This was for the first manned Apollo mission. It was the first created–serial number one. Even if it was not flown, the serial number one makes it the first Robbins medal. But it was flown, and flown by Wally Schirra. Wow. The astronauts had to buy these, and they were government...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, DECEMBER 11, 1972, APOLLO 17 ASTRONAUTS BECOME LAST HUMANS TO WALK ON THE MOON The Earth's core comprises two distinct regions: the solid inner core and the molten outer core. The inner core, spanning about 760 miles in diameter, primarily consists of iron and ...
I don’t see this as a Russian issue but a man in space issue. We have been living in a near vacuum on the ISS now for only a few decades. Hardware ages, things will break and fail. Bad design and engineering will be exposed. Each incident is a learning opportu...