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The most difficult phase of the Space Shuttles mission comes last. During Re-Entry the spacecraft had to endure searing 1650 degree temperatures before transitioning to aerodynamic flight.

SpaceX successfully reached space with IFT-3 of Starship. What does that mean for the space industry?

The Kuwait oil fires, ignited during the Gulf War in 1991, were one of history's largest environmental disasters. Around 700 oil wells were set ablaze, spewing thick smoke for months. An unprecedented international firefighting effort eventually extinguished the fires by November 1991, but not before causing extensive environmental damage and air pollution.

We visited Firefly's headquarters to get an inside look at their preparations to land on the moon early next year.