Josh Dinner is the Staff Writer for Spaceflight at Space.com. He is a writer and photographer with a passion for science and space exploration, and has been working the space beat since 2016. Josh has covered the evolution of NASA's commercial spaceflight partnerships and crewed missions from the Space Coast, as well as NASA science missions and more. He also enjoys building 1:144-scale model rockets and human-flown spacecraft. Find some of Josh's launch photography on Instagram and his website, and follow him on X, where he mostly posts in haiku.
Latest articles by Josh Dinner

Blue Origin fires up powerful New Glenn rocket ahead of NASA Mars mission launch (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket has successfully completed a static fire test ahead of launching NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars.

NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
By Josh Dinner last updated
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of private Griffin moon lander delayed to 2026
By Josh Dinner published
The mission had previously targeted a launch at the end of 2025.

Space shuttle Discovery fight continues as Texas senators rope Department of Justice into their tug-of-war with Smithsonian
By Josh Dinner published
Things seem to be escalating quickly…

The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas
By Josh Dinner published
"You'd be doing irreparable damage."

NASA stacks Artemis 2 moon mission's Orion capsule atop SLS rocket ahead of 2026 launch
By Josh Dinner published
The Artemis 2 SLS rocket that will launch the next astronauts around the moon is all put together inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.

NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated
NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.

Watch SpaceX's Super Heavy Starship booster hover in mid-air before plunging into the sea (video)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX video from Starship's Oct. 13 launch shows the rocket's Super Heavy booster hovering over the gulf before its dive into the deep.

Watch a charred SpaceX Starship land in the ocean after acing Flight Test 11 (video)
By Josh Dinner published
New SpaceX footage from Starship Flight 11 shows the final moments of Oct. 13 mission, which ended with a picture-perfect splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

SpaceX Starship Flight 11 launch: Live updates
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.

Blast off with the 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli for World Space Week on Arm and Hammer's Baking Soda Rocket Day
By Josh Dinner published
Join 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli to help Arm and Hammer celebrate Baking Soda Rocket Day with 14,000 nationwide.

Not all alphas: Mars crews should be a mix of personality types, study suggests
By Josh Dinner published
A new study indicates that crews with a wider range of personalities perform better under pressure, possibly informing how NASA selects and trains its astronauts for future missions to Mars.

Bill Nye and the Planetary Society hold 'Save NASA Science' day of action on Capitol Hill
By Josh Dinner published
"When it comes to exploration, there is no private option."

NASA's Juno probe orbiting Jupiter may have come to an end, but no one can confirm
By Josh Dinner published
The U.S. government shut down the same day Juno's last mission extension expired, putting the status of the mission in limbo.

NASA closes doors to 15,000 employees as US government shutdown begins
By Josh Dinner published
Over 80% of NASA's workforce is being told to stay home during the government shutdown.

How would a government shutdown affect NASA?
By Josh Dinner published
International Space Station astronauts can breathe easy — other NASA missions not so much.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch paints glowing 'jellyfish' across Western US skies (photos, video)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX's Falcon 9 lit up the evening sky Sept. 28, when the expanding 'jellyfish' plume from the rocket's ascent could be seen for hundreds of miles.

After almost 20 years helping to operate rovers on Mars, NASA geologist and astronaut candidate Lauren Edgar says stepping foot on the Red Planet 'would be a dream'
By Josh Dinner published
Edgar once designed science experiments for astronauts to perform. Now she'll be the astronaut performing them.

Blue Origin now targeting mid-October for launch of twin NASA Mars probes on 2nd-ever New Glenn rocket
By Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket is taking steps toward the launchpad to fly NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission, now lifting off no earlier than (NET) mid-October.

NASA unveils 10 new astronauts for missions to the moon — and maybe Mars
By Josh Dinner published
NASA revealed the members of its 2025 astronaut class, the 24th group in the agency's history — some of whom may be among the first people to set foot on Mars.

'If it's possible, it must be done': Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has his eyes on missions to Mars and Venus
By Josh Dinner published
Space company Rocket Lab wants to bring NASA's Perseverance rover samples back from Mars.

Artemis 2 astronauts will double as human science experiments on their trip around the moon
By Josh Dinner published
Artemis 2 astronauts will be the subjects of nearly as many experiments as they'll be performing during their trip around the moon.
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