Daily Archives: Mar 17, 2026

James Thompson

Farewell to the ISS: 2026 Begins Commercial Stations Era

The International Space Station is still busy, still productive, and still crowded with cargo and crew traffic. But its role as humanity’s default home in low Earth orbit is already being redesigned this time around contracts, service-level agreements, and customers who are not all government astronauts. That shift is set...
Charles Mitchell

The Weirdest CES 2026 Tech Worth Actually Understanding

CES has always been a stage for prototypes and practical tools dressed up as spectacle. In 2026, the weirdness feels less like novelty for novelty’s sake and more like a preview of where sensors, AI, and materials are heading when they’re pushed into everyday objects. The show floor’s strangest demos...
Charles Mitchell

Night Stalkers’ Playbook: How Caracas Insertions Get Done

Four aircraft types sit at the core of how the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) moves assault forces into places where speed, darkness, and tight landing geometry matter more than raw numbers. The regiment’s reputation rests on an ecosystem: small helicopters that can “stick” a landing...