CrankyBoomer

70yr old not quite retired Conservative Rocket Surgeon, with a career of Oil Field, Aircraft Mechanic, and Aerospace work. I block Elon impersonators.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

I'm seeing lots of long-duration rocket engine tests in my feed today. Here's one of mine from 19 years ago. 3 minute burn, 20,000 lb-force LOX/Propane rocket motor in a flight-weight upper stage. April 2007, at the AirLaunch Vertical test stand on the Mojave, CA airport.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@Sassafrass_84 And WHY were we funding 40 labs in Ukraine? That was provocative as Hell, and was a factor in Russia's invasion.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@BuzzPatterson Ships; like troop ships, not cruise ships.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@BasedMikeLee Your image reminds me of The Learing Center sign. SAVE America Act is the priority above all else you guys are doing.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@BuzzPatterson They're all extremely pretty. I enjoyed the enthusiasm of the young lady from Brazil.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@WarClandestine I hope you're right. I'm a fan of Regime Change for Iran, and am disappointed so far that what we know of this deal keeps the IRGC in power.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@Oldtimers365 The '68 GTO convertible.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@ThrillaRilla369 Boiled okra. Slimey. Bleah!

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@BuzzPatterson That would be a great deal, but the Japanese nor any sane country would go for it.

[PrideRunsDeep 🏴‍☠️🐬⚓ @theygonnalose]

@AwakenedOutlaw Ike warned them.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@Milajoy I want to be in the nursing home that Tommy's wife and daughter support in Landman..

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@Oldglorycries @BuzzPatterson Just search for "Iranian baddies" to find some examples.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@BuzzPatterson Buzz, what's your feel for the Iranian People's willingness to stand up to the IRGC again after 40,000+ were slaughtered the last time they did that? I really hope that we're smuggling in some arms.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@subpar59 @BuzzPatterson Looked like he did, for the moment before he noted that it looked like it was full of 8 yr olds, and that he should get off before the Police were called. That was the correct reaction.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@BuzzPatterson I have no video, but I've seen Europeans completely gob-smacked at the sight of mile-long freight trains in the American West.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@1BethDutton @BuzzPatterson Indeed. I turned 25 in 1980, and I have memories. I'm okay with many of them not being documented.

[Clandestine @WarClandestine]

Reminder:

Trump/US MIL are not the only ones who want justice for the crimes committed by the Obama administration.

Putin/Russian MIL directly accused Obama, Biden, Clinton, and Soros, of being responsible for the USAID biolab network in Ukraine.

The odds of Trump and Putin not talking about this during their negotiations, is 0%. Russia brought this up at the UN a plethora of times. It’s one of the central issues in the war in Ukraine.

I’m not sure how this situation gets solved, but Trump and Putin share the same enemies, and the Russians were objectively correct about Obama and western NGOs conducting gain of function research on bat coronaviruses in Ukraine, via USAID Project PREDICT.

This is the biggest story on Earth, and the entire Democrat media machine tried to cover it up for a reason.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@Dilekk344 28

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@WarClandestine I can't blame Russia one bit for being pissed off at the existence of these US-funded probable bio-weapons Labs. Our putting these labs in Ukraine was provocative as hell, and Russia striking them was justifiable. "What if" Russia had put 3 dozen of these labs in Canada/Mexico?

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@TraceyE68575068 @heyshrutimishra Well, I'm 70 now, and fully aware that I would be unable to keep up the work pace that SpaceX is well known for.

[CrankyBoomer @RocketkenOG]

@Roberto36876877 @EdwardTWinz Turn off the ship's transponder, and you're invisible to all but military radar.