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Trade Study Trees Analysis
I’m currently taking an MIT course in Architecture of Complex Systems. During the course, we consider trade studies at an individual alternatives basis as well as an overall system planning basis using Trade Trees. Take a look at this we-explained … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Engineering, Engineering Education, Model Based Systems Engineering, STEM, Trade Study, Trade Trees
Tagged Mars, NASA, Trade Study
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Call for New Draft Novelette Readers
Dear followers of Engineering Stories, Thank you for your support to my short stories. Now, help me take my next step in the world of engineering stories by volunteering to read the draft of my new novelette, Polaris Station. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering, STEM
Tagged astronomy, hard science fiction, internet, novelette, solar, Space, space station
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Watching humans set foot on the moon fixed an engineer’s passion to go farther
Dear Engineering friends, please read this man’s journey and passion for engineering. A Boeing Technical Fellow – A world away “The more challenge I get, the better I get…” (Kauser Imtiaz, Boeing Innovation Quarterly)
Polaris Station – Novelette Conclusion
(Continued from Part 10) “I, I’ll try, but Kendall.” Katya said. Kendall could hear the fear in her voice. “Dmitry,” Kendall said. “Do the best you can from the Quad, son.” He and A4 had a terrifying view of the … Continue reading
Polaris Station – Novelette Part 2
(Continued from Part 1) Katya’s eyes narrowed, her head tilted down. “As stated in the presentation, it would be a fraction of the cost of what we would lose in productivity due to a day’s loss of the internet.” Kendall … Continue reading
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Tagged cold war, geostationary satellite, momentum, satellite, satellite launchers
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Polaris Station – Novelette Part 1
Kendall Parker retreated from the podium, conceding the remainder of the speech to his colleague at the 2027 International Space Environments Conference. He sat down, silent, probing each face in the audience, desperate to know their reaction, anxious for Katya … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering, Engineering Education, STEM
Tagged orbit, polaris, radiation, solar
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A Continuous Ring of 175,955 Satellites
Just after sunset, Kendall and Katya took a walk up their favorite canyon, their last opportunity for two years. “Can you believe we’ve come this far,” Kendall thought back to their graduate days. “To think that the research of two … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering, STEM
Tagged arthur c clarke, astronomy, geostationary, gravity, Newton's Law's of Motion, orbit, Orbital Mechanics, science, space elevator
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I’ve discovered Arthur C. Clarke
As you know, I have been writing contemporary fiction, Engineering Stories that are based on recent experiences in my career, but because I love to ‘do’ engineering, I love to solve technical problems, very challenging technical situations, I have been … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Engineering
Tagged arthur c clarke, geostationary satellite, orbit, space elevator, The Fountains of Paradise
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Engineering Stories Free This Weekend
The Engineering Stories Kindle version is available for free this weekend at Amazon dot com. Please let your friends know. http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Stories-Realistic-Fiction-STEM/dp/1483949869
Engineering Soft Skills – Vital for Success
I attribute my career success to hard skills built and executed on the foundation of good soft skills. Get your soft skills right so that your engineering hard skills can succeed, but do it genuinely. May I recommend the following … Continue reading
