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Space Stations

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

The ISS’s Connector Mechanisms

2 minute read (299 words)

In an earlier post, I linked to Jared Owen’s excellent video on space stations and that I would follow up with a summary of his chapter on docking ports.

Commercial Space Stations in development.

less than 1 minute read (58 words)

Scott Manley has made summarized the state of play with commercial space stations nicely below while offering insights on the Chinese Space Station and Stars...

Reading List for Inflatable Space Stations

less than 1 minute read (73 words)

In preparing my WiP piece, I have been reading Hansen’s Spaceflight Revolution. This led me to find Berglund’s patent for the Hexagon Space Station. I a...

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Space Stations

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

The ISS’s Connector Mechanisms

2 minute read (299 words)

In an earlier post, I linked to Jared Owen’s excellent video on space stations and that I would follow up with a summary of his chapter on docking ports.

Commercial Space Stations in development.

less than 1 minute read (58 words)

Scott Manley has made summarized the state of play with commercial space stations nicely below while offering insights on the Chinese Space Station and Stars...

Reading List for Inflatable Space Stations

less than 1 minute read (73 words)

In preparing my WiP piece, I have been reading Hansen’s Spaceflight Revolution. This led me to find Berglund’s patent for the Hexagon Space Station. I a...

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Space Stations

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

The ISS’s Connector Mechanisms

2 minute read (299 words)

In an earlier post, I linked to Jared Owen’s excellent video on space stations and that I would follow up with a summary of his chapter on docking ports.

Commercial Space Stations in development.

less than 1 minute read (58 words)

Scott Manley has made summarized the state of play with commercial space stations nicely below while offering insights on the Chinese Space Station and Stars...

Reading List for Inflatable Space Stations

less than 1 minute read (73 words)

In preparing my WiP piece, I have been reading Hansen’s Spaceflight Revolution. This led me to find Berglund’s patent for the Hexagon Space Station. I a...

Back to top ↑

Space Stations

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

The ISS’s Connector Mechanisms

2 minute read (299 words)

In an earlier post, I linked to Jared Owen’s excellent video on space stations and that I would follow up with a summary of his chapter on docking ports.

Commercial Space Stations in development.

less than 1 minute read (58 words)

Scott Manley has made summarized the state of play with commercial space stations nicely below while offering insights on the Chinese Space Station and Stars...

Reading List for Inflatable Space Stations

less than 1 minute read (73 words)

In preparing my WiP piece, I have been reading Hansen’s Spaceflight Revolution. This led me to find Berglund’s patent for the Hexagon Space Station. I a...

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Space Stations

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

The ISS’s Connector Mechanisms

2 minute read (299 words)

In an earlier post, I linked to Jared Owen’s excellent video on space stations and that I would follow up with a summary of his chapter on docking ports.

Commercial Space Stations in development.

less than 1 minute read (58 words)

Scott Manley has made summarized the state of play with commercial space stations nicely below while offering insights on the Chinese Space Station and Stars...

Reading List for Inflatable Space Stations

less than 1 minute read (73 words)

In preparing my WiP piece, I have been reading Hansen’s Spaceflight Revolution. This led me to find Berglund’s patent for the Hexagon Space Station. I a...

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Space Stations

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

The ISS’s Connector Mechanisms

2 minute read (299 words)

In an earlier post, I linked to Jared Owen’s excellent video on space stations and that I would follow up with a summary of his chapter on docking ports.

Commercial Space Stations in development.

less than 1 minute read (58 words)

Scott Manley has made summarized the state of play with commercial space stations nicely below while offering insights on the Chinese Space Station and Stars...

Reading List for Inflatable Space Stations

less than 1 minute read (73 words)

In preparing my WiP piece, I have been reading Hansen’s Spaceflight Revolution. This led me to find Berglund’s patent for the Hexagon Space Station. I a...

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Robotics

Moravec’s Paradox

3 minute read (551 words)

Over lunch, I watched Chelsea Finn discuss Moravec’s Paradox with people across age and skills groups from kids to expert researchers. It is the idea that hu...

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

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Robotics

Moravec’s Paradox

3 minute read (551 words)

Over lunch, I watched Chelsea Finn discuss Moravec’s Paradox with people across age and skills groups from kids to expert researchers. It is the idea that hu...

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

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Inflatables

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

Reading List for Inflatable Space Stations

less than 1 minute read (73 words)

In preparing my WiP piece, I have been reading Hansen’s Spaceflight Revolution. This led me to find Berglund’s patent for the Hexagon Space Station. I a...

