{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Additive Snack","title":"From Hypersonics to AI Workflows: How Ursa Major Is Scaling Rocket Production","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4303,"description":"Fabian Alefeld welcomes back Thomas Pomorski of Ursa Major to discuss developments over the past year across three focus areas: hypersonics, solid rocket motors, and in-space propulsion. Pomorski reports more than nine hypersonic missions flown with the reusable, ~80% 3D-printed Hadley engine and two successful test flights of the storable Draper engine with AFRL, plus progress on Ursa’s LINX solid rocket motor manufacturing approach using additive for tooling and cases to enable flexible “unit cell” scaling. They cover key hypersonics challenges around affordability and manufacturability and why a storable liquid rocket approach can reduce testing complexity. Much of the conversation focuses on AI’s current value in development: rapidly prototyping slicer features and scan strategies, building data-fusion and monitoring tools via EOS APIs, and enabling small teams to operate with much higher productivity, while noting production validation remains challenging.00:00 Welcome Back Thomas01:48 Ursa Major Year Update02:37 Hypersonic Flight Milestones04:05 Solid Motors and LINX05:21 Additive Scale Up Tools06:39 Hypersonic Cost Challenge11:58 Solid Motor Unit Cells15:37 Additive Geometry vs Supply18:01 AI in Additive Workflows24:33 AI Productivity Multiplier29:33 Live Claude Slicer Demo35:13 Prompting Claude Code36:35 Sharing Team Workflows38:40 Production AI Readiness42:20 Slicer Feature Results44:49 Closed Loop Optimization46:46 AI Built Web Monitor52:59 Automation Roadmap01:00:12 Verifying Hatch Strategy01:03:07 Advice For Students01:08:29 Wrap Up And Thanks","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/27ZYLdyZ8MHWZlxUWh87sIQyB5ttPhwcP3_CmUBDsv0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE2NDk0LzE3MDU5/NDgwMjItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}