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Verdict Toyohiro Akiyama's 1990 journey aboard Soyuz TM-11 was a groundbreaking, if imperfect, expedition that redefined access to space. As the first Japanese citizen, first commercially sponsored cosmonaut, and the
Ukraine's recent cruise missile strike on Russia's vital Progress Rocket Space Center demonstrates advanced long-range capabilities, hitting a critical military and civil space asset and potentially exacerbating Russia's rocket production shortages.
Verdict For anyone with even a passing interest in spaceflight, the Ars Technica collection of favorite rocket launch experiences is a captivating read. Marking a century since Robert Goddard's pioneering liquid-fueled
