A thump. A Soyuz capsule collides with the International Space Station (ISS) when trying to dock. Mission failed. “Wow,” exclaims Timo Bernhard, staring at the joystick in his hand, “this is complicated”. It’s game over. Luckily, the driver from Saarland has only crashed during a simulation; both the real capsule and the ISS remain unscathed. “Compared with driving a car, you have to be more careful and more alert when flying a spacecraft,” admits the two-time Le Mans champion,…
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