The Silbervogel: Nazi Germany's Insane Plan to Bomb New York From Space
In the 1940s, two engineers designed a rocket-powered spaceplane capable of crossing the Atlantic, dropping a bomb on Ne...
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Sokol Eshelon Explained: Russia's Airborne Laser That Wants to Blind Satellites
Russia's Sokol Eshelon program is one of the most unusual weapons projects still in active development anywhere in the w...
The Sonnengewehr: Nazi Germany's Orbital Sun Gun That Was Too Insane to Work
The Sonnengewehr, or Sun Gun, was a Nazi superweapon concept involving a giant space mirror designed to incinerate citie...
What Is the Boeing X-37B? The Military's Secret Spaceplane Explained
The Boeing X-37B is the U.S. military's reusable, unmanned spaceplane that spends months or years in orbit running class...
Why the Rules on Nuclear Weapons in Space Are Weaker Than Most People Think
The rules around nuclear weapons in space were written in 1967, but the world has changed significantly since then. Here...