We worked 16–18 hour shifts producing the first versions of the Falcon 9 thrusters.

We worked 16–18 hour shifts producing the first versions of the Falcon 9 thrusters. To this day, it is still the hardest manufacturing assignment I have ever been asked to run. We ran the first prototype thrusters in South Bend, IN. I sti
Ranked #70 on backlist 2026-06-13 (13 Jun 2026 UTC) · by (MattD) ·

How it ranks: Backlist reads my Twitter/X timeline, scores every tweet for substance with an LLM rubric (not engagement), and publishes the daily top picks with a one-line takeaway. Curated by Surya Dantuluri.