Friday, October 03, 2025
"Fireworks were spitting on the spaceship." Astronaut Chris Hadfield let the words hang as the room sat in darkness. On the twin screens flanking the stage, video from his space missions flickered, holding 250 people at the BMO Centre in Calgary in total silence. What looked like glitter outside the International Space Station was liquid ammonia, the coolant that kept the entire station from overheating. If the leak continued, the $150-billion laboratory would be lost. |
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