No it doesn't.

I've spent many a day camped out in HR offices and never saw any spacemen or women.

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Glad you made it through. Hope you hear something positive soon.

What industry are you trying to work in?

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So are you in HR or rocketry?

Cause my dad knows a bunch of folks in the rocketry business.

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I do GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control), which is mostly concerned with planning the trajectory of the rocket, rendezvous maneuvers with the International Space Station, etc. So we look at the math and run simulations, then tell the propulsion guys the amount of thrust we need to get where we're going.

The coolest thing IMO is that SpaceX (who I interviewed with) is trying to make their rockets reusable, which means being able to land them after they separate from the payload in the upper atmosphere. No one else in the world is trying to do it, because it's so challenging, but SpaceX is getting close! They're launching on the 16th, and will be trying to land on a moving barge in the ocean. Here's a CGI video showing what they want to one day accomplish:

Told you jeffk

Saw a working prototype the other day of a reusable rocket.



Lands on the pad, ready to go again.

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Saw a working prototype the other day of a reusable rocket.



Lands on the pad, ready to go again.

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Yup! THat's the "Grasshopper" prototype they've been testing out in McGregor, TX

Ive had a working model for years.

CDub initially wanted vertical launch rocket, but he struggled a little in testing.



He finally got success




He then worked on a shoulder launch variant



Not recommended for indoor use.

Awesome!

My dad is an aerospace engineer and now in management at a national lab which does projects for most government agencies and branches of the armed services.

Our family vacations included trips to naval and airforce bases throughout the 50 states and usually included a launch or intercept of some kind. Coolest trip (in my opinion) was out to Kauai, but I never got to accompany him out to the Aleutians or a certain site in the Nevada desert.

Sounds like an awesome childhood!

There were a few perks.

Of course, we didn't get to go on all the trips, so dad was away quite a bit growing up.

Anyway, if you need any contacts in the industry, let me know and I'll put you in touch with my old man.

My only decent contribution, I saw the space shuttle launch while 30,000 feet over Florida

That's amazing Sandy

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There were a few perks.

Of course, we didn't get to go on all the trips, so dad was away quite a bit growing up.

Anyway, if you need any contacts in the industry, let me know and I'll put you in touch with my old man.

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Will do! Thanks!

On the 11th day of CDubmas, his dear friend gave to him...

11 cuts of meat!


Chuck


Brisket


Shank


Skirt


Ribs


Short Loin


Sirloin


Tenderloin


Round


Flank


Tongue



10 lolcats

The 9th Aggie Basketball Game

8 alpacas for petting

7 strips of Garfield Minus Garfield

6 Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2006 whoops

5 Aggie Dogs!

4 fountains for hopping

3 parking spaces

2 stale pizzas

and a toilet seat on a door knob

space selfie

spaceballs

Wheres the calchete?

Happy birthday, CDinkus!

Crap, did anyone get a gift? I forgot mine...

Thanks Jeff!

...Wait, it's my birthday? I didn't see this coming.

On the 12th day of CDubmas, his dear friend gave to him...

12 greetings!

feliz cumpleaos!

gelukkige verjaardag!

Wszystkiego najlepszego!

l breithe shona!

Felix dies tibi sit!

Hauoli l hnau

Yom Huledet Sameakh!

eid mlad sa'ad!

de zaigaidelo kaleeza dai mubarak sha!

Dhalasho wanaagsan!

Halala ngosuku lokuzalwa!

Happy birthday!




11 cuts of meat!

10 lolcats

The 9th Aggie Basketball Game

8 alpacas for petting

7 strips of Garfield Minus Garfield

6 Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2006 whoops

5 Aggie Dogs!

4 fountains for hopping

3 parking spaces

2 stale pizzas

and a toilet seat on a door knob.



May this song be sung every year to celebrate the 2014 Winner of the First Annual Rule Number One Pick 'Em Contest, the founder of the BBQ Marathon where participants run a marathon that includes stops at various BBQ places, and friend of llamas everywhere, CDub!

I must admit, the #that got me. It took me a minute to figure out why Twitter turned "hash tag that" into #that...

I a wizard.

#blessed

happy birthday cdub

Thank y'all for the birthday wishes

Well, what do we talk about now?

Well, my soccer team may feature a starting 11 which includes five freshmen.

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Well, what do we talk about now?

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BBQ

Now that I'm in the consolation bracket, I'm fielding Johnny Football for Sunday.

Marathon tomorrow which means I get to hit that BBQ hard again starting on Monday. Believe that.

Have fun, good luck, tell Chris F. I said hi.

that's intense. good luck!

Run!

I judge people who post instagram links on twitter.

yeah, im talking to you johnny...