OSIRIS REX is set to launch from an Atlas V 411 in the next 24 hours, this configuration uses a single Solid rocket booster on the side which is a crazy concept if you're a seasoned KSP player. But there's technical reasons why this works, and design reason for why none of the Atlas V configurations use a symmetrical booster setup. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-o6BLBzsUA

My younger brother Stuart works with real life industrial laser hardware, primarily used for cutting stencils required for circuit board manufacturing. While I was in Scotland he demonstrated the power of this fully armed and operational laser beam! http://www.tannlin.com/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k64OAkMZEbo

Actually landing is going to be the hardest skill you have to learn, because you can't pause to think things through. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmbUelyCdQw

In 1991 NASA was still designing its Freedom space station, and with the recent opening up of the Soviet Union NASA began to investigate using the Soyuz as a return vehicle for the station. Due to complications resulting from Orbital mechanics this would require flying the Soyuz spacecraft *inside* the Space Shuttle payload bay. I have to give a lot of credit to David Portree who researched this in the past and made it easy for me to find the sources I needed. This is his original article from 2015: https://spaceflighthistory.blogspot.com/2015/03/international-space-nasas-1992-plan-to.html He also has a Patreon which is supporting him while he's between jobs, I'm a supporter because he's one of the best space historians out there : https://www.patreon.com/user?u=168347 Here's a few other references for those who are interested: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930018390.pdf http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat3/151975.pdf https://books.google.com/books?id=k05ThJo7GWoC&lpg=PA598 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxz7n4eVqSk