
Josh Dinner
Josh Dinner is the Staff Writer for Spaceflight at Space.com. 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 and crewed missions from the Space Coast, as well as NASA science missions and more. He also enjoys building 1:144-scale model rockets and human-flown spacecraft. Find some of Josh's launch photography on Instagram and his website, and follow him on X, where he mostly posts in haiku.
Latest articles by Josh Dinner

How to watch SpaceX launch Crew-8 astronauts to the space station on March 3 (free livestream)
By Josh Dinner published
How to watch SpaceX launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on March 3.

Kerbal Space Program game director and ULA CEO talk STEM collaboration and companies' futures (exclusive)
By Josh Dinner published
Spaceflight simulation Kerbal Space Program (KSP) paired up with United Launch Alliance to challenge the internet to recreate the new Vulcan Centaur rocket in the game, and the results are in!

Space Perspective is nearly ready to fly tourists on luxury balloon rides near the edge of space (exclusive)
By Josh Dinner published
Ever wanted to see the cosmos, but not too keen on buckling-up for a rocket's high-g, explosively-controlled ascent into space? Space Perspective will bring you there in a balloon.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket simulator seen on launchpad from space (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
Satellites captured Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket standing upright at Launch Complex 36 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA has more than twice the asteroid Bennu samples it could have hoped for from OSIRIS-REx probe
By Josh Dinner published
After months of waiting, NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return container is unlocked — and the space agency has weighed the total Bennu sample.

'We have doubled the number of nationalities aboard' ISS as all-European SpaceX Ax-3 astronauts dock at space station
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom arrived at the ISS early Saturday morning (Jan. 20) with the four astronauts of the private Ax-3 mission to begin a two-week mission aboard.

SpaceX launches private Ax-3 mission to ISS, 1st Turkish astronaut on board
By Josh Dinner published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (Jan. 18), sending four people, including Turkey's first astronaut, toward the ISS.

Meet the 4 astronauts of SpaceX's Ax-3 launch for Axiom Space
By Josh Dinner published
An international crew of four private astronauts are launching on Axiom Space's third mission to the International Space Station.

ULA's Vulcan rocket launches private US moon lander, 1st since Apollo, and human remains in debut flight
By Josh Dinner published
ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket launched on its first-ever mission this morning (Jan. 8), sending the private Peregrine lander toward the moon.

The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2023
By Josh Dinner published
Last year was a very busy one in the final frontier. Here's a rundown of some highlights, from Starship's debut to NASA's first asteroid sample-return.

Watch SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launch a secretive X-37B military space plane today after delays
By Josh Dinner last updated
The U.S. Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is poised to launch Dec. 28 atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, and you can likely watch it live when the time comes.

NASA's Voyager 1 probe in interstellar space can't phone home (again) due to glitch
By Josh Dinner published
Right now, the only data the probe is sending back to Earth is binary gobbledygook.

NASA astronaut spins the dreidel for Hanukkah aboard International Space Station (video)
By Josh Dinner published
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli celebrated the first night of Hanukkah aboard the International Space Station with a felt menorah and video of a spinning dreidel in microgravity.

ULA Vulcan Centaur rocket's 1st launch delayed to January 2024
By Josh Dinner published
A glitch with a dress rehearsal will push off Vulcan Centaur's 1st launch to the beginning of 2024, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno said.

DARPA-funded 'Inchworm' robots could help us build moon bases. Here's how
By Josh Dinner published
A maneuverable robot from Japan-based startup GITAI has made the list of technologies chosen for a lunar infrastructure development study from DARPA.

U.S. Space Force delays launch of secretive X-37B space plane
By Josh Dinner published
The secretive spacecraft is likely launching farther than ever before.

Watch Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket fire its engines in new timelapse video
By Josh Dinner published
A newly released video from the European Space Agency highlights a recent wet dress rehearsal for the space agency's new heavy-lift launch vehicle, and its 7-minute hot fire engine test.

Rocket Lab aims for Dec. 13 Electron launch, 1st since failure in September
By Josh Dinner published
Rocket Lab is gearing up for the 42nd launch of its Electron rocket, which has been grounded since a malfunction led to the loss of a payload during a mission in September.

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity is an amazing success. NASA's already testing tech for the next generation (video)
By Josh Dinner published
While NASA tested new Mars helicopter technology on Earth, Ingenuity was breaking records flying across the Martian surface.

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for Starship. Yes, really (op-ed)
By Josh Dinner published
Starship is uniting people under the hopeful vision of spaceflight's future. Getting to see it launch in person was an incredible experience.

SpaceX Starship megarocket launches on 2nd-ever test flight, explodes in 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' (video)
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX's next-generation Starship megarocket launched on its second-ever test flight today (Nov. 18), but exploded in a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly.'

These SpaceX fans say they'll stay after 1-day Starship launch delay to Saturday
By Josh Dinner published
Travelers from near and far aren't letting the launch delay deprive them of their chance to see the world's largest rocket — Starship — take flight.

Virgin Galactic set to launch Galactic 05 mission with research duo today (Nov. 2)
By Josh Dinner last updated
The flight will mark half a year of consistent monthly launches for the spaceflight company.
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