Jeff Foust

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Signing ceremony.
Living in the Space Age exhibit
Religious proselytizing outside Nationals Park with messages such as “Jesus rescues from the coming wrath”
Wait till Jim Cramer finds out their “SpaceX Go for Launch” graphic showed a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket.
Happy people and a really big trophy.
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.
Nats Park on a beautiful but rather quiet Tuesday evening.
Stage at NASA HQ for the signing ceremony.
Artemis Accords signing ceremony.
The Roman Space Telescope with some mood lighting.
US and Latvian officials at the singing ceremony.
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.”
View from Orion window at beginning of reentry.
Crew module separation.
Orion and Earth.
External view showing part of Orion and the Earth.
SLS lifting off from LC-39B.
Artemis 2 at LC-39B.
Video of the Astrovan carrying the Artemis 2 astronauts driving by the press site.
A line of people at a NASA merchandise stand at the KSC press site.
View of LC-39B from the press site.
(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.
A rainbow seen from the westbound 237 freeway heading towards Mountain View.
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.
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.
SLS emerging from the VAB.
A Saturn V projected onto the Washington Monument with the Moon above.
An email from NASA with the subject line "Test Send from Constant Contact using nasa.gov".
“Elon Musk’s 2018 Tesla pay package musk [sic] be restored, Delaware Supreme Court rules”
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.
A screen showing wait times for shuttle buses at BWI airport, with the infinity symbol listed for the daily garage.
Headline from the International Business Times UK: "3I/ATLAS Alarms Experts—NASA, Avi Loeb, Nostradamus and Baba Vanga Clash Over Earth's Fate" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/3i-atlas-alarms-expertsnasa-avi-loeb-nostradamus-baba-vanga-clash-over-earths-fate-1750609
" 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"
LEGO SLS
A ribbon-cutting ceremony at LC-3.
Launch Conplex 3
A crushed Budweiser can on an empty seat on a Metro car in DC.
Mmmmm, SpaceX donuts.
A view from seats near first base at The Ballpark at America First Square.
A static-fire test of a rocket engine; in the foreground, a sign "FLY NASDAQ Listed".
A wall of ads from MIT.
A community note on Rep. Luna's Twitter post noting that Juno lacks the delta V needed to carry out the proposed mission.
Screenshot of Twitter's @SecDuffy NASA accounts first message: "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 Show more" After the "show more" break is "up and ready to launch! 🚀🔥"
"SSC Press Release: Accelerating Protected Tactical CATCOM Capability External"
A small protest outside NASA HQ this morning. Some signs encountered passersby to honk and many do. Pichaku is rocking out to Midnight Oil’s “Beds Are Burning.”
Key line: “Hello, following our last email, please note that the press release was indeed scheduled for today, July 30, 2025 (not 2024).”
Tariq Malik receives an award from Rod Pyle on stage at ISDC.
Astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski appears on screen at ESA's booth at the Paris Air Show.
Chart showing NASA's civil service workforce: 17,391 in FY25, 11,853 in FY26.
New image of Blue Origin's transporter spacecraft that is part of its HLS architecture.