NASA's Future, Rethinking "Failure", and the 'Maker Mindset' from An Aerospace Engineer

About this episode

Alex discusses NASA's future, the concept of rethinking failure, and shares updates on 3D printing projects.

In this episode, Alex catches up on some of the latest projects he's been working on between using Space Internet (Starlink) and the testing on the 3D Printed Starlink mount. The topic of "rethinking failure" has continued to stay in the zeitgiest after the new NASA Artemis plan. As a classically trained Aerospace Engineer, Alex thought it made sense to dive into this idea more. As a maker at heart, failure is thought of as a necessity in development so that you LEARN quickly. For the "classic" way of engineering that I was taught, failure was seen differently... Some 3D printing & Space News updates to start, a dive into what "Space Internet" has been like, and then a quick trip to rethinking "failure" as we look towards NASA's future and the eventual Artemis 2 launch in April (hopefully). Thanks for joining us 3D Printing Playlist for Starlink Deck Mount Testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nao06nbw5U&list=PLu6GQO_0j48-zpTNyhsOzUJAR8vVo6_TJ&index=7 We'd like to thank our sponsors: AG3D Printing (go to ag3d-printing.com to learn more & start 3D printing today!) Support the podcast: • Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop - http://ag3dprinting.etsy.com Today In Space…

People in this episode

Host: Alex G. Orphanos

Topics covered

• NASA
• failure
• 3D printing
• Space Internet
• Aerospace Engineering
• Artemis program

Keywords

• NASA
• 3D printing
• Starlink
• Aerospace Engineer
• Artemis 2
• failure mindset
• Space Internet

Sponsors

AG3D Printing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA

Products: Starlink, 3D Printed Starlink mount

Books & works: James Webb Space Telescope Model, SpaceX Starship-Inspired Rocket Pen

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