This End Up: The Story of The 2013 Proton-M Launch AccidentHow an utterly baffling error in production brought down a rocket, proving that designing a completely foolproof system is impossible.Jan 1Jan 1
The Devil In The Details: The Story of MR-1, or the “Four-Inch Flight”How half an inch of wire sent America’s first spacecraft crashing back to the pad, and the dangers of overlooking the most minute issues.Nov 16, 2024Nov 16, 2024
Keeping Up With The Americans: The Story of Buran, the Soviet Space ShuttleThe comedy of errors that led to the Soviets building their own version of the Space Shuttle, and the lessons learned.Oct 18, 2024Oct 18, 2024
Copy and Paste: The Story of Ariane 5 Flight V88How reusing code and a series of miscommunications brought down a brand-new rocket, and the lessons learned from it.Oct 12, 2024Oct 12, 2024
Shifting Baselines: The Story of STS-27 and Its Effect on NASA’s Safety CultureHow the near-loss of a Space Shuttle led to an organizational decay within NASA, ultimately resulting in the deaths of seven astronauts.Oct 4, 2024Oct 4, 2024
Published inThe Quantastic JournalRed Moonshot: The Story of the Soviet Lunar Rocket ProgramHow the Soviet attempt to beat the United States to the Moon went awry, and the lessons we can learn from it.Sep 28, 2024Sep 28, 2024
Try SCE to AUX: NASA’s Unsung Engineering SaveHow a perfect storm of physics almost ended a Moon mission, and gave rise to one of the most legendary phrases in NASA history.Sep 21, 2024Sep 21, 2024
Something Fishy: How to Keep Planes From Burning the PlanetHow mimicking fish scales can reduce the environmental impact of the aviation industry, while also making economical sense.Nov 2, 20201Nov 2, 20201
A Star In a Ball: Dyson Spheres and How to Make OneHow putting the Sun in a ball can generate enough power to sustain humanity for as long as we will inhabit the Earth.Oct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
