Gravity Has Rejected Your Pull Request
Rockets evolve like software: simulated, tested and revised. Digital twins accelerate development, while gravity remains stubbornly immune to persuasive prompts.
A Flower for Your Favourite Human
A small digital gesture for your favourite human: a mathematical rose that needs no watering, with just a little help from exponential decay.
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F*ck You, Elon. What’s the Wi-Fi Password?
An anti-Elon sign at Burning Man meets an awkward reality: Starlink keeps camps connected. A biting satire on tribal outrage, useful inventions, and ambition.
The Great Martian Maybe
The new Mars race promises prestige, science, and plenty of intriguing hints. Who benefits, what needs sterilizing, and will anyone actually find evidence of life?
Permission to Leave the Planet
Isar Aerospace reaches orbit, giving Bavaria a reason to cheer and Europe a reminder that rockets need ambition, engineering—and a manageable amount of paperwork.
Progress Has a Subscription Fee
Progress is not permanent: from Concorde and Apollo to ancient machines, human capabilities vanish when industries, skills and institutions stop sustaining them.
The Most Interesting Ship at Christmas Island
Ship 40’s tow to Christmas Island turns a remarkable Starship recovery into a witty story of engineering, espionage and high-stakes salvage in the Indian Ocean.