
Josh Dinner
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

SpaceX aims to launch Starship Flight 10 test flight on Aug. 24
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX is targeting Aug. 24 for the 10th Flight Test for its Starship rocket, following delays from a pad accident and May's failed mission.

Blue Origin's 2nd New Glenn rocket launch will fly twin NASA Mars probes to space on Sep. 29
By Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket will launch NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission no earlier than (NET) Sep. 29.

Canada's 1st commercial spaceport is officially under construction. When will it open for launches?
By Josh Dinner published
Canada's first commercial rocket launch is set for liftoff as early as the end of August as NordSpace begins building its new spaceport on the country's east coast.

Blue Origin pitches new 'Mars Telecommunications Orbiter' for Red Planet missions (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin has used its Blue Ring spacecraft platform to develop the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, which the company says could aid future NASA missions to the Red Planet.

Trump signs executive order to boost commercial space — and shift NASA's balance of power
By Josh Dinner published
The executive order directs multiple federal agencies to streamline launch licensing, fast-track spaceport construction and better support emerging in-space industries.

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.

NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft fuels up and moves closer to launch
By Josh Dinner published
NASA's Orion spacecraft for the crewed Artemis 2 mission to fly astronauts around the moon is all fueled up and going through final preparations to ready the vehicle for stacking with its SLS rocket.

NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon's south pole
By Josh Dinner published
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract to deliver a pair of rovers and three scientific instruments to the moon's south pole.

SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the ISS: Live updates
By Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.

US Space Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane launching Aug. 21 to test quantum sensor and laser-communications tech
By Josh Dinner published
The U.S. Space Force plans to launch the eighth mission of its mysterious X-37B space plane on Aug. 21 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The flight will study experimental technology in orbit.

'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston
By Josh Dinner published
The Smithsonian Institution says NASA relinquished full ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery, but Congress wants to force the vehicle's relocation.

Watch India and NASA launch the powerful NISAR Earth-observing satellite on July 30
By Josh Dinner published
India will launch the NISAR Earth-observing spacecraft, a joint effort of ISRO and NASA, on July 30, and you can watch the action live.

Blue Origin to fly AI-powered space surveillance sensor on 1st flight of Blue Ring spacecraft
By Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin has announced the payload for the first-ever flight of its Blue Ring spacecraft — Scout Space's Owl space domain awareness sensor.

'NASA is under attack.' Space agency employees and lawmakers protest mass layoffs, science cuts amid budget turmoil
By Josh Dinner published
They're telling everyone to "jump ship."

NASA workers plan 'Moon Day' protest on July 20 to oppose mass layoffs, budget cuts. 'This year has been an utter nightmare that has not stopped.'
By Josh Dinner published
Workers from within NASA will protest the space agency leadership's "preemptive over-compliance" of the White House's proposed budget, gutting science and eliminating jobs.

'Doghouse' days of summer — Boeing's Starliner won't fly again until 2026, and without astronauts aboard
By Josh Dinner published
NASA and Boeing are still working on the thruster issues that Starliner experienced on its first crewed flight last year, and the spacecraft's next mission will likely launch without astronauts.

NASA won't publish key climate change report online, citing 'no legal obligation' to do so
By Josh Dinner published
NASA will not host the U.S. government's primary climate assessment reports on its website after all, despite a White House claim that they would be available via the space agency.

Private Ax-4 astronauts splash down aboard SpaceX capsule to conclude ISS mission (video)
By Josh Dinner published
The four astronauts of Axiom Space's latest private mission have safely returned to Earth after more that two weeks aboard the International Space Station.

Private Ax-4 astronauts depart ISS after unexpected extended stay (video)
By Josh Dinner published
The four astronauts of Axiom Space's latest private mission have concluded their stay aboard the International Space Station.

NASA, SpaceX targeting July 31 for launch of Crew-11 astronaut mission to ISS
By Josh Dinner published
NASA and SpaceX are targeting July 31 for the launch of the four-astronaut Crew-11 mission, which will fly a mix of rookies and spaceflight veterans to the ISS.

Trump names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim NASA administrator
By Josh Dinner published
Trump abruptly announced the appointment of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy as acting NASA Administrator as the U.S. Senate reviews the space agency's proposed budget.

Private Ax-4 astronauts aboard ISS are filling their time with science, views of Earth and pierogis (video)
By Josh Dinner published
As the Axiom-4 mission approaches its two-week mark before returning to Earth, the private space mission crew discusses science and pierogis.

Can Canada get to orbit? Companies NordSpace and ProtoSpace hope to launch country's 1st space mission (exclusive)
By Josh Dinner published
Canada doesn't have a long history of rocket launches, but that may be about to change.

US Air Force cancels plans to build Starship landing pads on island bird sanctuary
By Josh Dinner published
The U.S. military is suspending its efforts to secure a small Pacific island as the test landing site for a new program using rockets to rapidly deliver cargo anywhere on Earth.
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