One of my kind readers sent this picture after getting a copy of my poetry pamphlet ^_^ So that’s about 1600 copies in total. I don’t know how you’d interpret these numbers but personally I’m happy ...

A beautiful image of the Long March 2F/G rocket silhouetted against the backdrop of our Moon. The rocket launched the Shenzhou 21 crew towards China’s Tiangong space station. Image: CMG / CCTV / CNSA ...

During final checkouts before rollout, technicians found a cable involved in the flight termination system was bent out of specifications. Teams are replacing it and will test the new cable over the ...

Welcome to the 250th edition of my Moon Monday blog+newsletter! 🚀🌕 One small step: About two months ago, Moon Monday crossed 10,000 subscribers. I did not announce it until now because I wanted to ...

Indian Space Progress #33: A review of the state of ISRO’s orbital launch vehicles reveals a bleak picture of ambitious goals sliding to the right—in stark contrast to the incessant chest thumping ...

Like last year’s overview of a happening 2024 in global lunar exploration, I present to you a comprehensive, curated, and contextualized linked rundown of lunar technology and science developments ...

NASA’s crewed Artemis II circumlunar mission targeting launch in early 2026 will see astronauts participate in multiple advanced health monitoring experiments. Given the scarcity of data on human ...

A space mission is an immensely complex undertaking. Hundreds to thousands of experts from several distinct fields come together to build the thousands of parts and functions of a spacecraft. To ...

Left inset: A test first stage structure of the upcoming Long March 10A rocket. See the technician humans standing beside for scale; Right inset: Static fire test of its seven YF-100K engines roaring ...

Here are all notable articles and blog posts I’ve published on India’s largely successful—but also very opaque—space program, including all of its planetary missions. I keep updating any evergreen ...