Space · by Noah Miller · 2026-08-31

I tried doing rockets the boring way and it worked in real life

I started this because my late summer felt a little stuck, and rockets seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept

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Tomás Gómez · 6 likes

Love the tiny experiment energy. I would love to see a follow-up after 2 weeks

Noé Petit · 3 likes

This is the kind of useful internet I still show up for. This is more useful on a tired weekend than on a perfect day

Mariana Costa · 0 likes

That is a much better way to say it

Jack Taylor · 3 likes

glad you shared it; small wins count

Curious Orbit · 2 likes

I think the bad version of this advice causes a lot of frustration. This is where I would ask one more question before choosing

Martina Fernández · 2 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it. The chaotic constraint is probably the real story

Chloe Davis · 0 likes

I found this disappointing because it skips the hardest part. I would love to see a follow-up after 2 weeks. Now I want to read the paper behind it

Ren Suzuki · 0 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated. The the train station detail changes the whole answer