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Franklin Ratliff

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Chief Technology Officer for Titans Space Industries

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On March 7, 1961, the North American X-15 became the first manned aircraft to exceed Mach 4. Pilot Capt. Robert M. White reached a speed of 2,905 mph at an altitude of 77,450 ft, achieving a remarkable Mach 4.43.

08.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Saturn V guidance platform gas bearings β€” why 20 microns mattered
Saturn V guidance platform gas bearings β€” why 20 microns mattered YouTube video by apollo11space

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZdE...

08.03.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NASA must delay deorbiting the ISS, U.S. lawmakers say U.S. lawmakers are moving to delay the International Space Station’s retirement, giving more time for commercial replacements to be built

www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...

06.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The AI Memory Crisis Is Just Getting Started
The AI Memory Crisis Is Just Getting Started YouTube video by Wall Street Millennial

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uccE...

06.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Why Replacing Humans With AI Is Catastrophically Backfiring
Why Replacing Humans With AI Is Catastrophically Backfiring YouTube video by Moon

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KQx...

05.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Elon Musk copied New York City's idea for his hyperloop πŸ—½
Elon Musk copied New York City's idea for his hyperloop πŸ—½ YouTube video by Lectec | Everyday Science

www.youtube.com/shorts/d8Q7S...

05.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sam Altman Sucks at Math
Sam Altman Sucks at Math YouTube video by Kyle Hill

www.youtube.com/shorts/9z-qL...

05.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Why Crypto Is The Biggest Scam Ever
Why Crypto Is The Biggest Scam Ever YouTube video by Cara Nicole

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC6t...

05.03.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Unleashed AI in a robot does what experts warned.
Unleashed AI in a robot does what experts warned. YouTube video by InsideAI

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbEq...

04.03.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Manual Attitude Control of the Lunar Module
Manual Attitude Control of the Lunar Module YouTube video by apollo11space

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp4p...

04.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The AI Bubble Is (Finally) Collapsing
The AI Bubble Is (Finally) Collapsing YouTube video by Brianne Worth

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BI-...

04.03.2026 01:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Project Gemini: The World's Most Dangerous Space Program
Project Gemini: The World's Most Dangerous Space Program YouTube video by Wonder

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qce...

03.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dr. Robert Zubrin: Abandoning Mars could be Elon Musk’s biggest mistake
Dr. Robert Zubrin: Abandoning Mars could be Elon Musk’s biggest mistake YouTube video by Ellie in Space

@dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @jackiewattles.bsky.social @dom-o.bsky.social @genejm1017.bsky.social Zubrin, who has never been involved in any kind of mars mission, was looking at Musk as his mars meal ticket. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYSM...

02.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Space Shuttle: Reusable or Refurbishable?
Space Shuttle: Reusable or Refurbishable? YouTube video by Aerospace Big Mike

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rXk...

01.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Incredibly Dumb Bug That Killed Lunar Trailblazer
The Incredibly Dumb Bug That Killed Lunar Trailblazer YouTube video by Scott Manley

www.youtube.com/shorts/GhV5A...

28.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Worst X-Plane Ever Made Was Still A Success: Douglas X-3 Stiletto
The Worst X-Plane Ever Made Was Still A Success: Douglas X-3 Stiletto YouTube video by IHYLS

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCa2...

28.02.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The 1964 book "Energetics of Propellant Chemistry" has theoretical performance tables for almost every practical/theoretical liquid propellant combination. LOX/methane is barely mentioned in the book. Isp numbers Musk claims for LOX/methane aren't any higher than numbers in the tables for RP-1/LOX.

28.02.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Why NASA Just Cancelled Moon Landing on Artemis 3
Why NASA Just Cancelled Moon Landing on Artemis 3 YouTube video by Ellie in Space

The Saturn V was standardized. There was no Block 1B Saturn V. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFd4...

27.02.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Musk's Company Goes SILENT On Tech Disaster As Explicit Child Images Revealed To Users
Musk's Company Goes SILENT On Tech Disaster As Explicit Child Images Revealed To Users YouTube video by Democracy Watch

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqYT...

27.02.2026 04:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Is Development of SpaceX's Starship Really Slower Than SLS?
Is Development of SpaceX's Starship Really Slower Than SLS? YouTube video by NASASpaceflight

@jackiewattles.bsky.social @lorengrush.bsky.social These "rapid iteration" Muskrat dipshits don't understand real rocket companies do all their iteration before the first launch and all SpaceX is doing is same old stone age approach used in the forties and fifties. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g785...

27.02.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
OpenAI's Consumer Device Is Guaranteed To Fail
OpenAI's Consumer Device Is Guaranteed To Fail YouTube video by Wall Street Millennial

Sam Altman's profit projections are based on the delusional belief OpenAI will still exist by 2030. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDZr...

26.02.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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24.02.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
No, A.I. Is Not Going To Replace Software
No, A.I. Is Not Going To Replace Software YouTube video by Wall Street Millennial

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epp-...

24.02.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Explaining Why NASA's Starliner Report Is So Bad
Explaining Why NASA's Starliner Report Is So Bad YouTube video by Scott Manley

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L96a...

22.02.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Why Nuclear Thermal Rockets are Mostly Pointless
Why Nuclear Thermal Rockets are Mostly Pointless YouTube video by Eager Space

@buccaneerboosters.bsky.social @dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @genejm1017.bsky.social @dom-o.bsky.social Eager Space often makes astute observations but on some subjects shows he is a complete idiot swallowing the Musk koolaid hook, line, and sinker. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFrV...

22.02.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Doing what useful?

21.02.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Robots that can do what, exactly? Dance? Potemkin kung-fu?

20.02.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No argument here

21.02.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Elon, maybe, but his team knows Optimus is going nowhere. Robots are very useful *and have been since the 1960s*. But humanoid robots are a dead end. It's just another hyperloop. Emphasis on the hype.

20.02.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
AI Bubble: β€˜This is dumber than WeWork’ | Ed Zitron
AI Bubble: β€˜This is dumber than WeWork’ | Ed Zitron YouTube video by The Tech Report

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_3X...

21.02.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0