Jeff Foust
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Senior writer, @SpaceNews_Inc. Tips? DMs open, email [email protected], or on Signal: jfoust.58. Also @jfoust.bsky.social.
Makenzie Lystrup is stepping down as director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, effective Aug. 1, according to a memo to staff. Cynthia Simmons, deputy center director, will become acting director of GSFC.
NASA's new acting administrator has a new Twitter account.
Wrapping up my day at @NASA - spoke with the smart leaders of our mission directorates. We agree- America MUST dominate space and our critical moon mission, #ARTEMIS, must be as known & supported by America just as Apollo was! It's a race to the moon. Clock is ticking. I'm fired…
Moran wants to expedite passage of spending bill for NASA spacenews.com/moran-wants-to…
SpaceX has reshaped the global space industry with a speed and scale few thought possible. The first part of our new SpaceNews Intelligence report series explores how SpaceX upended traditional launch markets by scaling reusability, slashing costs and normalizing frequent…
We’re thrilled to partner with DeepSat to accelerate development of their cutting-edge Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellite constellation.🛰️ Redwire’s proven capabilities — Acorn 2.0, DEMSI, and our VLEO spacecraft expertise — will fuel the rapid design and deployment of…
Standing down from today's launch attempt due to FAA airspace concerns that created a no-go condition for launch. Now targeting tomorrow, July 23 for liftoff of TRACERS
NASA Goddard director to step down spacenews.com/nasa-goddard-d…
NOAA’s SWFO-L1 spacecraft has arrived in Florida to begin launch preparations. Set to launch with NASA’s IMAP mission no earlier than Sep., SWFO-L1 will journey a million miles to L1 to deliver real-time observations of the Sun and solar wind to SWPC.
The #TraCSS (Traffic Coordination System for Space) program values transparency and openness. To keep the public appraised of the program's development, OSC has today published the program's updated schedule and roadmap. space.commerce.gov/osc-publishes-… #SSA #SpaceSafety
Justin Sun finally gets his $28 million suborbital spaceflight.
🚀 Meet the New Shepard NS-34 crew: Arvi Bahal, Gökhan Erdem, Deborah Martorell, Lionel Pitchford, J.D. Russell, and H.E. Justin Sun. Read more: bit.ly/4m2TrKi
🌍 Historic Launch Ahead: ISRO Set to Launch NISAR, a joint satellite with NASA ! 🚀 On July 30, 2025 at 17:40 IST, ISRO’s GSLV-F16 will launch #NISAR, the first joint Earth observation satellite by ISRO & NASA, from Sriharikota. 🛰️ NISAR will scan the entire globe every 12…
At an event in DC this evening, the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, Purdue University announces a new Neil Armstrong Space Prize to be awarded starting next year to honor innovation, discovery and human achievement in spaceflight.
Senate appropriators fund dozens of threatened NASA science missions spacenews.com/senate-appropr…
Sixty-four House members have signed a letter to NASA's acting administrator, Sean Duffy, asking him to "ensure no actions are taken at NASA to implement the proposed funding cuts" to science in the FY26 proposal until Congress passes a spending bill. foushee.house.gov/imo/media/doc/…
Senate appropriators reject proposal to cancel TraCSS spacenews.com/senate-appropr…
🚨NEW: Committee Leaders @RepZoeLofgren & @ValerieFoushee Demand @NASA Cease Scheme to Illegally Impound FY25 Funds, Warn of Losing Leadership in Space “This is impoundment in action, and it must stop immediately." democrats-science.house.gov/news/press-rel…
This will be an exciting mission for New Glenn and Mars exploration. ESCAPADE is not only New Glenn’s first interplanetary mission, it’s also the first multi-spacecraft orbital science mission to study the Martian magnetosphere. And, we hope to land and recover our booster for…
New Glenn’s second mission, NG-2, will send @NASA’s ESCAPADE to Mars. This launch will support ESCAPADE’s science objectives as the twin spacecraft progress on their journey to the Red Planet. Also onboard is a technology demonstration from @Viasat in support of @NASASpaceOps'…
The U.S. Space Force released new guidelines for how it will allocate finite launch infrastructure and range resources as commercial demand surges at the nation’s premier space ports
Space Force sets guidelines prioritizing military missions as launch demand surges spacenews.com/space-force-se…
Duffy just getting started as acting NASA administrator spacenews.com/duffy-just-get…