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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Yes, they took it down. A shame no one archived it or screenshotted it.

Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Free gift with membership: Artemis Accords countries received this plaque, containing seeds that flew around the Moon on Artemis 2, during a meeting of signatories yesterday at #iac2026, said NASA deputy administrator Matt Anderson.

NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson holds a small plaque contains two types of seeds flown on Artemis 2.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

At IAC 2026, even the mascots for this space conference have to go through security.

Security lines at a conference. Two mascots, tortoises in spacesuits, wait in line to go through a metal detector.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

When you copy and paste the wrong line from ChatGPT:

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Liftoff of NASA's Roman Space Telescope on a Falcon Heavy, as seen from the KSC Press Site.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The jet flyby, led by NASA Administrator Isaacman, of LC-39A ahead of tomorrow's scheduled Falcon Heavy launch of the Roman Space Telescope. (Starship launch tower for scale)

Three jets fly over a launch pad with a Falcon Heavy rocket on it. An even larger launch tower is nearby. In the foreground are much better photographers shooting the event.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Once more at Nats Park with Max Scherzer on the mound.

Max Scherzer pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays at Nationals Park against the Nationals, for whom he pitched for several seasons including the 2019 World Series run.

Max Scherzer waves to the crowd after being pulled from the game.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Apparently the three-word hold protocol also applies to breaking news alerts.

Two breaking news alerts from CNBC, the earlier one with “ON HOLD” repeated three times.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Botswana becomes the 68th nation to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at NASA HQ this morning.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Got a preview this morning of some new National Air and Space Museum exhibits opening July 1. The return of some old favorites (Skylab, Hubble) and some new items (New Shepard booster, GAMBIT-1 spysat.)

Blue Origin New Shepard booster among missiles.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I know the Nats had a couple of bad losses in a row, but let’s not get carried away and assume the end times (for this season) have arrived.

Religious proselytizing outside Nationals Park with messages such as “Jesus rescues from the coming wrath”

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Watching CNBC this morning for their SpaceX IPO coverage, and have to conclude they’re not go for launch since that is not a SpaceX rocket.

Wait till Jim Cramer finds out their “SpaceX Go for Launch” graphic showed a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Firefly Aerospace receives the Collier Trophy for the Blue Ghost 1 lunar landing in a ceremony tonight in DC.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Blue Origin announced late today that the FAA accepted the company's investigation into the NG-3 New Glenn launch failure last month. FAA statement:

The FAA-required investigation of the Blue Origin New Glenn-3 mishap that occurred on April 20 is closed. There were no public injuries or public property damage.

The FAA oversaw and accepted the findings of the Blue Origin-led investigation. The final mishap report identified the direct cause of the mishap as a cryogenic leak that froze a hydraulic line and led to a thrust anomaly during the second stage engine burn.

Blue Origin identified nine corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence of the event. The FAA will verify that Blue Origin implements corrective actions prior to the launch of the next New Glenn mission.

The Blue Origin New Glenn vehicle is authorized to return to flight provided all other licensing requirements are met. Contact Blue Origin for more information.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A beautiful Tuesday night at the ballpark, where about the third of the crowd is teens on their Washington class trips, some wearing “Class of 2030”(!!) tshirts.

Nats Park on a beautiful but rather quiet Tuesday evening.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Another day, another Artemis Accords signing ceremony as Ireland becomes the 66th country to join (Malta was the 65th, earlier today.)

Stage at NASA HQ for the signing ceremony.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Jordan becomes the 63rd country to sign the Artemis Accords—and the second this week—at NASA HQ this morning.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at its media day at NASA Goddard.

The Roman Space Telescope with some mood lighting.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Latvia becomes the 62nd nation to sign the Artemis Accords in an event at NASA HQ this morning.

US and Latvian officials at the singing ceremony.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Evidently that future lunar base will even have a Ferris wheel, but you’ll have to pay in crypto to ride it.

An ad on the DC Metro for a crypto company showing a Ferris wheel in the Moon with the tagline “Go Where Dollars Won’t.”

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Splashdown. Artemis 2 has safely returned to Earth.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Orion has reached the entry interface and started a planned six-minute communications blackout.

View from Orion window at beginning of reentry.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Crew capsule has separated from the service module.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Less than 30 minutes until the Orion crew capsule separates from the service module.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Good: getting some external images from Orion. Bad: the crew is troubleshooting the toilet.

External view showing part of Orion and the Earth.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A view of Artemis 2 from the KSC press site. Range is go and weather is still 80% favorable for launch during the two-hour window.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Astrovan flyby of the press site.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The Artemis 2 crew is ready to head to the launch pad.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Five hours before the Artemis 2 launch window opens and lines are already forming… for the NASA merch stand at the press site.

