing (9:20) Arctic Imaging (12:05) Alumni (13:12) Shaker Table (20:00) TVAC (29:45) Thermal Models (31:40) Po...

Mission 4 - Studying Engineering 14.06.2023 37:14

What is it like to study Engineering? Connor and Tyler discuss keeping themselves motivated, learning from mentors, and the philosophies they follow with all of their projects. Contents: (00:00) Music (01:00) Staying Motivated (06:10) Combustion Chamber Injectors (9:20) Tyler confuses Relativity with Rocketlab (10:50) Max Q (12:22) Calculus (15:15) Guests (16:30) Science Communication (18:00) Ment...

Mission 3 - Designing Space Systems 07.06.2023 35:03

What design requirements are considered when creating a space system? Connor and Tyler discuss some of the design choices for nano-satellite design and considerations for designing rockets. Contents: (00:00) CRS-28 (02:02) Space Imaging (08:41) ChatGPT (10:40) Wind Waiting (14:04) ICBMs (15:32) High Powered Rocketry (19:24) Liquid Rocket Engines (21:30) Rocket Clubs (23:30) CubeSAT Structures (26:...

Mission 2 - The Path of an Astronaut 02.06.2023 35:55

How does an individual become an astronaut? Connor and Tyler discuss who qualifies to become an astronaut and what is needed to ride humanity's fastest vehicles. Contents: (00:00) Private Astronauts (03:15) Biggest Hurdle (10:35) POGO Accumulator (13:25) Trusting the vehicle (14:44) Microgravity Research (18:55) Space Reliability (21:35) Watching Launches (25:17) Learning French (27:49) Learni...

Mission 1 - Welcome to the Space Community 25.05.2023 30:50

Connor and Tyler. How they became involved in engineering and student-based aerospace projects and their future career paths. Contents: (00:00) - Passion for space (04:12) - Student Projects (13:08) - Sounding Rockets (18:50) - Project PoSSEM (22:33) - Who becomes an Astronaut (27:02) - Stage 0 (29:00) - GPA