Living with the Legend
\nAuthor of the seminal work on NASA\u2019s Space Shuttle, Dennis Jenkins describes how he came to follow the programme through work and, as\u00a0a genuine enthusiast, create the massive three-volume history of its
\ndesign evolution and engineering.<\/p>\n
An icon immortalised
\nLaurence Withers recounts a visit to the Kennedy Space Center where he\u00a0missed a launch and came across the Space Shuttle Atlantis, more by\u00a0mistake than by pre-planning, to impress and astound with its display of\u00a0space artefacts.<\/p>\n
Evaluating Mars Programme Designs
\nStephen Ashworth has a particular view on Mars missions and judges a\u00a0range of potential expeditionary modes to comment on the architecture\u00a0being discussed by government agencies\u00a0and commercial providers alike.<\/p>\n
Successful Orion Abort Motor Test
\nSpace historian and lecturer Joel Powell motored across to Utah to feel\u00a0the power of the Orion abort motor, which was tested for the first time\u00a0on 15 June.<\/p>\n
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