The Race to Replace a Cracked Dam
Infrastructure 09 Aug 2023
The $160BN fireball: Inside the universe's most complex demolition job
NASA is set to crash the International Space Station (ISS) into the Pacific Ocean by 2030, ending its 25-year legacy in a fiery descent. A modified SpaceX Dragon will execute the $1BN deorbit plan, ensuring the $160BN station burns up before its remains splash down at Point Nemo. With aging infrastructure and rising maintenance risks, keeping the ISS operational is no longer viable. As the era of a single, massive space station ends, what comes next for humanity’s presence in orbit?
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Prison parody: did we leave you April Fooled?
We can reveal that tech-giant Apple is not in fact planning to build a ring-shaped “iPrison” in the Nevada desert. Sorry, if we had you!
Hungary's new natural history museum unveiled
Constructed with sustainably-sourced mass timber, the 23,000 square metre complex in Debrecen's Great Forest will consist of three overlapping landscaped ribbons.
China's vast new sports centre nears completion
Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, construction works at the Greater Bay Area Sports Centre are due to wrap-up in June 2025 ahead of China National Games in November.
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