This is remarkably bad for Blue Origin, and possibly even worse for NASA. arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
Eric Berger
Eric Berger
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Senior Space Editor, Ars Technica. Likes rockets.
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I got a peek at Blue Origin’s new lunar plans. Here’s what I found: arstechnica.com/space/2026/0...
I went in-depth here on Bridgit Mendler and Northwood Space. There's a lot of bad news out there, but this is one of the most uplifting stories I've reported on in awhile. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
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NASA to end work in nuclear thermal and nuclear electric propulsion for deep space exploration. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
Did you know that SpaceX asked the FBI to investigate the ULA sniper theory back in 2016? Until last week, I did not. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
Don Pettit wants to go back to space again. And you know what, he should. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
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Despite recent comments from the Secretary of Transportation, if Katy Perry wants to call herself an astronaut, there's no one who can tell her she's not.
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This really is an extinction level event for NASA's science programs. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
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I love love love this shoutout to the Mission Control team from Wilmore here in this great @sciguyspace.bsky.social piece: arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
You probably won't believe how desperate Starliner's flight to the space station got last summer ... arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
What’s going on with Jared Isaacman’s nomination to lead NASA? arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
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Sol 1453 (tosol!) WATSON closeups of rock near the Mars Perseverance Rover. White balanced. flic.kr/p/2qTv2F3 flic.kr/p/2qTtR8Q
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Thank you to @sciguyspace.bsky.social for putting words to the “ick” I’ve been feeling about the language around bringing the Starliner astronauts home. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/can-nasa-remain-nonpartisan-when-basic-spaceflight-truths-are-shredded/
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A giant step back for womankind? On February 28th the main Artemis page at nasa. gov read as follows web.archive.org/web/20250313...
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Somewhat ridiculously, Saturn now has 128 new moons, bring its total to 274. These are mostly tiny rocks, a few miles across, that orbit the planet backwards – but they might be evidence of a recent smashup in the planet's orbit. Story by me in The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/s...
It has been an uncharacteristically messy start to the year for the world's leading spaceflight company, SpaceX. Why? arstechnica.com/uncategorize...
Albedo is nearing the launch of its first atmosphere-skimming satellite. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
"We need an off-ramp for reliance on the SLS.” Quite the turn here from an influential voice in space policy. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
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Spoke with Pam Melroy, NASA's former deputy administrator, about the claim that the agency was offered an earlier return of Butch and Suni from the International Space Station: “An offer to bring the crew home early, it never came to headquarters." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
We are going to find a lot more asteroids like 2024 YR4, and that’s a good thing! arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
In a remarkable statement Thursday, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the International Space Station should be deorbited "as soon as possible." Here's what I think this all means. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
A dark and painful day at a space agency that brings so much light and joy to the world. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
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Noctilucent clouds on Mars, as human eyes have never seen them before. Amazing. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
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I swear, the European aerospace insdustry is (except for Airbus airliners) run by morons and saboteurs... arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
This concern was heightened late Friday when Petro announced that a longtime SpaceX employee named Michael Altenhofen had joined the agency "as a senior advisor to the NASA Administrator." arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
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I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and- Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
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Blue Origin has roared into orbit, finally. So what's next for the company everyone wants to see emerge as a viable competitor to SpaceX? arstechnica.com/features/202...