There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about
Once the leak stabilized, the astronauts closed the hatch and began repressurizing the airlock. “Getting the airlock closed was kind of me grabbing her legs and using her as an end effector to lever that thing closed, and she just…
Rocket Report: Australia says yes to the launch; Russia delivers for Iran
North Korea tests new missile. North Korea apparently completed a successful test of its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile on October 31, lofting it nearly 4,800 miles (7,700 kilometers) into space before the projectile fell back to Earth, Ars reports. This solid-fueled,…
NRO chief: “You can’t hide” from our new swarm of SpaceX-built spy satellites
The current generation of Starlink satellites launch in batches of 20 to 23 spacecraft on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. They’re flat-packed one on top of the other inside the Falcon 9’s payload shroud, then released all at once in orbit….