I’ve been chasing this dream since it was just a flat Florida field next to Hangar X on Roberts Road. Saw the early stages of the concrete pours from the windows of Hangar X when I was there for a work meeting. Week after week, driving through Kennedy Space Center to Hangar X, I’d drive…
Tag: Starship
Basic Rocket Science: How Rockets Defy Gravity and Reach the Stars
Rockets fascinate us because they make the impossible look routine—blasting massive machines off Earth and into orbit or beyond. But the science behind them boils down to a few key principles that anyone can grasp. Let’s break it down step by step, no PhD required! 1. Newton’s Third Law: Action and Reaction The foundation of…
Why Starship Flight Tests Keep Me Up at Night – A Space Fan’s Obsession
I’m not going to pretend I’m calm when a Starship integrated flight test is on the schedule. I’m the opposite of calm. I’m the person who sets three alarms, checks the stream an hour early, and still somehow misses the countdown because I’m pacing the room. I’m the one refreshing NSF and SpaceX’s X feed…


