The expected lifespan for the modules was fifteen years. Almost all of them are at least a decade over that by now.

Astronaut time is very expensive, so as much of the internal equipment as possible in all the modules was installed before launch. The actual hull of a module is mostly obscured by the equipment installed inside it and trying to remove it to check behind would be a very long and involved process, and in many cases impossible. A lot of the gear is also too big to fit through internal hatches so trying to get it out of the way if it can be moved is challenging.

Another use for an on board battery pack is for pulling away from stations. That takes a serious amperage compared to running at a constant speed between stations. There was a line in the UK (since upgraded) where only two relatively short trains were allowed to be on a 60 mile stretch of track at any one time because if you added a third it wouldn't be able to restart after the first station stop.

Made in China and shipped on vessels registered under flags of convenience, same as the last 20+ years.

And from the 1950s, the Fairey Rotodyne was a very similar craft.

The bits landed up in the sea north of Anguilla, there's video of it re-entering taken from Puerto Rico.

18 months ago we put my mothers flat on the market. Estate agent (who was our next door neighbour growing up) did a flat rate fee of £1800, discounted from £3000, on a £150,000 asking price so effectively 2% dropped to 1.2%. There was a payment to solicitors for the legal work when it sold that I can't fnd, but it was in the region of a few hundred only.

The USA claims global jurisdiction over its citizens and corporations so SpaceX would still require an FAA licence to launch, as well as satisfying whatever oversight bodies Australia has.

The two times this hasn't been the case.

Don't forget Starliner, now due to take its first flight with crew sometime next year after a 1B+ over-run.

in the Sun, Times, Daily Mail, Daily Express and Spectator.

So two Murdoch owned publications, two that WikiPedia won't allow to be used for references due to inaccuracies and a magazine that once had Boris Johnson as its editor. Can't think why they'd be keen to push a deniers rant...

It was probably raining, England in March after all. And this is Cambridge so uphill takes careful measurment to detect...

Plastic? Luxury! 6 months ago I had two HDDs delivered in a paper sack. Which was torn. The only other packaging was the anti-static bags. (Amazon UK)

It's been chucking it down with rain here in the UK, and cool enough to think seriously about wearing a coat if you have to go out.

The generators tend to clog up. To your average lumps of seaweed and shellfish the structure looks like a nice handy rock with a decent current bringing plenty of food within reach.

Teach a man to fish and his wife will blame you because he's never around to do all the chores she's got lined up for him and he's spent the housekeeping money on a new rod again.