Nice article. Well written and economical.

It means that JSDAF asked to purchase a number of Raptors from the US, but the foreign sale was not approved, hence the need to develop a domestic variation of it.

yup pretty much it just means smaller radar cross section than an object with the same size usually has

You mean Gundam style?

I’m confused. Why aren’t they showing it in transformed Gundam mode?

This cannot be up in space soon enough. I want pictures of exoplanets and spectrometer analysis of their atmospheres!

That mirror is so insanely perfect, my brain didn’t see it at first. I was attempting to interpret the picture, but at no point did my brain say, “Hey, that’s a reflection and the mirror you are looking for is right fucking there.” Good lord I can’t wait for this thing to start collecting star shine. Bravo NASA!

I made the mistake of listening to the capsule comms just prior to and during the fire.

From this day forward, Flight Control will be known by two words: ‘Tough’ and ‘Competent.’ Tough means we are forever accountable for what we do or what we fail to do. We will never again compromise our responsibilities. Every time we walk into Mission Control we will know what we stand for. Competent means we will…

Something about that top pic of the three of them just makes them feel so...visceral.

As tragic as the Apollo 1 fire was, Is anyone else impressed that we got all the way to the Apollo program before any american died on a rocket?

During his [Grissom’s] inaugural flight, both his capsule and spacesuit flooded with seawater after splashdown.

For the one or two people who haven’t watched it; Episode 2 of ‘From the Earth to the Moon’ is an excellent dramatisation of the fire and the NASA investigation which uncovered any number of problems with the organisation and North American Aviation’s quality control and failure to follow strict rules on the use of…

One of my prize possessions is a framed card from NASA, with a NASA patch in the center, and the signatures of several astronauts, including Grissom, White and Chaffee.

Is phrasing still a thing? Let’s make it a thing again.

I’m totally having one of those, “Think one thing, write another.” days. That’s a really bad thing when you work as a writer! Thanks for pointing out the, “Drrrrr...” moment; fixed to what it was supposed to be now.

Shhh, you’re reading ahead in “Everybody Dies” week for space history!

“Today was supposed to mark the first day of human flights for the Apollo program.”

Hail and farewell to all those brave souls who ventured through the sky

Flint’s water infrastructure is very old and contains lead pipe in addition to ductile and cast iron pipe. The lead got into the system by leaching from the lead pipes. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/20…

“Right now, Virgin Galactic, the only active tenant in the facility”