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// lavie ohana — (she/her, it/its)

hi there, i'm lavie.

helping build bridges to the stars by day, general-purpose nerd
by night.


// a little more about me                                     01

existing at the intersection of space, urbanism, photography,
design, and a general love for things that move fast. los
angeles native representing the 818 til the day i die. one of
those folks, if you couldn't already tell.


// the story so far                                           02

started and led a team called space scout from 2019 until
2023. broke some barriers, and the news about the birth of a
new lunar human spaceflight program, and wrote about some
test flights.

also helped start a group called the hot nozzle society in
2021. did some branding work, designed and flew some rockets,
helped organize some events. on my own time, got level 1 and
level 2 certified with the tripoli rocketry association
(#28294). level 3? watch this space.

joined a scrappy lil rocket company called abl space systems
in 2023. got to shoot some hotfires, helped take some cool
photos, poked at some test stands in the desert, and pursued
a bunch of other cool opportunities. switched to the dark side
leading into 2024 and had a fun time selling rockets and other
cool tactically responsive space things with the strategic
development team. got to tell the world about a not-so-very-fun
day. joined a bunch of friends on an involuntary 2-month paid
vacation in august 2024.

since feb 2025, a few friends and i have been toying with a
project called Blacklight. there's space lasers, optics,
and all sorts of other cool stuff. we'll see where that goes –
if you want to help keep the world running on time, hit my line
and let's talk!


// signal and noise                                           03

i talk a lot, some would say too much. i have a medium page
where i rant about the space industry, public policy, and all
sorts of other stuff.

a few things along those lines i've written:
Starship IV: The Future...............................2026-02-03
Starship III: Risk....................................2024-11-24
Starship II:  A Reprise...............................2023-05-01
Starship I: Orbital Flight Test.......................2023-04-21
NASA moves to procure a 2nd lunar lander..............2022-09-17
NASA's long term vision for SLS.......................2021-10-26


// things i've built                                          04

/ major projects:
OPAL, aka "Warp Drive at home".....................2025-12 - NOW
  - an open-source enterprise resource planning software i built
    with my friend Abby for complex hardware projects
Blacklight.........................................2024-11 - NOW
  - space lasers, optics, keeping the world moving on time
RS1 Block 2....................................2023-07 - 2024-08
  - 1,350 kg to LEO launch vehicle @ abl space systems
  - Flight 2: anomaly report, test imagery, vehicle paint/livery
  - program-wide strategy + concept development, like this

/ amateur rocketry:
Purple Orchid......................................2025-06 - NOW
  - self-built liquid rocket, 265 lbf, N2O/E85, half cat style
  - fabrication ~70% done, Al 6061 + fiberglass airframe 
  - targeting flight [????] - pictures
Not A Pipe Bomb................................2023-09 - 2024-09
  - Tripoli L2 certification, flown 3x, peak 4987 ft @ M1.06
  - pictures: Flight 3
Quark SV0.............................................2023-05-20
  - L2 attempt, pathfinder for early 2.25" liquid rocket
  - Flight 1: Alt 8962 ft, Vel >M1.50, pictures


// interests, other things, etc                               05

i'm generally a nerd for systems engineering and infrastructure.
the way huge systems work is something i've always been trying
to figure out, most of my interests are an extension of that.

/ what i've been reading

in no specific order (papers, books, blog posts i liked):

Everything Now................................Rosecrans Baldwin
Wayne Hale's Blog....................................Wayne Hale
Proxima: A Human Exploration of Mars..............Nik Alexander
Katalepsis........................................Heather Young
Challenger....................................Adam Higginbotham
How To Be A -10x Engineer...........................taylor.town


/ what i'm listening to

usually a mix of a whole lot of things. emperor x remains my
favorite of all time. but i'll listen to anything. lately:
magdalena bay, the mountain goats, rush, dutch uncles, subsonic
eye, origami angel, everything everything. regrettably, i like
coldplay.

/ games

haven't been playing much lately, but have always had a soft
spot in my heart for kerbal space program (duh). forever a
temporarily retired EVE online second lifer. i'm in Celeste,
if you know where to look. risk of rain 1, cities skylines, and
a few others.

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you know who you are, and thank you :)
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