Sources who spoke to @jackiewattles.bsky.social and me say they fear the sudden moves are part of an effort by the Trump’s administration to quietly gut the Maryland Goddard campus while the government remains unfunded — a claim denied by a NASA spokesperson. www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...

NEW: Trump's decision to pull Jared Isaacman's nomination was the result of behind-the-scenes maneuvering: A top WH aide grew to dislike Elon Musk, and that aide lobbied for Isaacman's departure after Musk left Washington last week, a source familiar tells me. Read here: www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

New in our coverage this morning: A former senior Biden White House official told me they were never made aware of an offer from Elon Musk or SpaceX to bring Butch and Suni home early. Read here: www.cnn.com/2025/03/18/s...

Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus just addressed employees at a watch party in Houston. He cnfirmed the vehicle is intact, delivering data, generating power — but "not enough," hence Intuitive Machines' efforts to shut down certain components to save energy.

Coming to you live from an Intuitive Machines watch party in Houston for the IM-2 Athena landing. www.cnn.com/science/live...

Just in -- email from NASA acting administrator Janet Petro to agency staff announces that Todd Ericson, mission director for Jared Isaacman's Polaris Dawn mission w/ SpaceX, is now a "senior advisor to the administrator" on NASA staff. No word yet on when Isaacman's confirmation hearings will be.

NASA leadership is assessing how to respond to Elon Musk's email ultimatum. One email to SMD employees sent Saturday afternoon says it could be an “opportunity to showcase the great work we do in SMD.” This morning, the guidance was updated: wait to reply. Read more: www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

Just in -- House Dems on the science committee raise "deep alarm" over DOGE involvement at NASA, saying lack of transparency is "ominous and unacceptable" www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/s...

NEW: An email sent to NASA staff Friday afternoon asks workers to take “some inspiration from the spirit of the ‘Department of Government Efficiency" and “lean into this new opportunity to maximize efficiencies." www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/s...

Since this story was published, the FAA said it has verified the report of Starship debris striking a car in South Caicos, causing "minor damage." www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/s...

This note is from Dr. Tim Swindle of the U of A We asked for him to respond to the latest executive orders "We do not encourage and track diversity just because it is the fair thing to do, we do it because we want to provide NASA and aerospace corporations with the very best future workers we can"

Shameless crosspost from Firefly Space on Twitter🧪: Blue Ghost's fluid and propulsion systems are now primed up! This bi-propellant priming distributes our fuel and oxidizer to the engines, getting them ready for our first burn in a couple days.

Here's our latest exchange with the FAA. Awaiting more details

When asked to clarify what constituted a “hazard area” and which locations were closed to air traffic during launch, the FAA said that its “investigation is ongoing” and “information is preliminary and subject to change.” Latest here: www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/s...

SpaceX changed the language on its Starship flight seven statement, removing that debris fell "into the Atlantic Ocean within the predefined hazard areas."

If you're interested in learning more about how the FAA manages rockets and planes competing for limited airspace, I did a deep dive on this with @lesliejosephs.bsky.social: www.cnbc.com/2023/02/09/a...

SpaceX says Starship debris fell “into the Atlantic Ocean within the predefined hazard areas." But FAA told us that it activated a “Debris Response Area” after Starship exploded. Such a step is only taken if debris falls outside designated areas, according to the agency. 🤷‍♀️

Idk about you guys but if I saw this while I was flying a plane, it would scare the ever-loving crap out of me...

What a ride. CNN has audio from air traffic controllers and pilots in the moments the SpaceX Starship debris rains down over the Caribbean. Listen to it here: www.cnn.com/science/live...

It's so nice and refreshing to see centibillionaires burying the hatchet and really coming together under the common goal of dominating the universe.

Let's do this? Again? Maybe? www.cnn.com/science/live...

Bljue Origin just put out a statement of limited utility saying they're not delaying their launch attempt overnight, but saying they might.

Death by a thousand T-0 updates

It's go time for New Glenn (I think, I hope) www.cnn.com/science/live...

A quick look at Blue Origin's New Glenn with insights from @chenryspace.bsky.social ahead of launch (....which we still don't really have a confirmed target date for, but whaddya gonna do.) www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/s...?

I spent the weekend cleaning out my grandparents' house in Dallas. They were "meticulous record keepers" — (euphemism for "they might be hoarders") — but then I found the front page of the Dallas Morning News from Jan. 29, 1986...and I've never been more grateful for their junk.

LeoLabs confirmed that the Air Force satellite called DMSP-5D2 F14 broke apart in orbit today. They're currently tracking 20 new pieces of debris.

After lots of talk, SpaceX has officially set its share price at $185 in a new tender offer, valuing the company at around $350 billion. Company will purchase $1.25 billion of common stock, w/ @katieroof.bsky.social and Eric Johnson (who isn't on Blue Sky yet!) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Bezos just now at DealBook Summit: He was asked about Musk's proximity to Trump and whether that's concerning. "They're (SpaceX) certainly very good competitors, no doubt about that. I take at face value what has been said, which is that, you know, (Musk) is not going to use his political power...

I rallied up some recent tweets that reflect Jared Isaacman's long-held tone on politics. He's always wanted to be viewed as a "unifier." But as NASA chief, it's hard to imagine the agency can make any major decisions that won't elicit criticism/raise concerns about conflicts of interest.

- Will he divest from his companies, one of which is a defense contractor? - Will he continue to fund and fly his Polaris missions with SpaceX? - Will he recuse himself from decisions on SpaceX contracts? - Will every SpaceX competitor challenge awards because of his connection to the Musk?

Just wanted to share this great report from my colleague on why Musk and Ramaswamy may be dead wrong about exactly how much power they have to slice regulations. www.cnn.com/2024/11/28/p...

I just saw Wicked, and I want to apologize in advance that I will not be able to talk about anything or anyone other than Cynthia Erivo for the next calendar year. See you all in 2026.

What a day! The typical drama of covering a Starship launch out of South Texas has been exacerbated by the attendance of the president-elect. We're doing live updates here: www.cnn.com/science/live...

*taps mic* hello...I, um, haven't been on social media much in the past couple years. but I hear it's fun here! (where are my space people at?)