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
NASA has more than twice the asteroid Bennu samples it could have hoped for from OSIRIS-REx probe
By Josh Dinner published
After months of waiting, NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return container is unlocked — and the space agency has weighed the total Bennu sample.
'We have doubled the number of nationalities aboard' ISS as all-European SpaceX Ax-3 astronauts dock at space station
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom arrived at the ISS early Saturday morning (Jan. 20) with the four astronauts of the private Ax-3 mission to begin a two-week mission aboard.
SpaceX launches private Ax-3 mission to ISS, 1st Turkish astronaut on board
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (Jan. 18), sending four people, including Turkey's first astronaut, toward the ISS.
Meet the 4 astronauts of SpaceX's Ax-3 launch for Axiom Space
By Josh Dinner published
An international crew of four private astronauts are launching on Axiom Space's third mission to the International Space Station.
ULA's Vulcan rocket launches private US moon lander, 1st since Apollo, and human remains in debut flight
By Josh Dinner published
ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket launched on its first-ever mission this morning (Jan. 8), sending the private Peregrine lander toward the moon.
The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2023
By Josh Dinner published
Last year was a very busy one in the final frontier. Here's a rundown of some highlights, from Starship's debut to NASA's first asteroid sample-return.
Watch SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launch a secretive X-37B military space plane today after delays
By Josh Dinner last updated
The U.S. Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is poised to launch Dec. 28 atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, and you can likely watch it live when the time comes.
NASA's Voyager 1 probe in interstellar space can't phone home (again) due to glitch
By Josh Dinner published
Right now, the only data the probe is sending back to Earth is binary gobbledygook.
NASA astronaut spins the dreidel for Hanukkah aboard International Space Station (video)
By Josh Dinner published
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli celebrated the first night of Hanukkah aboard the International Space Station with a felt menorah and video of a spinning dreidel in microgravity.
ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket's 1st launch delayed to January 2024
By Josh Dinner published
A glitch with a dress rehearsal will push off Vulcan Centaur's 1st launch to the beginning of 2024, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno said.
DARPA-funded 'Inchworm' robots could help us build moon bases. Here's how
By Josh Dinner published
A maneuverable robot from Japan-based startup GITAI has made the list of technologies chosen for a lunar infrastructure development study from DARPA.
U.S. Space Force delays launch of secretive X-37B space plane
By Josh Dinner published
The secretive spacecraft is likely launching farther than ever before.
Watch Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket fire its engines in new timelapse video
By Josh Dinner published
A newly released video from the European Space Agency highlights a recent wet dress rehearsal for the space agency's new heavy-lift launch vehicle, and its 7-minute hot fire engine test.
Rocket Lab aims for Dec. 13 Electron launch, 1st since failure in September
By Josh Dinner published
Rocket Lab is gearing up for the 42nd launch of its Electron rocket, which has been grounded since a malfunction led to the loss of a payload during a mission in September.
The Mars helicopter Ingenuity is an amazing success. NASA's already testing tech for the next generation (video)
By Josh Dinner published
While NASA tested new Mars helicopter technology on Earth, Ingenuity was breaking records flying across the Martian surface.
This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for Starship. Yes, really (op-ed)
By Josh Dinner published
Starship is uniting people under the hopeful vision of spaceflight's future. Getting to see it launch in person was an incredible experience.
SpaceX Starship megarocket launches on 2nd-ever test flight, explodes in 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' (video)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX's next-generation Starship megarocket launched on its second-ever test flight today (Nov. 18), but exploded in a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly.'
These SpaceX fans say they'll stay after 1-day Starship launch delay to Saturday
By Josh Dinner published
Travelers from near and far aren't letting the launch delay deprive them of their chance to see the world's largest rocket — Starship — take flight.
Virgin Galactic set to launch Galactic 05 mission with research duo today (Nov. 2)
By Josh Dinner last updated
The flight will mark half a year of consistent monthly launches for the spaceflight company.
Virgin Galactic astronaut Kellie Gerardi is ready for broader access to space
By Josh Dinner published
Just days before her first spaceflight, Kellie Gerardi talks about the importance of microgravity research and making the final frontier more accessible for all.
Meet the crew of Virgin Galactic's 5th commercial spaceflight launching on Nov. 2
By Josh Dinner published
Virgin Galactic's 5th commercial mission is a research-focused flight to space that features some familiar faces.
SpaceX to launch final piece of NASA's 1st two-way laser communications relay
By Josh Dinner published
NASA's ILLUMA-T demonstration terminal is set to launch to the International Space Station to complete the space agency's first two-way laser communication relay system.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches NASA's Psyche probe to bizarre metal asteroid (video)
By Josh Dinner published
NASA's Psyche mission launched Friday (Oct. 13) on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, and is now bound for the largest metal asteroid in our solar system.
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