Ana Almeida

Random person studying MechE and Chem while building some liquid engines and reading about nuclear rockets. Views are not mine. Instagram: @anacaalm

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a baby is born aka tested and sent to vehicle integration 🔥

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@rebellious_cake sure are 🤩 thanks! my team has worked really hard on this

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Akronauts HORNET engine testing campaign n# 2 successfully done!

warning ⚠️ hot images below

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@BestCoastBrian @83dollaroring lol (im not from the US so I dont get most of the inner jokes 😭😂)

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@BestCoastBrian @83dollaroring university of akron

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the test stand & I before this epic testing day 🔥🤍

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@GoingBallistic5 Well, just some RCS Engines in the back to give some boost, you know?

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who would’ve thought I’d find things to fix on my car by doing an inspection huh

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this car now better fly

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it was supposed to be just an oil change and… I couldn’t resist not to check for more

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found so much more… *exits the room to cry* 🥲

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@GoingBallistic5 The martian chronicles, Ray Bradbury

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@supersonicmia here just for the result. same curiosity

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HORNET first water blown down test went great. A few adjustments to make, as usual, but with all the complexity of this system as compared to our VENM, it is amazing to see how smooth it was.

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@GoingBallistic5 tapping is more silent than working in an office job, trust me.

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morning in the shop helping out on the bulkheads for our first liquid engine rocket 🤝🏽🤩

[cats with jobs 🛠 @CatWorkers]

⚽️ https://t.co/VBIKbmwCWE

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TOP-DOWN VIEW OF THE ARTEMIS LAUNCH INJECT THIS INTO MY VEINS

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@iamdcfernandes ethanol and nitrous

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the sadness come from thinking that for HORNET tanks I’ll have 120 to go 🫠

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the smile comes from realizing I only had one more hole to tap 🫠🙃