PodParley PodParley
PodParley
You Want It to Burn This Way episode artwork

EPISODE · Nov 6, 2025 · 45 MIN

You Want It to Burn This Way

from Roid Rage · host AstroForge

What does it take to point a spacecraft with only one thruster? In this episode, we dive into the engineering behind DeepSpace‑2’s gimbal system: a mechanical interface that enables directional control for our electric propulsion. GNC Engineer Emerson and Flight Software Engineer Kieran walk us through how they built the software, math, and lookup tables needed to command the gimbal, and why the complexity goes far deeper than just “move this motor.”

What this episode covers

What does it take to point a spacecraft with only one thruster? In this episode, we dive into the engineering behind DeepSpace‑2’s gimbal system: a mechanical interface that enables directional control for our electric propulsion. GNC Engineer Emerson and Flight Software Engineer Kieran walk us through how they built the software, math, and lookup tables needed to command the gimbal, and why the complexity goes far deeper than just “move this motor.”

NOW PLAYING

You Want It to Burn This Way

0:00 45:21

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

Spider-Man's A Loser

Jun 18, 2026 ·123m

Love, Lies and Ammunition: Louise and William Thoresen

Jun 17, 2026 ·102m

Explicit
A Hole In Your Macula

Jun 17, 2026 ·66m

Expansion Pass #213 - The 10 Hardest Games I've Ever Played

Jun 17, 2026 ·51m

Explicit
Loose Ends Legend Carl Macintosh Interview | Flowers Podcast | Ep1 Pt1

Jun 16, 2026 ·33m

Jace Beats Cancer

Jun 16, 2026 ·54m

Explicit

Similar Podcasts

Out of Patients with Matthew Zachary Matthew Zachary Worldwide The longest-running independent healthcare podcast, Out of Patients with Matthew Zachary has supplied 17 years of unfiltered truth about American healthcare. A 30-year brain cancer survivor, Matthew built the young adult cancer movement from scratch. Now he channels patient rage into political power, featuring on the air battle-scarred survivors, exhausted caregivers, and the rare insider brave enough to name what's killing us. It’s real stories from real people who refuse to accept that healthcare has to hurt this much. New listeners come for the truth. They stay because finally someone's saying what they've been screaming. Explicit Where My Moms At? w/ Christina P. YMH Studios Christina P. is a comedian and exhausted mother of two young boys. WMMA explores all thing parenting - from colossal mom fails to the quiet rage you feel when your toddler won't nap. Emails, voicemails and video submissions are welcome! Explicit LOVE MURDER Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette team up each week to tell stories of love and relationships gone fatally wrong. This show is all about seemingly normal people driven to terrible madness by passion and rage. Hang out with your new best friends each week to discover how someone can go from sweet to murderous in the blink of an eye, and to hear all the ways murder can give love a real bad name. Explicit 8 Black Hands 8 Black Hands Deep in the heart of public school education wars rage on, and few warriors come to fight for the people. Yet, there is one small band of freedom fighters bring sanity to the village. Anyone who threatens the education of our 8 million black children is likely to catch these eight black hands. [Twitter: @8Blackhands1] Explicit

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Roid Rage?

This episode is 45 minutes long.

When was this Roid Rage episode published?

This episode was published on November 6, 2025.

What is this episode about?

What does it take to point a spacecraft with only one thruster? In this episode, we dive into the engineering behind DeepSpace‑2’s gimbal system: a mechanical interface that enables directional control for our electric propulsion. GNC Engineer...

Can I download this Roid Rage episode?

Yes, you can download this episode by clicking the download button on the episode player, or subscribe to the podcast in your preferred podcast app for automatic downloads.
URL copied to clipboard!