Space bytes

Notable space-related items I have seen on-line over the last couple of weeks;

• Assorted video footage of what appears to be a meteor disintegrating over South Africa


• Soviet Star Wars programs, in this month's issue of Air&Space/Smithsonian (article provides more detail on a Soviet orbital laser, that I touched on in a post a couple of years ago).


• Two articles about the 'Shuttle Jr' (X-37) that appears to be finally heading into orbit as a technology demonstrator. One article on SpaceFlightNow, and the 2nd article is also in this month's Air&Space/Smithsonian.