All articles tagged with #titanium shell
A descent capsule from Kosmos 482, the 1972 Soviet Venus mission, re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 10 May 2025 after 53 years in orbit; radar tracked a re-entry window with no confirmed landing, and while analyses suggest the capsule's Venus-designed titanium shell could have survived re-entry and remained largely intact, there is no direct recovery or conclusive landing evidence.
A teardown of the iPhone 15 by iFixit reveals that while it can be opened from both the back and front, similar to the iPhone 14, the components now sit behind the screen instead of the back glass. This design decision makes battery replacements riskier as the screen needs to be removed. The iPhone 15 also features USB-C charging and a titanium shell, which iFixit questions due to its difficulty to work with and limited recycling options. The device's repairability is hindered by Apple's parts pairing policy, leading iFixit to give the iPhone 15 a repairability score of 4/10.