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Spiral Development for Hardware Programs
An engineering framework that thrives on uncertainty
Aug 26, 2025 • Harry O'Hanley
How to Pick an Orbit
What different orbits enable and what they cost
Feb 3 • Harry O'Hanley
Why Three Sensors, Not Two
The best architectures don't just detect failures, they absorb them
Dec 10, 2025 • Harry O'Hanley
Going Off Nominal
Engineering for the worst case
Jan 8 • Harry O'Hanley
Designed in 36 days and Built for $10: How the Sten Gun Saved Britain
An example for modern defense production
Sep 28, 2025 • Harry O'Hanley
Nuclear 03: How Nuclear Reactors Work
Examining commercial reactor architectures and the strategic constraints behind their designs
Oct 12, 2025 • Harry O'Hanley
Space is All of This
The domain that connects childhood ambition, daily infrastructure, modern conflict, and the biggest questions.
Jan 15 • Harry O'Hanley
Snowforting
Don't miss the fight for the fort
Nov 9, 2025 • Harry O'Hanley
How Networks Survive
Babbling idiots, cut wires, and unforeseen failures that threaten a mission
Dec 17, 2025 • Harry O'Hanley
The Shape of Industrialization
How what’s owned and what’s outsourced defines an organization
Oct 26, 2025 • Harry O'Hanley
How to Fuel a Nuclear Reactor
The geopolitically charged supply chain that powers the world's reactors
Nov 18, 2025 • Harry O'Hanley
Nuclear 01: How Nuclear Physics Works
A dive into the fundamentals of fission and fusion
Aug 12, 2025 • Harry O'Hanley
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