Duct Tape and Determination: Ed Smylie’s Apollo 13 Heroics

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Ed Smylie, NASA engineer who improvised a duct-tape CO2 scrubber to save Apollo, honored for quick thinking, grit, and American ingenuity.

The Hadamard Code: From Mars to Single-Pixel Cameras

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Hadamard code: the error-correcting math that saved Mariner’s Mars images and now powers single-pixel cameras and advanced imaging.

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Noise shapes science and life — from electronics to the cosmos. Embrace its chaos: a source of limits, data, and unexpected insight.

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Boeing Starliner delays left astronauts on ISS; SpaceX Crew Dragon stepped in to bring them home – political drama, crew relief.