
Michael Foale says Mir saved by crew after Progress hit Spektr with 23 minutes left
The NASA astronaut recounts how a cost-cutting manual docking decision turned a spacecraft into a countdown.
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The NASA astronaut recounts how a cost-cutting manual docking decision turned a spacecraft into a countdown.

UC Riverside’s Jonathan Richardson and team correct heat-warping mirror distortions without new instrumentation tech.

The SCMP report shows state capital is reshaping “VC-style” funding across China’s frontier tech ecosystem.