Associate editor @AeroAmMag
Washington, D.C.
Joined January 2013
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The July–September 2026 magazine is live. Explore these stories and more:
- A closer look at the promise and pitfalls of orbital data centers
- Inside DLR’s morphing aircraft wing
- The Roman Space Telescope’s cosmic side quest
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"For the first time since 1972, during Apollo 17, human beings have left Earth orbit" – Dr. Lori Glaze, NASA's head of exploration systems
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NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years began today when the towering SLS rocket lifted off at 6:35 p.m. Eastern, leaving behind a thick, white plume as it ascended into the blue sky over Cape Canaveral and disappeared over the Atlantic.
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Liftoff.
The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.
Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.
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ICYMI: NASA's Artemis II is scheduled to liftoff at 6:24 p.m. ET tonight. The 10-day mission will evaluate a range of technologies and techniques critical to the Artemis IV landing and other future lunar expeditions.
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The U.S. is once again trying to beat another nation to landing astronauts on the moon, and the stakes are even higher than in the 1960s. Our April-June cover story examines this 21st century space race.
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The April-June 2026 magazine is live. Dive into these stories and more:
- The status and stakes of the U.S.-Chinese race to land astronauts on the moon
- Rocket Lab’s next rocket and how it could shake up the market
- Inside DARPA’s X-65 demonstrator
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NASA plans to roll the SLS rocket back to the launchpad next Thursday, in preparation for a April 1 launch of the Artemis II flight that will send humans beyond low-Earth orbit for the first time since 1972.
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NG-1's goal was clear: reach orbit, everything after that was a bonus. NG-2 builds on that with our primary goal to get Escapade safely to orbit and land the booster. What if we don't stick the landing? That's ok. We've got several more New Glenn boosters already in production. In this mission, we will be delivering @NASA's ESCAPADE to orbit and supporting @Viasat's technology demonstration. Onwards to launch!
🚀 Launch Alert | We're targeting New Glenn's second launch no earlier than Sunday, November 9, from LC-36. NG-2 will send @NASA's ESCAPADE twin spacecraft on their journey to Mars and carry a @Viasat technology demonstration for @NASASpaceOps' Communications Services Project.
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Sixty-four House members have signed a letter to NASA's acting administrator, Sean Duffy, asking him to "ensure no actions are taken at NASA to implement the proposed funding cuts" to science in the FY26 proposal until Congress passes a spending bill. foushee.house.gov/imo/media/…
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Power transistor precursors for #EVs, #eVTOLs and hybrid electric aircraft are best grown in low Earth orbit, according to @Space_Forge. Find out why in my latest story for @AeroAmMag.
Of all the materials that could be manufactured on orbit, perhaps none are more in demand than ultra-pure semiconductor crystals. U.K. startup Space Forge is attempting to do just that with a satellite launched last month.
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Expanding the role of drones in firefighting; building life support systems for space stations; designing a hydrogen airliner — explore these stories and more in the July-September magazine, available online now!
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EXCLUSIVE: Since Volocopter's rescue by China-owned Diamond Aircraft Industries earlier this year, questions have abounded about the company's future. We sat down with the acting CEO on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show to discuss the road ahead.
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The earliest Boeing's Starliner spacecraft could fly again is early next year, NASA says. Still no decision on whether to put a crew on it.
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Confirming the reports that the White House intends to withdraw Jared Isaacman's nomination as NASA administrator wapo.st/4dFQmx7
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For universities that receive millions in research dollars from NASA each year, confirmation of the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts could require them to dramatically reduce their activities or eliminate entire programs.
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In his nomination hearing, Jared Isaacman said NASA could pursue programs to land humans on the moon and Mars at the same time, telling lawmakers, “we don’t have to make a binary decision.”
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The April-June issue is live. Explore these stories and more: The strategy and the math behind the Golden Dome plan; the tech behind Boom Supersonic’s silent flights; what else Boeing could do to right itself.
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FAA was scheduled to release the first draft of a regulation that would permit routine drone flights beyond visual line of sight in September. The industry is still waiting.
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Tonight’s planned launch of an Intuitive Machines lunar lander will, if all goes as intended, bring to three the number of commercial landers that will attempt to land on moon in the coming days and weeks.
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