Here’s how astronauts do their laundry in space
Picture this: you’re gearing up for a trip to space. You’ll be gone roughly six months, which means you’ll need a cool 180 pairs of underwear or so packed in…
The insane way the first cosmonaut got back to Earth
The very first man to go to space was a Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, who rose to the top of his class thanks to his stunning memory, quick reactions, and poise during emergencies. That poise would come in handy since his spacecraft couldn’t surv…
3 awesome movie weapons that would actually get their users killed
In this era of massive budget blockbusters and even bigger “shared universe” movie franchises, it’s safe to say that we’re not always looking for realism at the cinema. While films are capable of conveying lots of different sorts of messages, th…
5 times the cosmos affected victory on the battlefield
Warriors throughout history have always been a superstitious breed. Regardless of race, religion or creed, the heavenly bodies dancing in the stars have inspired or discouraged armies locked in conflict….
Did the Soviets leave dead cosmonauts in orbit?
Although today we tend to look back at the Space Race with the Soviet Union as a competition we were destined to win, it was actually the Soviets that secured many of the early victories. American officials at the time weren’t only worried about So…
How enemy scientists made it possible for the US to win the space race
The space race to obtain superior spaceflight competence in the 20th century was a competition between the two Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union. The space…
Space Force selected 125 proposals for its Orbital Prime space program
On May 2, 2022, SpaceWERX confirmed the selection of 125 industry teams to compete in its Orbital Prime program. SpaceWERX describes itself as “the innovation arm of the U.S. Space…
This is Earth’s best defense against an alien invasion
Aliens have had a constant home in the minds of sci-fi enthusiasts and space nerds. The concept of extraterrestrial contact has been the centerpiece of many great movies, books, and games. Inevitably, if you’re talking about the arrival of an alien…
US Space Command confirmed first meteor from outside solar system hit Earth
An asteroid is a rocky object in space that is smaller than a planet. Meteoroids are space rocks that are smaller than asteroids and can range from the size of…
The Soviet spies who stole NASA’s Space Shuttle
What do you think are major spy targets? Troop movements? Strategic plans? New weapon designs?
Sure, those are all great choices, but what about space shuttles and planetary probes?