Jeff Foust
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Blue Origin's timeline for today's NG-2 launch attempt (company graphic first posted on Twitter.)
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November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Blue Origin's timeline for today's NG-2 launch attempt (company graphic first posted on Twitter.)
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Good thing I didn’t park in the daily garage.
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Good thing I didn’t park in the daily garage.
Quite the battle royale here.
October 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Quite the battle royale here.
When you create a poll about lunar exploration and forget about the 1960s.
October 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
When you create a poll about lunar exploration and forget about the 1960s.
For the LC-3 ribbon-cutting ceremony at Wallops they activated the water deluge system on the pad and came perilously close to soaking the dignitaries.
August 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
For the LC-3 ribbon-cutting ceremony at Wallops they activated the water deluge system on the pad and came perilously close to soaking the dignitaries.
A view of Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 3 at Wallops ahead of today’s dedication ceremony.
August 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A view of Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 3 at Wallops ahead of today’s dedication ceremony.
Metro on a Monday afternoon.
August 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Metro on a Monday afternoon.
I don’t know if SpaceX really needs donuts to attract people to their rideshare update session at the Smallsat conference, but people appreciate it nonetheless.
August 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I don’t know if SpaceX really needs donuts to attract people to their rideshare update session at the Smallsat conference, but people appreciate it nonetheless.
Looking forward to this week’s Smallsat conference, now in Salt Lake City. But first things first: checking out the new Salt Lake Bees ballpark.
August 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Looking forward to this week’s Smallsat conference, now in Salt Lake City. But first things first: checking out the new Salt Lake Bees ballpark.
Firefly is perhaps the first company to celebrate going public by firing a rocket engine.
August 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Firefly is perhaps the first company to celebrate going public by firing a rocket engine.
The Capitol South Metro stop is carpeted ads from MIT. The value of research and education needs more advertising these days.
August 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Capitol South Metro stop is carpeted ads from MIT. The value of research and education needs more advertising these days.
For what it's worth, Rep. Luna's post on Twitter has been community noted.
August 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
For what it's worth, Rep. Luna's post on Twitter has been community noted.
That feeling when you're so excited about the new job you create a new Twitter account for it and write a long message, forgetting where it puts the "show more" break.
July 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
That feeling when you're so excited about the new job you create a new Twitter account for it and write a long message, forgetting where it puts the "show more" break.
The Space Force, apparently having solved the challenge of protected tactical satellite communications, is moving on to a much harder problem: tactical cat communications.
July 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Space Force, apparently having solved the challenge of protected tactical satellite communications, is moving on to a much harder problem: tactical cat communications.
The scene outside NASA HQ at this morning’s protest. A few dozen people… and one Pikachu.
June 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The scene outside NASA HQ at this morning’s protest. A few dozen people… and one Pikachu.
Congratulations to Skynopy for raising money for its time travel service.
June 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Congratulations to Skynopy for raising money for its time travel service.
Congrats to Tariq Malik of space.com for winning the NSS Space Pioneer award for media at the International Space Development Conference today.
June 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Congrats to Tariq Malik of space.com for winning the NSS Space Pioneer award for media at the International Space Development Conference today.
Astronauts are larger than life: ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski towers over ESA DG Josef Aschbacher and EU Commissioner Andrius Kubilius during a media event at #PAS25 this morning.
June 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Astronauts are larger than life: ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski towers over ESA DG Josef Aschbacher and EU Commissioner Andrius Kubilius during a media event at #PAS25 this morning.
Also, the budget proposal would cut NASA's civil service workforce by a third.
May 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Also, the budget proposal would cut NASA's civil service workforce by a third.
At the LSIC meeting this morning, Blue Origin released this new illustration of the transporter vehicle that will be used to transport propellants for the Blue Moon Mk2 HLS lander. Design has evolved since winning the HLS award 2 years ago, says Blue's John Couluris.
May 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
At the LSIC meeting this morning, Blue Origin released this new illustration of the transporter vehicle that will be used to transport propellants for the Blue Moon Mk2 HLS lander. Design has evolved since winning the HLS award 2 years ago, says Blue's John Couluris.
The FAA says that it has approved modifications to SpaceX's Starship launch license ahead of its next mission, Flight 9. However, SpaceX can't launch until either the FAA closes the Starship Flight 8 mishap investigation or makes a return to flight determination.
May 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The FAA says that it has approved modifications to SpaceX's Starship launch license ahead of its next mission, Flight 9. However, SpaceX can't launch until either the FAA closes the Starship Flight 8 mishap investigation or makes a return to flight determination.
The White House has released its top-level ("skinny") budget proposal for FY2026. For NASA, that includes previously reported deep science cuts, ending SLS and Orion after Artemis 3, and scaling back ISS operations.
May 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The White House has released its top-level ("skinny") budget proposal for FY2026. For NASA, that includes previously reported deep science cuts, ending SLS and Orion after Artemis 3, and scaling back ISS operations.
And while I’m in town for some Space Week events at MIT, found time to go to Fenway for the first time in years. (Mildly obstructed view, but a cheap ticket.)
April 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
And while I’m in town for some Space Week events at MIT, found time to go to Fenway for the first time in years. (Mildly obstructed view, but a cheap ticket.)
Nice views on a BWI-BOS flight yesterday afternoon.
April 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Nice views on a BWI-BOS flight yesterday afternoon.