I have big news to share with readers of this blog. My humble thanks and appreciation for all of you who have subscribed! You’ll still see this relates to how to be a successful rocket scientist or aerospace engineer, so I hope you’ll learn something interesting too. Times are tough for many people who want […]
Today is a big day for the unmanned aerial system (UAS) industry in the United States. The FAA released the complete set of operational rules for routine commercial use of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) We are now in a 60 day review and comment period. That means these rules should take effect on August […]
Aerial drones (or unmanned aerial vehicles – UAVs) are destined to transform our world. Through industry, academia, recreation, sports, movies, transportation… they are a disruptive innovation that will be used in all of these areas. If you loved computers or computer programming ten years ago, and were looking for a long term career path, what […]
How did I miss this for so long?! Another aerospace engineer has been creating amazing videos on YouTube to help people get smarter every day. Meet Destin from the SmarterEveryDay YouTube channel: This particular video from 2015 talks about the numerous setbacks that Space-X and other launch vehicles had in 2015 to deliver supplies to […]
Here comes a valuable and exclusive set of videos and presentations to help you advance your career in aerospace. You will be using two of the tips from How To Be a Rocket Scientist when you click the links below: Tip #7: Use free and informal education resources Tip #10: Appreciate and work on the […]
Eventually! Sure, it will take many more years. Probably several more lifetimes of people like those in the announcement this week that gravitational waves were discovered after two black holes collided. We know that gravity exists. But we don’t understand it well enough yet to create a gravity engine or anti-gravity machine. Eventually perhaps a […]
No, it isn’t my book! But Tip #4 in How To Be a Rocket Scientist is to read a book on rocket science. One of the books on my short list is about the Shuttle Challenger accident, which happened 30 years ago today, on January 28, 1986. Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle […]
Wow! AIAA with the sponsorship of Airbus are providing five days of live streaming events and programs to anyone who wants to watch them! This is an incredible value if you want to hear from top leaders and innovators in the aerospace and aviation worlds. Here’s the main page with the agenda of events and […]
Are you wondering how to be a rocket scientist in 2016? It’s time for us to enter a brand new year! I hope you are ready for it. What if you turned this dream into a goal? A goal is just a dream with a deadline, after all. And what if you turned this goal […]
My family and I just saw The Force Awakens at the theater today. No spoilers for you here–but I’m thrilled to say it was very worthy and epic as a Star Wars movie! It continued the story we all know, and made me want to see what happens next. Which brings me to an important […]
