James Cho

Homo faber, manifest destiny supplier, relapsed aerospace engineer - let’s build the future we deserve.

[David Moodie @DavidMoodie_]

Foundry Lab Direct is live - but we've been making parts for a while.

Already supporting defense, aerospace and robotics programs across the United States.

No tooling. No MOQs. Parts in days.

Send us a part.
https://t.co/G14HxjNbDR

[James Cho @ogJamesCho]

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[H3X Technologies @h3x_tech]

1 megawatt (1340 hp) motor in a suitcase

[James Cho @ogJamesCho]

RT @RadicalAI: We don’t avoid complexity, we go straight into it. Our team says it best.

Ryan Donovan, Senior Mechanical Engineer at Radi…

[Radical AI @RadicalAI]

A lot of aerospace materials depend on one geopolitically sensitive metal.

So building an alternative becomes a different problem:

→ Can we match the same performance?
→ Without relying on that metal?
→ Using an entirely different composition?

@josephfkrause breaks it down at @spc with @PimDeWitte, Rob Cochran, and @EricNewcomer.

[James Cho @ogJamesCho]

@KeckAusome @83dollaroring Brawndo = ascent/m315e

[Radical AI @RadicalAI]

One of the reasons materials science simulations fail in lab environments is the “rule of mixtures” industry norm—a rough approximation of how elements will behave that ignores atomistic structure.

Prediction isn't progress until it's proven in the lab, and our team’s work implementing rigorous and comprehensive computational recipes within a scalable and transparent KubeRay infrastructure helped generate predictions we saw are more likely to work when alloyed in our lab.

Why hasn’t this been done before? Complexity and expense aside, there are deep silos between computational chemists and software engineers that we were able to bridge here. We’re not satisfied with doing things how they’ve been done before, and work with a highly cross-functional team of domain experts to break down barriers like this every day.

This is the difference between a discovery pipeline that produces viable candidates and one that generates plausible numbers that don't survive contact with reality. If that work sounds exciting to you, join us.

[Russell Varone @Russell_MFG_USA]

Factory update
Lots of switchgear and conduit (16MWs+)

Press pit prep - October machine install

American Flag 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Sept is busy
Oct will be crazy
Nov - new on-site event
Stay tuned for…
“Beers, Steers, & Careers” event
@UNION_Prime

[James Cho @ogJamesCho]

@fishPointer @Icalbert101 Sintered regolith is most cost effective route imo check out regobricks project from Made In Space back in the day

[Blue Origin @blueorigin]

🧊 Keeping it cool.

Our Lunar Permanence team is testing zero-boil-off technology to store liquid propellants at extremely low temperatures for Blue Origin’s lunar missions. We have successfully met all @NASA objectives, demonstrating our ability to make liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen in-space storable propellants at two times the performance of the current state of the art. This system is key to fueling our Blue Moon MK 2 lander, which will ultimately deliver astronauts to the Moon.

[James Cho @ogJamesCho]

@mouthofmorrison Silicon sky is a good read on orbital pre NG days

[James Cho @ogJamesCho]

@ItsSeb03 Hell ya crush it Sebastian 🫡

[Jordan Black @jordan__black]

Two years ago, I was flying around the country with a machine, a 600-page manual on aerospace harnesses, an Arduino, and a dream to fix a broken design and manufacturing process.

Today, I’m incredibly proud to share that Senra has raised a $25M Series A.

Thank you to everyone who believed in this mission early on — from our customers to our investors. Your support helped turn a crazy idea into a reality — and we’re just getting started. hashtag#FULLSENRA!!!

@zoink , @generalcatalyst, @sequoia , @foundersfund, @a16z , @8vc , and @PaxAmericanas

Check out our funding announcement via Bloomberg
https://t.co/in5HHm1Zvw

[James Cho @ogJamesCho]

Hahahahhahah this is really sad

[ArianeGroup @ArianeGroup]

In Fortnite, it’s all a question of timing, positioning and strategy.
Strangely enough, it’s exactly the same for #Ariane6.

It doesn’t respawn, doesn’t make parachute jumps and doesn’t need to farm materials for construction, but...

[Jonathan | Fabworks 🏭 @fabworks_guy]

'Is it worth automating low volume high mix fabrication?'

Worth it? It's the biggest opportunity in manufacturing.

Everyone avoids LVHM because of setup costs. But the companies that figure out rapid changeovers own the left side of the pricing curve. Margins are fat and customers pay a premium for speed and flexibility.

Every change I've implemented in the last 2 years has been towards the goal of increasing our low volume efficiency.

[James Cho @ogJamesCho]

@magaudioso22 @KennethCassel He’ll yeah 🫡

[Senra Systems @Senra_Systems]

Our team is gearing up for the Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo 2025 in Milwaukee next week! 🚀

Find us at booth #349 - meet the team and check out a live demo of our new harness design tool. We can’t wait to see you there!

#EWPTE2025 #SenraSystems @IPCassociation

[James Cho @ogJamesCho]

@CooperZurad keep crushing it! pumped to checkout rackrobotics at rep rap

[James Cho @ogJamesCho]

@cameron62s Godspeed Cameron and rangeview team 🚀

[James Cho @ogJamesCho]

@aphysicist Performance, speed and cost. Everything else is noise

[James Cho @ogJamesCho]

@AdrianDittmann Aedificare vel mori