Hi Tom, I would love if you could elaborate on when/how you came up with the reverse toroidal pump inlet design of the Merlin Fuel Pump. I know this is due to wanting to have a single inducer for both pumps, but I would love to know what inspired you design this brilliant solution to the problem? (Btw, Spa is also my all time circuit to drive and I drive all the time in my SIM as well!!!!, I wonder what your #2 and #3 circuits to drive would be! (for me it would be #2: Silverstone, #3: Suzuka)
Tom is a great get. And this is a fantastic interview. But… you have to learn when to stop asking a question and let interviewee speak. Almost every question was too long and Tom having understood it halfway started answering while you kept talking over him.
I was actually actively listening for this since I read the comments here first and also have to disagree with you. I didn't hear any egregious overlap... If I was to be super nitpicky I'd say the issue (not that there really is one here) is with Tom answering too early.
31:00 imagine having piscifactory in Earth orbit? or aeroponic agriculture orbiting Earth? not worry about rent space and free energy from Sun. Earth will be back as green and relax not industrial. All indutry will hapen in Mars, Luna or Earth orbit.
I don't understand why you said there is only one company that is doing rocket launches regularly. Rocket Lab is doing regularly as well and they make more than rockets.
Hi from Saint Maries Tom 👋 We're proud of you!
MAJOR TOM!!!
This was great! Thanks for this!
Hi Tom, I would love if you could elaborate on when/how you came up with the reverse toroidal pump inlet design of the Merlin Fuel Pump. I know this is due to wanting to have a single inducer for both pumps, but I would love to know what inspired you design this brilliant solution to the problem?
(Btw, Spa is also my all time circuit to drive and I drive all the time in my SIM as well!!!!, I wonder what your #2 and #3 circuits to drive would be! (for me it would be #2: Silverstone, #3: Suzuka)
"Hypergolic with test engineers" cracked me up.
Is David Adair a pioneer of Thermal Nuclear rockets 🚀??
Why the China hate?
Tom is a great get. And this is a fantastic interview. But… you have to learn when to stop asking a question and let interviewee speak. Almost every question was too long and Tom having understood it halfway started answering while you kept talking over him.
Disagree; I thought the give-&-take was perfect.
I was actually actively listening for this since I read the comments here first and also have to disagree with you. I didn't hear any egregious overlap... If I was to be super nitpicky I'd say the issue (not that there really is one here) is with Tom answering too early.
31:00 imagine having piscifactory in Earth orbit? or aeroponic agriculture orbiting Earth? not worry about rent space and free energy from Sun. Earth will be back as green and relax not industrial. All indutry will hapen in Mars, Luna or Earth orbit.
OMG! Yesssss! Been waitin' on this! Freaking love Tom.
Tom Master, of Rockets!!!
I don't understand why you said there is only one company that is doing rocket launches regularly. Rocket Lab is doing regularly as well and they make more than rockets.
Aged like milk
@@shouryabose9143 How so?