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Robotics

Moravec’s Paradox

3 minute read (551 words)

Over lunch, I watched Chelsea Finn discuss Moravec’s Paradox with people across age and skills groups from kids to expert researchers. It is the idea that hu...

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

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Inflatables

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

Reading List for Inflatable Space Stations

less than 1 minute read (73 words)

In preparing my WiP piece, I have been reading Hansen’s Spaceflight Revolution. This led me to find Berglund’s patent for the Hexagon Space Station. I a...

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ISS

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

The ISS’s Connector Mechanisms

2 minute read (299 words)

In an earlier post, I linked to Jared Owen’s excellent video on space stations and that I would follow up with a summary of his chapter on docking ports.

Some notes on BEAM

3 minute read (518 words)

Rajib Dasgupta’s 2016 interview as NASA BEAM (Bigelow Expandable Activity Module) project manager is quite informative for those interested in inflatable spa...

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Robotics

Moravec’s Paradox

3 minute read (551 words)

Over lunch, I watched Chelsea Finn discuss Moravec’s Paradox with people across age and skills groups from kids to expert researchers. It is the idea that hu...

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

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Inflatables

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

Reading List for Inflatable Space Stations

less than 1 minute read (73 words)

In preparing my WiP piece, I have been reading Hansen’s Spaceflight Revolution. This led me to find Berglund’s patent for the Hexagon Space Station. I a...

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ISS

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

The ISS’s Connector Mechanisms

2 minute read (299 words)

In an earlier post, I linked to Jared Owen’s excellent video on space stations and that I would follow up with a summary of his chapter on docking ports.

Some notes on BEAM

3 minute read (518 words)

Rajib Dasgupta’s 2016 interview as NASA BEAM (Bigelow Expandable Activity Module) project manager is quite informative for those interested in inflatable spa...

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ISS

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

The ISS’s Connector Mechanisms

2 minute read (299 words)

In an earlier post, I linked to Jared Owen’s excellent video on space stations and that I would follow up with a summary of his chapter on docking ports.

Some notes on BEAM

3 minute read (518 words)

Rajib Dasgupta’s 2016 interview as NASA BEAM (Bigelow Expandable Activity Module) project manager is quite informative for those interested in inflatable spa...

Back to top ↑

ISS

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

The ISS’s Connector Mechanisms

2 minute read (299 words)

In an earlier post, I linked to Jared Owen’s excellent video on space stations and that I would follow up with a summary of his chapter on docking ports.

Some notes on BEAM

3 minute read (518 words)

Rajib Dasgupta’s 2016 interview as NASA BEAM (Bigelow Expandable Activity Module) project manager is quite informative for those interested in inflatable spa...

Back to top ↑

Inflatables

Inflatable Things

less than 1 minute read (79 words)

I have previously written about inflatable tubes as a means to realise a von Braun wheel. The idea of using inflatabes isn’t particularly new, but Saul Griff...

ISS Rendezvous (and some) Docking

1 minute read (208 words)

I started thinking about how docking might work with an inflatable station such as the Goodyear one that I discussed here. I have been trying to think about ...

One of the best ISS videos I have seen.

less than 1 minute read (83 words)

Jared Owen has made a really cool animation that breaks down the ISS; I decided to watch this purely because it had a chapter on docking ports (thanks, YouTu...

Reading List for Inflatable Space Stations

less than 1 minute read (73 words)

In preparing my WiP piece, I have been reading Hansen’s Spaceflight Revolution. This led me to find Berglund’s patent for the Hexagon Space Station. I a...

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Innovation

Graeber and Thiel

9 minute read (1394 words)

This is a summary towards a longer form essay that will eventually go into “Longer Form” writing

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Creativity

Graeber and Thiel

9 minute read (1394 words)

This is a summary towards a longer form essay that will eventually go into “Longer Form” writing

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Stagnation

Graeber and Thiel

9 minute read (1394 words)

This is a summary towards a longer form essay that will eventually go into “Longer Form” writing

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Innovation

Graeber and Thiel

9 minute read (1394 words)

This is a summary towards a longer form essay that will eventually go into “Longer Form” writing

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Creativity

Graeber and Thiel

9 minute read (1394 words)

This is a summary towards a longer form essay that will eventually go into “Longer Form” writing

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Stagnation

Graeber and Thiel

9 minute read (1394 words)

This is a summary towards a longer form essay that will eventually go into “Longer Form” writing

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Innovation

Graeber and Thiel

9 minute read (1394 words)

This is a summary towards a longer form essay that will eventually go into “Longer Form” writing

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Creativity

Graeber and Thiel

9 minute read (1394 words)

This is a summary towards a longer form essay that will eventually go into “Longer Form” writing

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Stagnation

Graeber and Thiel

9 minute read (1394 words)

This is a summary towards a longer form essay that will eventually go into “Longer Form” writing

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Large Space Stations

Some Space Stations in Fiction and Reality

6 minute read (857 words)

An earlier post in my teaching resources for a final year undergraduate project had a pretty helpful AI-generatedthanks to Claude table. This is a quick po...

