US Car Costs So High, China Beats Domestic Production
Not a good sign that it’s cheaper to make the car in China and ship it across the Pacific Ocean to Canada… than it is to make it right here in North America. US needs to work on the root causes of high cost structure.
Explore Fully Assembled Symphony HPT and 3D‑Printed Blades
Build Supersonic Ep 3: a tour of the fully-assembled Symphony high pressure turbine and deep-dive our 3D-printed HPT blades https://t.co/klYBWdVn6T
Superfactory Lays Foundations for Dozens of CNC Machines
Superpower Superfactory is making good progress. Foundations going in to hold dozens of large CNC machines. https://t.co/lQWDd8r7GQ
Boom Completes Fuel Subsystem Test for Inaugural Symphony Engine
Today the Boom team finished testing the fuel subsystem for the first Symphony engine. https://t.co/RAhEkveYAZ
Boom to Produce 1‑2 GW Turbines Annually at New Factory
Boom is building a new factory which will produce 1-2GW of turbines annually. Location and details to be shared later. https://t.co/DFFHmVc6CH
AI Cuts Engine Assembly Time by One Month
AI is driving insane productivity increases at Boom. A tool we built with AI helped us accelerate the assembly schedule for our first engine by about a month.
First Symphony Engine Blisk Arrives, but Has Defect
The compressors "blisks" (single piece discs with blades) for the first Symphony engine have started arriving. This is the Stage 5 HPC blisk—although probably this particular one won't make it into an engine as there was a small manufacturing defect. https://t.co/NrmuEh8Hqi
Secured 130k Lb Boomalloy For
We've received about 130,000lbs of powder metal "Boomalloy" billet, to be forged into turbine discs. This is enough metal for ~1.3GW of turbines. This stuff normally takes over a year to procure—but we partnered deeply with our supplier and got it...
Build Engineers Own Engine Modules From Concept To Test
Traditionally, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain are siloed. Engineering throws drawings over the wall to mfg/supply chain. At Boom our Build Engineers are empowered—and own whole engine modules from concept through test stand.
Cut Deficit Spending, End Inflation—Congress Must Act
Stop deficit spending and inflation will end as if by magic. This isn’t hard, except getting Congress to make the necessary cuts. https://t.co/ZAbbfW3iZT
Top Self‑Paced Algebra I Courses for Teens
Hey lazyweb - my 13 y/o daughter wants to do Algebra I this summer. What's the best online or self-paced program to help her blast through this?
Water Scarcity Is an Infrastructure Issue, Not Resource Shortage
Lest we forget, water literally falls from the sky. Water scarcity is an infrastructure problem not a resource problem. If we're low on water we need to upgrade our reservoirs and distribution system. Remember back when we built dams and reservoirs?...
Permits Lag, but Boom Builds at Lightning Speed
Building permits are frustratingly slow—but once we have permission to build, the Boom team builds super rapidly. https://t.co/KQxo7mGHLY
DFW Airport: Outdated, Service‑Starved Travel Nightmare
DFW is an abomination of an airport: - 8p on a Sunday, Precheck and Touchless ID are closed. No Clear - Floor and ceiling tile most recently refurbished by the Soviets ~1987 - Centrally planned bodegas don’t stock sparkling water - Concessions straight from...
Boom's Turbine Blades Tease, Stay Hidden for Now
It’s going to be so fun when Boom reveals our high pressure turbine blades. But I think we are going to keep them under wraps for awhile.