Clik here to view.
Clik here to view.
How did the Space Telescope Mirror End Up Flawed
This is very much not how I remember it being reported around the time of the repair mission. I'm sure that at the time it was incorrectly reported as being due to the effect of grinding the mirror...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How To Do A Hoverslam - Kerbal Space Program Doesn't Teach
YouTube description: If you're landing a rocket then waiting to the last minute slamming on the brakes actually saves fuel over slower, more considered approaches to landing.
View ArticleClik here to view.
What's going on inside the Hidroituango dam tunnels?
To set the scene here, the Hidroituango dam and power plant in Colombia are still under construction, but due to flooding thousands of people downstream have been evacuated and are living in emergency...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Freezing 200,000 Tons of Lethal Arsenic Dust
YouTube description: Giant Mine sits near Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Once it was a productive gold mine, but after the gold ran out, the mining company went bankrupt and left...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WTCR Race 1- Big crash in the streets of Vila Real Portugal
Every single car in the field crashed on the opening lap, very much like last year's incident at Macau. All but 7 cars were able to take the restart after a 2 hour delay. A few more were able to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jet Heat (2B) - Includes Midair Collision and Landing of #37
YouTube description: Jet Heat (2B) - Includes Midair Collision and Landing of #37 and #13 - 9-14-2018 Reno Air Races 2018 Credit to RARA https://airrace.org National Championship Air Races / Reno Air...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The History Guy: Fall from an SR-71
YouTube description: In 1966 an SR-71 "Blackbird" disintegrated at 78,000 feet. The pilot's first thought was "No one could live through what just happened. Therefore, I must be dead."
View ArticleClik here to view.
The History Guy: American Airlines Flight 96
YouTube description: Everything seemed normal on the second leg of American Airlines Fight 96, June 12, 1972. Captain Bryce McCormick sat back to take a sip of coffee and admire the view. Then,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Proton M rocket explosion July 2 2013 slow motion
YouTube description: The preliminary report of the investigation indicated that three of the first stage angular velocity sensors, responsible for yaw control, were installed in an incorrect...
View Article