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Space Exploration

Some Space Stations in Fiction and Reality

6 minute read (857 words)

An earlier post in my teaching resources for a final year undergraduate project had a pretty helpful AI-generatedthanks to Claude table. This is a quick po...

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Inflatable Space Stations

Some notes on BEAM

3 minute read (518 words)

Rajib Dasgupta’s 2016 interview as NASA BEAM (Bigelow Expandable Activity Module) project manager is quite informative for those interested in inflatable spa...

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Large Space Stations

Some Space Stations in Fiction and Reality

6 minute read (857 words)

An earlier post in my teaching resources for a final year undergraduate project had a pretty helpful AI-generatedthanks to Claude table. This is a quick po...

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Space Exploration

Some Space Stations in Fiction and Reality

6 minute read (857 words)

An earlier post in my teaching resources for a final year undergraduate project had a pretty helpful AI-generatedthanks to Claude table. This is a quick po...

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Inflatable Space Stations

Some notes on BEAM

3 minute read (518 words)

Rajib Dasgupta’s 2016 interview as NASA BEAM (Bigelow Expandable Activity Module) project manager is quite informative for those interested in inflatable spa...

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Social Media

Howler

10 minute read (1420 words)

AIGrant Pitch

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Grants

Howler

10 minute read (1420 words)

AIGrant Pitch

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Human Intelligence

Moravec’s Paradox

3 minute read (551 words)

Over lunch, I watched Chelsea Finn discuss Moravec’s Paradox with people across age and skills groups from kids to expert researchers. It is the idea that hu...

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Artificial Intelligence

Moravec’s Paradox

3 minute read (551 words)

Over lunch, I watched Chelsea Finn discuss Moravec’s Paradox with people across age and skills groups from kids to expert researchers. It is the idea that hu...

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Docking Mechanisms

The ISS’s Connector Mechanisms

2 minute read (299 words)

In an earlier post, I linked to Jared Owen’s excellent video on space stations and that I would follow up with a summary of his chapter on docking ports.

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Commercial Space Stations

Commercial Space Stations in development.

less than 1 minute read (58 words)

Scott Manley has made summarized the state of play with commercial space stations nicely below while offering insights on the Chinese Space Station and Stars...

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ISS modules

Some notes on BEAM

3 minute read (518 words)

Rajib Dasgupta’s 2016 interview as NASA BEAM (Bigelow Expandable Activity Module) project manager is quite informative for those interested in inflatable spa...

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Energy

Reading Links

3 minute read (426 words)

Couple of highlights from my online readings this week: I see the Henry Adams curve mentioned a lot; I think one of those posts led me to search a bit mor...

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Brain

Reading Links

3 minute read (426 words)

Couple of highlights from my online readings this week: I see the Henry Adams curve mentioned a lot; I think one of those posts led me to search a bit mor...

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Academia

Reading Links

3 minute read (426 words)

Couple of highlights from my online readings this week: I see the Henry Adams curve mentioned a lot; I think one of those posts led me to search a bit mor...

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Personal Website

Low Friction Note Taking

less than 1 minute read (111 words)

I am a big fan of Obsidian- it is my note-taking tool of choice but my use has reduced since I started maintaining this blog. Nonetheless, I still host my no...

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Notes

Low Friction Note Taking

less than 1 minute read (111 words)

I am a big fan of Obsidian- it is my note-taking tool of choice but my use has reduced since I started maintaining this blog. Nonetheless, I still host my no...

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Space Robotics

Nekoo et al. In-space collisions

2 minute read (375 words)

These are some notes on the paper “Free-floating space manipulator impacting a floating object: Modeling and output SDRE controller design” by Nekoo et al.

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Collisions

Nekoo et al. In-space collisions

2 minute read (375 words)

These are some notes on the paper “Free-floating space manipulator impacting a floating object: Modeling and output SDRE controller design” by Nekoo et al.

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Dynamics and Control

Nekoo et al. In-space collisions

2 minute read (375 words)

These are some notes on the paper “Free-floating space manipulator impacting a floating object: Modeling and output SDRE controller design” by Nekoo et al.

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