We’re looking forward to firing up those two BE-3Us on New Glenn’s second stage in a few days.

I can't imagine what it would have been like to be looking up from Syria or Iraq and seeing this from the ground. Amazing shot here.

I wrote about Relativity Space's rough road from printing to pragmatism. arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/…

A sobering article here, and well done.

Here’s how Asteroid RW1 looks like from Gonzaga, Cagayan, Philippines. Best shot so far!! 😍

Jacklyn, Blue Origin’s sea-based landing platform, arrived at Port Canaveral today ahead of the first launch of New Glenn, during which Blue Origin will attempt to land the rocket’s reusable first-stage booster 📷: Blue Origin

This will be a very tough call. arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/…

An exploration program based on SLS and Orion has long been criticized as being hardware poor. Being hardware rich means you can test a lot. Being hardware poor forces you into difficult corners like this: arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/…

The hatch on Boeing Space's #Starliner spacecraft was closed today at 1:29 p.m. ET and the spacecraft is set to undock from International Space Station at 6:04 p.m. ET Friday, Sept. 6. Follow the agency’s live coverage: go.nasa.gov/3TayjWx

We're excited for our virtual event with Eric Berger! He'll be sharing all about his new book, REENTRY: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age. Register free here, and pre-order with us to receive a signed copy! bluewillowbookshop.com/event/berger-2…

We are happy to announce that Varda received our FAA reentry license for our upcoming second mission launching in early November. This flight will advance pharmaceutical research as well as fly several payloads in support of NASA and other government partners.

Update on Polaris Dawn: Still all about the recovery weather. Which continues to look suboptimal.

The audiobook version of Reentry is now available for pre-order. Listen to the first five minutes of Chapter One: audible.com/pd/Reentry-Aud…

NASA is non-committal on buying any more Starliner missions beyond the three it's already ordered. arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/…

🚨Slingshot Orbital Alert 🚨 Slingshot Aerospace has detected what appears to be a breakup of the ATLAS 5 CENTAUR Rocket Body in a highly elliptical orbit (HEO). This rocket delivered GOES 17 into orbit on March 1st, 2018.

Spot #Starliner on its way back to Earth! After the spacecraft undocks from the International Space Station on Sept. 6, it will soar through Earth's skies before landing in New Mexico. If you're on the visibility path (all times MT) and skies are clear, look up and you might see it.

NASA's ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission is now targeting a launch in 2025. ESCAPADE's two satellites will investigate how solar wind interacts with the magnetic environment of Mars. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/47gFt1j

We’re supportive of NASA’s decision to target the ESCAPADE mission for no earlier than spring 2025 and look forward to the flight. We plan to move up New Glenn’s second flight, originally scheduled for December, into November. New Glenn will carry Blue Ring technology and mark