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Space · by Minji Kim · 2026-10-03

My 2-month experiment with rockets for absolute beginners

I tried this in Manila with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.

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Arif Hasan · 12 likes

Big fan of this approach. My friend tried it in Seoul and had the opposite result.

Thandi Mokoena · 11 likes

The context helps. Without it I would have assumed the opposite. It sounds small, but the routine matters.

Mateo Cruz · 10 likes

Can you expand on that a bit?

Sara Ahmed · 4 likes

That is fair, but I still worry about maintenance.

Sleepy River · 0 likes

That is a much better way to say it.

Maya Putri · 7 likes

I would pin this if I could.

Chinedu Adeyemi · 4 likes

Thanks for making it less intimidating.

Quiet River · 3 likes

My wallet felt that.

Rachel Tan · 4 likes

Noted, and thank you.

Minji Kim · 3 likes

Beautifully concise.

Léa Bernard · 5 likes

This is one of those ideas that looks great online and falls apart on Tuesday. I would write it down before changing anything else.

Noah Miller · 5 likes

Adding this to my notes.

Salma Idrissi · 4 likes

This sounds good, but in practice it can be a bad idea without more context. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error.

Sanne de Vries · 3 likes

Wonderful detail. It makes the whole thing feel real. That is where the boring checklist helps.

Beatriz Sousa · 1 likes

Big fan of this approach. That is where the boring checklist helps. Now I want to read the paper behind it.

Chloe Davis · 14 likes

Short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes.

Chinedu Adeyemi · 1 likes

Good reminder that boring can be good. It sounds small, but the first draft matters. This would be a great classroom example.