Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Short Takes – 10-18-23

Israeli tanks add drone protection cages, a lesson from Ukraine war. WashingtonPost.com article. Pull quote: ““An interesting question is whether these structures will become standard for armored vehicles in conflict,” Cancian said. “The United States has not equipped its tanks with cages, but this may be a lesson armies need to learn the hard way.””

India plans manned Moon mission, space station. PhysOrg.com article. Pull quote: “The three-day mission, expected to take place next year, aims to send a three-member crew into Earth's orbit at a cost of about $1.08 billion, according to ISRO.”

SpaceX launch today would equal Space Coast record for the year. Phys.org article. Pull quote: “The pace between launches has picked up as well, with only an eight hour and 42 minute gap between the Psyche launch that happened Friday morning and a Starlink launch on Friday evening.” Commercial space launches are becoming routine.

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