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The Empire Strikes Back: The "Barbarian" Satellite Polyus
The Soviet Union's space laser that could've gone head-to-head with Reagan's Star Wars
Aeryn Avilla
May 25, 20247 min read
New Wings for the Old World: the European Space Agency's Hermes Spaceplane
Hermes was designed to provide Europe with independent crewed access to space. What happened to it?
Aeryn Avilla
Sep 5, 20237 min read
Skunk Works' X-33 and VentureStar
Let's take a look at the Shuttle's would-be replacement, Lockheed's VentureStar
Aeryn Avilla
May 3, 20234 min read
Operation Backfire and the British Megaroc
Megaroc was the name of the manned V-2 rocket proposed by the British Interplanetary Society in 1946. How did it work?
Aeryn Avilla
Feb 27, 20226 min read
One Giant Leap: Philip Bono's ROMBUS
Philip Bono was a brilliant engineer who lived decades before his time. Let's look at his most notable proposal, ROMBUS.
Aeryn Avilla
Oct 28, 20216 min read