Josh Dinner
Josh Dinner is Space.com's Content Manager. 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, from early Dragon and Cygnus cargo missions to the ongoing development and launches of crewed missions from the Space Coast, as well as NASA science missions and more. He also enjoys building 1:144 scale models of rockets and human-flown spacecraft. Find some of Josh's launch photography on Instagram and his website, and follow him on Twitter, where he mostly posts in haiku.
Latest articles by Josh Dinner

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner 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.

New record coming? 5 rockets scheduled to launch in next 24 hours
By Josh Dinner published
If all five of today's (Feb. 4) planned space missions get off the ground on time, it will break the record for most rockets launched in a 24-hour period.

Private Blue Ghost moon lander sees gorgeous lunar eclipse from Earth orbit (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Firefly Aerospace's "little lander" has captured the littlest lunar eclipse in a breathtaking video captured from Earth orbit.

Watch Earth and space in 4K with Sen's new 24/7 livestream from the ISS (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Space streaming company Sen is now broadcasting live views of Earth and space from the International Space Station (ISS) in 4K HD.

SpaceX and Vast want ideas for science experiments on Dragon spacecraft and Haven-1 space station
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX and Vast Space are looking for research ideas to fly aboard Vast's new Haven-1 space station launching later this year.

Watch NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore perform spacewalk outside the ISS today (video)
By Josh Dinner published
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to begin U.S. Spacewalk 92 early Jan. 30.

Trump orders interim NASA chief to end DEI initiatives
By Josh Dinner last updated
NASA employees received a memo from acting agency administrator Janet Petro, Wednesday, mandating the closure of all diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives and contracts.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on 1st flight (video)
By Brett Tingley, Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket reached orbit on its first-ever flight early this morning (Jan. 16).

SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers to the moon (video, photos)
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched lunar landers for Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early this morning (Jan. 15).

Here's what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander
By Josh Dinner published
NASA is sending a suite of science and technology demonstrations on Firefly Aerospace's Ghost Riders in the Sky mission to the surface of the moon.

SpaceX will launch 2 private lunar landers this week, kicking off busy year for moon missions
By Josh Dinner published
Lunar landers from Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace will lift off atop the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week, kicking off a busy year of moon missions.

24 amazing space images from 2024
By Josh Dinner published
Space.com's 24 space images of 2024! The most awe-inspiring space photos of the year from our Space Images of the Day.

SpaceX will launch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander to the moon in mid-January with these 10 NASA payloads
By Josh Dinner published
NASA and SpaceX are targeting mid-January for the launch of Firefly Aerospace's Ghost Riders in the Sky mission to the lunar surface.

Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth in March 2025 after new NASA, SpaceX delay
By Josh Dinner published
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will stay in space an extra month, until March 2025, giving SpaceX more time to complete a new Crew Dragon capsule.

SpaceX’s 31st Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth with splashdown off Florida coast
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX's 31st robotic Dragon cargo capsule splashed down off the Florida coast today (Dec. 17), a day after undocking from the International Space Station.

Watch SpaceX Starship test fire engines ahead of flight 7 launch (video)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX fired up its next Starship for an engine test before the rocket's next launch to space.

SpaceX rolls 7th Starship spacecraft out for testing ahead of next launch (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX has readied its next Starship vehicle for testing ahead of the megarocket's 7th test flight.

Fireball! Brilliant meteor streaks across Indiana’s early-morning sky (videos)
By Josh Dinner published
A fireball lit up the skies over Indiana early Tuesday morning (Dec. 10), illuminating the cloud cover as it burned through the atmosphere.

Dramatic changes on Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter revealed in 10 years of Hubble Telescope images (video)
By Josh Dinner published
The space agency has learned a lot over 10 years observing the weather of our solar system's outer planets.

Japanese company ispace plans to land helium-3 mining missions on the moon
By Josh Dinner published
Japanese company ispace signs agreement with Magna Petra for lunar collaboration and resource mining on future missions to the moon.

Watch the sun rise on SpaceX's Crew Dragon as the Milky Way fades into darkness in mesmerizing ISS video
By Josh Dinner published
A new video from the International Space Station shows SpaceX's Crew Dragon alongside the Milky Way, as the bright sun rises on the spacecraft's face.

Europe's Vega-C rocket launches Earth-observation satellite on 1st liftoff since 2022 failure (video)
By Josh Dinner last updated
Europe's Vega-C rocket successfully launched the Sentinel-1C Earth-observation satellite today (Dec. 5), bouncing back from a 2022 failure.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Sirius XM radio satellite (video)
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX launched SiriusXM's newest satellite, the SXM-9, adding the spacecraft to the company's digital radio broadcasting fleet.
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