Josh Dinner
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China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says
By Josh Dinner published
"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore."

'We don't feel stranded': Astronauts 'stuck' in space set the record straight
By Josh Dinner published
"I think both of us will be a little bit sad when that feeling of space sort of leaves us."

Astronauts would have been fine on Boeing's Starliner during landing, NASA says
By Josh Dinner published
With Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is safely back on Earth, NASA says Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams could have returned onboard.

Florida family files claim with NASA after ISS space junk crashes into home
By Josh Dinner published
A falling piece of space junk from the ISS crashed through two floors of a Florida family's house in March. The family has now asked NASA to pay for the damages.

Car-size asteroid discovered 2 days ago flies by Earth at 1/30th the distance of the moon
By Josh Dinner published
A newly discovered asteroid got within 12,000 miles of Earth on a harrowing, ultra-close approach today. The space rock won't return for 70 years.

See a SpaceX rocket photobomb the moon in incredible award-winning shot
By Josh Dinner published
An exceptionally skillful photograph of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket passing in front of the moon took home top prize at the Sony World Photography Awards 2024.

Vulcan just launched the 1st US moon mission since Apollo, with human remains aboard
By Josh Dinner published
ULA's new rocket now has one flight under its belt.

NASA's 46-year-old Voyager 1 probe is no longer transmitting data
By Josh Dinner published
NASA's 46-year-old Voyager 1 probe can only transmit binary gobbledygook following a computer glitch that could take weeks to fix.

Secretive X-37B space plane to launch aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket tonight after delays
By Josh Dinner published
Liftoff of the military's elusive X-37B space plane is scheduled for 8:14 p.m. ET on Monday (Dec. 11).

US Space Force delays launch of secretive space plane to Dec. 10
By Josh Dinner published
The U.S. military's elusive X-37B space plane has postponed its next launch by three days. Based on the rocket its riding on, the secretive spacecraft is likely launching farther than ever before.
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