William Harwood
@rocketksc.bsky.social
Full-time space reporter, based at the Kennedy Space Center, since 1984; first with UPI, now with CBS News, covering human space flight, planetary exploration, commercial space operations and general astronomy
Leaving the Kennedy Space Center today, got a nice view of a New Glenn first stage heading to the pad…
October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Leaving the Kennedy Space Center today, got a nice view of a New Glenn first stage heading to the pad…
New Shepard-36: The crew is now exiting the capsule
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
New Shepard-36: The crew is now exiting the capsule
New Shepard-36: Touchdown confirmed
October 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New Shepard-36: Touchdown confirmed
New Shepard-36: New Shepard main parachute deploy confirmed
October 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New Shepard-36: New Shepard main parachute deploy confirmed
New Shepard-36: Booster touchdown confirmed
October 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
New Shepard-36: Booster touchdown confirmed
New Shepard-36: 15 minutes to launch of the RSS First Step capsule
October 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
New Shepard-36: 15 minutes to launch of the RSS First Step capsule
New Shepard-36: The 6 passengers include businessman Jeff Elgin; Danna Karagussova of Kazakhstan; entrepreneur Aaron Newman; Vitalii Ostrovsky, a Ukrainian businessman and adventurer; Clint Kelly III, an electrical engineer making his 2nd New Shepard flight; and an unidentified passenger
October 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New Shepard-36: The 6 passengers include businessman Jeff Elgin; Danna Karagussova of Kazakhstan; entrepreneur Aaron Newman; Vitalii Ostrovsky, a Ukrainian businessman and adventurer; Clint Kelly III, an electrical engineer making his 2nd New Shepard flight; and an unidentified passenger
New Shepard-36: Blue Origin is preparing to launch 6 passengers aboard a New Shepard spacecraft on a sub-orbital flight to the edge of space and back; liftoff from the company's West Texas launch site is targeted for 9:40am EDT (1340 UTC); this will be Blue's 15th passenger flight to space
October 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New Shepard-36: Blue Origin is preparing to launch 6 passengers aboard a New Shepard spacecraft on a sub-orbital flight to the edge of space and back; liftoff from the company's West Texas launch site is targeted for 9:40am EDT (1340 UTC); this will be Blue's 15th passenger flight to space
F9/IMAP: 1st stage engine shutdown, stage separation, 2nd stage ignition confirmed
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
F9/IMAP: 1st stage engine shutdown, stage separation, 2nd stage ignition confirmed
F9/IMAP: LIFTOFF! At 7:30am EDT (1130 UTC)
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
F9/IMAP: LIFTOFF! At 7:30am EDT (1130 UTC)
F9/IMAP: Here's a pre-launch view of the three payloads launching today, shortly before their encapsulation in a Falcon 9 nose fairing
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
F9/IMAP: Here's a pre-launch view of the three payloads launching today, shortly before their encapsulation in a Falcon 9 nose fairing
F9/IMAP: SpaceX is fueling a Falcon 9 rocket for a dawn launch to carry three science probes into space to monitor the solar wind, solar storm development and Earth's extreme outer atmosphere; liftoff from KSC pad 39A is targeted for 7:30am EDT (1130 UTC)
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
F9/IMAP: SpaceX is fueling a Falcon 9 rocket for a dawn launch to carry three science probes into space to monitor the solar wind, solar storm development and Earth's extreme outer atmosphere; liftoff from KSC pad 39A is targeted for 7:30am EDT (1130 UTC)
New Shepard/NS-35: Capsule touchdown confirmed
September 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New Shepard/NS-35: Capsule touchdown confirmed
New Shepard/NS-35: The New Shepard capsule, meanwhile, has deployed its main parachutes
September 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New Shepard/NS-35: The New Shepard capsule, meanwhile, has deployed its main parachutes
New Shepard/NS-35: Booster landing confirmed
September 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New Shepard/NS-35: Booster landing confirmed
New Shepard/NS-35: The New Shepard reached a maximum altitude of 345,000 feet before arcing over and beginning its descent to Earth, preceded by the booster
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
New Shepard/NS-35: The New Shepard reached a maximum altitude of 345,000 feet before arcing over and beginning its descent to Earth, preceded by the booster
New Shepard/NS-35: After an on-time liftoff, the New Shepard capsule has separated from its booster and is now coasting up on a ballistic trajectory; the microgravity experiments on board are now experiencing about 3 minutes of weightlessness
September 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
New Shepard/NS-35: After an on-time liftoff, the New Shepard capsule has separated from its booster and is now coasting up on a ballistic trajectory; the microgravity experiments on board are now experiencing about 3 minutes of weightlessness
New Shepard/NS-35: Blue Origin is counting down to launch of its 35th sub-orbital New Shepard flight from the company's west Texas facility; liftoff is targeted for 9am EDT (1300 UTC); on board: more than 40 microgravity experiments
September 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
New Shepard/NS-35: Blue Origin is counting down to launch of its 35th sub-orbital New Shepard flight from the company's west Texas facility; liftoff is targeted for 9am EDT (1300 UTC); on board: more than 40 microgravity experiments
F9/Cygnus NG-23: Jonny Kim, operating the space station's robot arm, locked onto a grapple fixture at the base of the Cygnus XL cargo ship at 7:24am EDT (1124 UTC) as the two spacecraft were sailing 258 miles above central Africa, closing out an extended 4-day rendezvous
September 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
F9/Cygnus NG-23: Jonny Kim, operating the space station's robot arm, locked onto a grapple fixture at the base of the Cygnus XL cargo ship at 7:24am EDT (1124 UTC) as the two spacecraft were sailing 258 miles above central Africa, closing out an extended 4-day rendezvous
F9/Cygnus NG-23: The Cygnus XL is now inside 30 meters of the space station, moving toward a point where it will hold and await capture by the lab's robot arm
September 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
F9/Cygnus NG-23: The Cygnus XL is now inside 30 meters of the space station, moving toward a point where it will hold and await capture by the lab's robot arm
F9/Cygnus NG-23: Nice view as the Cygnus moves into orbital sunset
September 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
F9/Cygnus NG-23: Nice view as the Cygnus moves into orbital sunset
F9/Cygnus NG-23: Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo ship is closing in on the International Space Station, on track for a day-late capture by the lab's robot arm; the freighter's main engine has been working normally after a software update in the wake of two premature shutdowns Tuesday
September 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
F9/Cygnus NG-23: Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo ship is closing in on the International Space Station, on track for a day-late capture by the lab's robot arm; the freighter's main engine has been working normally after a software update in the wake of two premature shutdowns Tuesday
Progress MS-32/93P: Fly-around complete; the Progress is now station keeping while Russian flight controllers evaluate system status before the final push to docking
September 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Progress MS-32/93P: Fly-around complete; the Progress is now station keeping while Russian flight controllers evaluate system status before the final push to docking
Progress MS-32/93P: Fly-around mode initiated; the Progress is now lining up on the docking axis as the two spacecraft sail 260 miles above the Sahara Desert
September 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Progress MS-32/93P: Fly-around mode initiated; the Progress is now lining up on the docking axis as the two spacecraft sail 260 miles above the Sahara Desert
Progress MS-32/93P: A nice view of the approaching Progress; range to ISS is now less than 1 km
September 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Progress MS-32/93P: A nice view of the approaching Progress; range to ISS is now less than 1 km