Why 2021 was the weirdest year in space

Was 2021 the kookiest year ever in space? With leaky toilets, ships exploding on the pad, rockets falling from the sky, and Captain Kirk taking a ride up the gravity well, Gizmodo says yes.

With space stations performing impromptu backflips, rockets careening out of control, billionaires going into space like they just don't care, and space junk threatening to cause disaster nearly every week, 2021 will go down as one of the more memorable years in space.