A line of people at a NASA merchandise stand at the KSC press site.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A beautiful morning at the KSC press site. Still pretty quiet here. That’ll soon change.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Artemis 2 countdown clock is now counting down.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Congratulations to NYT’s Ken Chang, who received the National Space Club’s Press Award last night.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The NASA authorization act approved by the Senate Commerce Committee today includes a study of a human Mars mission—sort of.

(1) HUMAN TISSUE EXPOSURE MISSION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—A study to assess the
feasibility, cost, and potential scientific value of
a mission to transport and deploy human tissue
samples t o the surface of Mars for the purpose
of studying biological and environmental effects
on human tissue i n the Martian environment i n
preparation for future human missions to Mars
under the Artemis program.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

In a NASA statement, Mike Fincke says he was the astronaut who had the medical issue that caused the early return of Crew-11.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

A rainbow in Silicon Valley presumably has a Series C or a truckload of GPUs at the end.

A rainbow seen from the westbound 237 freeway heading towards Mountain View.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

FAA has authorized SpaceX to resume Falcon 9 launches after an upper stage deorbit burn failure Monday.

FAA Authorizes SpaceX Falcon 9 Return to Flight

The FAA-required investigation of the SpaceX Starlink 17-32 mishap that occurred in space on Feb. 2 is closed. There were no public injuries or damage to public property.

The FAA oversaw and accepted the findings of the SpaceX-led investigation. The final mishap report cites the probable root cause was the Falcon 9 stage 2 engine's failure to ignite prior to the deorbit burn. SpaceX identified technical and organizational preventative measures to avoid a reoccurrence of the event. The Falcon 9 vehicle is authorized to return to flight.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Wow: Blue Origin says it will pause New Shepard flights for at least two years to accelerate work on human lunar spaceflight:

Blue Origin to Pause New Shepard Flights for No Less Than Two Years

Resources will be redirected to further accelerate lunar human flight program

Blue Origin today announced it will pause its New Shepard flights and shift resources to further accelerate development of the company's human lunar capabilities. The decision reflects Blue Origin's commitment to the nation's goal of returning to the Moon and establishing a permanent, sustained lunar presence.

New Shepard is the first reusable spaceflight system to vertically land and has flown 38 times and carried 98 humans above the Kármán line to date. New Shepard has launched more than 200 scientific and research payloads from students, academia, research organizations, and NASA. This consistent and reliable performance, combined with an exceptional customer experience, has resulted in a multi-year customer backlog.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

A few views of the Artemis 2 rollout this morning at KSC.

SLS and its reflection in the Turb Basin.

The Artemis 2 crew with the SLS rolling out behind them.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

At #AAS247, an announcement of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System, including a large (3-m) space telescope, all privately funded.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

From the National Mall to the Moon.

A Saturn V projected onto the Washington Monument with the Moon above.

An SLS projected onto the Washington Monument with the Moon above.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

When you forget to check the subject line before clicking the send button:

An email from NASA with the subject line "Test Send from Constant Contact using nasa.gov".

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

When you’re thinking a little too much about a certain billionaire.

“Elon Musk’s 2018 Tesla pay package musk [sic] be restored, Delaware Supreme Court rules”

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

From a press release by Sen. Cornyn about a meeting with Jared Isaacman: "Mr. Isaacman committed to follow Sen. Cornyn’s provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now law, to move the Space Shuttle Discovery in one piece from Virginia to its rightful home in Space City."

Cornyn Meets with NASA Administrator Nominee Jared Isaacman

Isaacman Committed to Move the Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Jared Isaacman, whom President Trump nominated to serve as Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). They discussed NASA’s role in maintaining America’s competitive edge over China and other foreign adversaries in space exploration by returning man to the moon to acquire critical minerals and resources vital to national security and continuing to bolster NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, as the human space flight center of excellence and innovation. Mr. Isaacman committed to follow Sen. Cornyn’s provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now law, to move the Space Shuttle Discovery in one piece from Virginia to its rightful home in Space City. Please see photo attached and below.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Blue Origin's timeline for today's NG-2 launch attempt (company graphic first posted on Twitter.) pbs.twimg.com/media/G5pWoF...

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Good thing I didn’t park in the daily garage.

A screen showing wait times for shuttle buses at BWI airport, with the infinity symbol listed for the daily garage.

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Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

When you create a poll about lunar exploration and forget about the 1960s.

" For this week’s question, we’re doing a poll. When do you think the first US lunar landing mission will launch?

2027
2028
2029
2030
Beyond 2030"

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