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 astronauts Suni Williams (left) and Butch Wilmore, who flew to the International Space Station on Boeing's Starliner capsule in June 2024, discuss their mission during a press conference from the ISS on Sept. 13.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eNaW8UkcKBGnouyqvBzHG9-320-80.jpg)
Boeing Starliner astronauts on the ISS set the story straight: 'We don't feel stranded'
By Josh Dinner published
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore say they aren't stranded aboard the space station. They'll be happy to come home but sad when their spaceflight journey comes to an end.
![fiery smoke rises from below as a tall chrome cylinder stands next to a tower](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R2nY6xtU7BNeUznHnR5NNC-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX test-fires Starship megarocket and Super Heavy booster ahead of next launch (video, photos)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX fired up its next Starship and booster for an engine test before the rocket's upcoming launch to space.
![two white spacecraft are seen docked at different orientations on a space station, floating above Earth.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkMcQRJtmBgNJ9A2HpaKEF-320-80.jpg)
NASA moves up return date for Boeing Starliner astronauts after swapping SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
By Josh Dinner published
NASA will return Starliner astronauts to Earth early along with their Crew-9 companions, after deciding to swap Crew-10 spacecraft to launch the SpaceX mission sooner.
![a white nasa flag waves in front of a rainbow pride flag](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gKV5tesca5m6GptXLPZav5-320-80.jpg)
NASA allegedly orders employees to purge workspaces of LGBTQI+ symbols: Report
By Josh Dinner published
Employees at NASA's Washington D.C. headquarters have reportedly been barred from displaying Pride symbols in their personal work areas.
![a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xbHtcdhwi8hRvXYVtZNbbh-320-80.jpg)
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.
![the international space station hovers above an american football field. They are the same size.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8oZJDh39ht4DgqhE8Rbppe-320-80.jpg)
NASA will beam Super Bowl LIX to orbit for astronauts aboard the International Space Station
By Josh Dinner published
The Super Bowl is one of the most-watched sporting events across the world (for Americans), and there's a chance for astronauts living aboard the International Space Station to catch the big game.
![a white cylindrical vessel with conical top is mounted to stand on a test area, surrounded by railed scaffolding.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3yNxSCL8i4XytqNW7JGux3-320-80.png)
Vast Space now aims for 2026 launch of Haven-1 space station after key milestone (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
With primary structure qualification tests complete on its pathfinder module, Vast Space has updated the timeline for the launch of its Haven-1 commercial space station.
![five rockets compiled side by side all launching](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZYGPjKcNfhYPkmnUusXZQa-320-80.jpg)
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.
![the dark, flat refelctive panels of a space craft line the foreground, with gold-foil wrapped copmonents sticking out in the middle. Behind, the blue round Earth in teh black of space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JYNfW8n5c8Ar8i57Y5q4zL-320-80.jpg)
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.
![The bulbous blue orb of Earth rises from below. On the left, a white spacecraft.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ndg2z6YZD9YyNZAi6z57R4-320-80.gif)
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.
![Artist's illustration of a SpaceX Dragon capsule approaching and docking with Vast Space's planned Haven-1 orbiting outpost.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gzAJM2pkBFPmThqQCWTQnW-320-80.gif)
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.
![an astronaut in a white spacesuit works outside a space station opposite a space capsule](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FHyXawTKkLDsLMBtoaekD3-320-80.jpg)
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.
![An oversized NASA logo is prepared for installation on the front of a hangar at NASA's Lewis Research Center (today, NASA Glenn) in 1962.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JRuk8EcX4izfdrQ6fzHUde-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:03 a.m. EST on Jan. 16, 2025.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ozoFtNbBJTmP8RGterkkWC-320-80.jpg)
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).
![A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Blue Ghost and Resilience moon landers from Florida's Space Coast on Jan. 15, 2025.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aQgGnxtFeSEH8DZ5GSzUfN-320-80.jpg)
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).
![a gold-foiled fixed-leg lander probe stands on a grey semi rocky surface beneath a black sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RW9nT5ktjYDeN8CiSmhEBK-320-80.jpg)
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.
![A still image from tracking cam footage of SpaceX's July 22, 2022, Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7fxHx3iNcg9A6j3PG7vVJo-320-80.jpg)
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.
![SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 Super Heavy booster approaches its launch tower for the first-ever landing and capture at the pad after launching on a suborbital test flight from Starbase in South Texas on Oct. 13, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3wSVbqxH8udGsGkpjFFkCT-320-80.jpg)
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.
![a gold-foiled fixed-leg lander probe stands on a grey semi rocky surface beneath a black sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RW9nT5ktjYDeN8CiSmhEBK-320-80.jpg)
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.
![An image of a white spacecraft over a blue portion of earth, seen through a curved window, is superimposed over a photo of two astronauts floating in a space station hatch on the right, both smiling.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QiR6srcKcXGHrkGCk8onin-320-80.jpg)
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 CRS-31 Dragon cargo capsule, seen from the International Space Station shortly after undocking on Dec. 16, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pZKGt9TbWfsiP7NbnUbXCW-320-80.jpg)
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.
![a tall pointy chrome rocket with black belly and white frosty mid section fires its engines on a test stand with smoke billowing to the left.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UmvTXmv4VKu4vvgpUAwDGo-320-80.jpg)
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.
![a black bellied chrome spaceship stands on a concrete pad with a winding creek giving way to a sunset in the distance.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DYtEX7iRVB49VXHEse2cW8-320-80.jpg)
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.
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