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 ditches giant 'superpressure' balloon into Pacific Ocean after anomaly
By Josh Dinner published
A NASA scientific balloon flight was terminated Sunday (May 14) after the craft developed an irreparable leak about a day and a half into flight.
This snake robot could hunt alien life on icy moons like Saturn's Enceladus
By Josh Dinner published
Finding alien life just took a twist. A snake-shaped robot from NASA aims to climb the crumpled terrain of icy moons like Enceladus to search out microbes.
Israeli startup WeSpace aims to launch robotic 'moon hopper' by 2026
By Josh Dinner published
WeSpace wants to get in on the ground floor of the lunar economy by providing access to unexplored regions of the moon.
NASA may shift New Horizons Pluto probe to sun-studying mission
By Josh Dinner published
The future of NASA's New Horizons Pluto probe is uncertain following debates at NASA over how best to use the spacecraft.
Rocket Lab launches 2 NASA satellites to study tropical storms and hurricanes like never before
By Josh Dinner published
Rocket Lab just launched a pair of storm-hunting cubesats toward orbit, the first of two missions it will fly for NASA's TROPICS constellation.
Artemis 2 will use lasers to beam high-definition footage from the moon (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Watch NASA explain how the Orion Artemis 2 Optical Communications System (O2O) will enable the first high-speed transmission of images and video from the moon.
Visit the edge of space in style with new luxury balloon tourism startup
By Josh Dinner published
A French startup is offering elegant high-altitude balloon flights to the stratosphere that include fine dining for a ticket price of $132,000 per person.
'Climate crisis poses an existential threat' VP Harris says as US teams with South Korea on space projects
By Josh Dinner published
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris vowed further cooperation in space during a visit to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
NASA squeezed oxygen from mock moon dust. It could help astronauts breathe easy one day.
By Josh Dinner published
Researchers at NASA's Johnson Space Center have successfully harvested oxygen from simulated lunar soil using a special high-temperature reactor.
China just might add a helicopter and 6-legged robot to Mars sample-return mission
By Josh Dinner published
New details are emerging about China's upcoming Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission that include a possible helicopter drone and six-legged robotic rover.
NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting satellite celebrates 5 years in space
By Josh Dinner published
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, is now in its fifth year scanning the sky for new worlds.
Rocket Lab to launch 2 missions for NASA hurricane-watching constellation
By Josh Dinner published
Rocket Lab is preparing to launch four tiny NASA hurricane-studying satellites across two missions from the company's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.
NASA updates schedule for astronaut flights to space station through 2024
By Josh Dinner published
NASA is nailing down its calendar with Boeing and SpaceX, laying out who will fly astronauts to the International Space Station when.
US updates asteroid-defense strategy
By Josh Dinner published
The U.S. government has published an updated action plan for how to deal with potentially dangerous asteroids.
SpaceX launches world's 1st 5G satellite to bring global connectivity to Internet of Things
By Josh Dinner published
The Sateliot "GroundBreaker" is the first of a constellation of over 250 spacecraft designed to communicate with terrestrial 5G cell towers and fill gaps in data networks worldwide.
Watch NASA assemble the massive Artemis 2 rocket that will take humans back to the moon (video)
By Josh Dinner published
In a video shared by NASA, the Space Launch System core stage rocket for Artemis 2 can be seen undergoing assembly at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
Space station astronauts get Earth Day call from Post Malone (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Rapper Post Malone asked NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg about they joys of seeing our beautiful but fragile planet from above.
SpaceX celebrated Starship's 1st launch. Some locals called it 'truly terrifying'
By Josh Dinner published
The launch of SpaceX's Starship sent dust and debris hurtling through the air, creating concerns for residents in the vicinity of the company's Starbase facility.
SpaceX, ULA could launch missions for Europe while it waits for its next-generation rocket: report
By Josh Dinner published
Delays in Europe's next-generation launch vehicle, the Ariane 6, are causing the European Commission to seek alternatives for the countries' access to orbit.
Next-generation satellite network could connect Earth with bases on moon's far side
By Josh Dinner published
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has launched a new subsidiary called Crescent Space Services after NASA issued a call for a commercial lunar communications network.
Watch SpaceX Starship evolve and explode on the way to its 1st space launch (video)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX shared a video that charts the journey its massive Starship rocket has taken to get to the launch pad ahead of its first orbital flight test.
Meteorite hunt! Museum offers $25k reward for fragment of Maine space rock
By Josh Dinner published
The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel is offering a hefty reward for anyone who can produce a significant fragment of a fallen meteorite.
Vice President Harris congratulates Artemis 2 astronauts (video)
By Josh Dinner published
The newly selected Artemis 2 astronauts have been in the spotlight over the past week — and that now includes a call with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.
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