1972 Soviet postage stamp commemorating the Mars 2 probe

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Mars For The Rest of Us — a weekly-or-more deep dive on the technical side of Mars exploration: rocket propulsion, microbiology, mission architecture, and everything in between. Written by Maciej Ceglowski.

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Jonathan Livingston Cellphone

This morning I heard a series of weird rhythmic squeaks on the elevated platform of the Q line subway.What kind of moron would pick such a nasty sound for a cellphone ring, I thought. Turned out it was a giant dirty seagull on the roof of a neighboring building. Brooklyn garbage-fed seagulls are amazing creatures.

1972 Soviet postage stamp commemorating the Mars 2 probe

worth a read

Mars For The Rest of Us — a weekly-or-more deep dive on the technical side of Mars exploration: rocket propulsion, microbiology, mission architecture, and everything in between. Written by Maciej Ceglowski.

Read it on Substack