These are complicated days, and it's unclear what or who's in control...

From the Apollo Operations Handbook Block II Spacecraft (October 15, 1969). This is a truly complicated user interface. P/C NASA

Between the drama of the US election, the issues with COVID-19, various economic issues, wildfires in California, and yet-another hurricane about to land in Louisiana, the next couple of weeks are going to be busy.

So I'm declaring a two-week mini-holiday from SRS Challenges.

But don't look away.

Over the next two weeks we won't have our usual Challenge + Answer, but I'll be writing up a couple of posts and making a couple of videos that don't quite fit into the normal SRS narrative. In most cases, these are things I've wanted to write about, but didn't quite have the time. I think you'll enjoy these posts--I hope they appeal to your SRS curiosity.

And, of course, if you have something that you'd like me to write about, please leave me a note in the blog comments below or email me directly.

See you online in some new posts!

Search on.