Franklin Ratliff
rocketplane.bsky.social
Franklin Ratliff
@rocketplane.bsky.social
Chief Technology Officer for Titans Space Industries
Reposted by Franklin Ratliff
We've worked on this project for months — excited to finally share it!

[Note: The animations are not to scale, and details such as flight paths are simplified to give an illustrative overview of the mission design.]

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Apollo's bold, unruly and controversial successor
A visual guide to the audacious moon-landing mission design that put SpaceX and NASA in the hot seat — and has experts worried the US could lose the new moon race.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
@antidr.bsky.social @maxtwang.bsky.social @lorengrush.bsky.social @acollierastro.bsky.social @genejm1017.bsky.social @dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social The irony of using the phrase "super honest" totally escapes scam artist/conman/snake oil salesman Sam Altman. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fBh...
OpenAI Invests In Fake Robot Company
YouTube video by Wall Street Millennial
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November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@lorengrush.bsky.social @newgen7267.bsky.social @genejm1017.bsky.social @buccaneerboosters.bsky.social @dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @antidr.bsky.social In this framecap it can be seen how B18 had numerous simultaneous failures at the seams where the ring segments are welded together.
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
@antidr.bsky.social @dsfpspacefl1ght.bsky.social @lorengrush.bsky.social @newgen7267.bsky.social @genejm1017.bsky.social As usual, SpaceX fanboy Marcus House buries the lead and starts the video with 8 minutes of infrastructure trivia that no one else cares about. www.youtube.com/watch?v=auiG...
Starship Super Heavy Just Blew Itself Apart! 🤯 What Happened Here!?
YouTube video by Marcus House
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November 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Reposted by Franklin Ratliff
Even saying Dragon has worked very well is a kinda wrong as the crew version is constantly on the verge of disaster and getting waivers its competitor does not...
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=goI5...
Skip to the 1:00:00 mark.
"We have not borne any of the fruits of that labor with the exception of Dragon. The only commercial entity that has worked really really well for our national spaceflight goals as a country. What else had worked?"
"Oh... My God" AGAIN! - The Flame Trench
YouTube video by NASASpaceflight
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November 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Reposted by Franklin Ratliff
While the New Glenn tanks look very clean compared to Falcon 9, you can actually see some pink discoloration on the COMET thermal protection system on the aft module and fins! This was expected, and means New Glenn is going to become more pink the more flights it makes.

📸 Jeff Bezos
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It's hard to "lead" in a dead-end race. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCbG...
Optimus Hand Fiasco - Did This BLUNDER Cost Tesla Its Lead? Engineer Explains
YouTube video by Connecting The Dots
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November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM