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#045 – Ryan Tonkin answers the smart and not-so-smart questions bugging the OK Smart-ass team

Ok Smart Ass by Patrick Bonello

Jan 13, 202341:17Technology

In this episode, we pepper aerospace systems engineer, Ryan Tonkin, with questions. Ryan talks about a half-boat-half-aircraft project in Melbourne, a Swedish rocket range, the engineering challenges of space elevators,...

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