The World Cup is a great reminder that we have a pretty great country, and that people from around the world like each other and love getting together to party!

Here's an interesting #YachtWatch: the yacht GRACEFUL, rumored to be one of Putin's personal yachts, is on the move! And it is accompanied by a Russian navy ship. Currently just north of Denmark and heading into the North Sea. 1/

Russia will not win its war against Ukraine.

Russia will not win its war against Ukraine.

What a great group of kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Houston! @BGCA_Clubs

The most beautiful sunrise I've ever seen! A new series of posts about my space photography. This first one about sunrises and sunsets from orbit: open.substack.com/pub/terryvir...

Senator Tillis, it’s good to see your heart is now in the right place. Now how about your backbone?

REPUBLICAN SEN. TILLIS: “What Freakin’ parallel universe did I wake up in? You’re telling me — if it’s true — damaging the reflecting pool lining is something Pirro wants to prosecute… yet they’re releasing people who pled guilty to assaulting officers?”

The Algae debacle is a metaphor for MAGA and Trumpism in general- big promises, lots of bluster, the thing doesn’t work, it ends up costing working Americans a lot more than promised, and benefits the Trump family and his buddies. See my article and video here: open.substack.com/pub/terryvir...

“Drones are not the future of war- they are the problem to be solved.” Great insight from LTG (USA Ret) Eric Wesley. mwi.westpoint.edu/drones-are-n...

Bill Pulte’s reign at ODNI will be the DOGE of our intel community. In the end America will be much less secure.

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!

An oldie but a goodie.

Meloni's message to Trump was direct. Allies deserve respect. If Trump showed half as much toughness toward America’s adversaries as he does toward democratic partners, the West would be stronger. “I and Italy never beg” is the line that people will remember.

I can confirm that the reflecting pool is full of algae. And the Kennedy Center is still covered up because the president is too thin skinned to not see his name on it.

America badly needs a course correction for our democracy: open.substack.com/pub/terryvir...

Trump signs deal with Iran at Versailles. #Fitting.

“We should not fear Russia's defeat. We should fear a world in which Russia comes to believe that it cannot lose.” - Marko Mihkelson, Estonian MP news.err.ee/1610056219/m...

Trump thanks China and Russia, partners of Iran, for diplomatic help. I have nothing to add to the headline. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/u...

Lots going on today in the news- let’s highlight that Russia attacked Ukraine’s 1,000-year old Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monestary. Killing 5 and injuring 30. Russia is a terrorist state.

OTD in 1940, Nazi troops entered Paris. A reminder that we must always oppose and stop evil before it grows.

Check out the Tom Hanks World War II special on @HISTORY . The first two episodes are the story of a man full of grievance, who wants to make his country great again, who blames all of their problems on racial minorities, and who takes his military on overseas adventures.

Please remind your Congressmen and Senators- it has been almost 4 months since Trump began his War of Whim against Iran. The War Powers Act requires Congressional approval within 60 days. They are blatantly disregarding the law and flaunting our Constitution. Congress- DO YOUR JOB.

No words.

See you at 3pm ET/12 PT for an AMA: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Nominating unqualified DNI candidates, cancelling mail-in-ballots, pulling significant US forces out of NATO, etc. These are not normal; they are deviant, and normalizing deviance led to 2 shuttle accidents at NASA. Let’s make sure it doesn’t crash our democracy: substack.com/@terryvirts/...

Join me tomorrow June 12th at 3pm ET / 12 pm PT for a live Ask Me Anything: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

SpaceX is much more than a rocket company, and it’s going public tomorrow. Check out my piece on the largest IPO in history: substack.com/@terryvirts/...

NASA named the crew for Artemis III today. Check out my Substack about this exciting mission: open.substack.com/pub/terryvir...

82 years ago today American forces joined our allies to invade Fortress Europe on the beaches of Normandy, marking the beginning of the end for Hitler. Respect and gratitude to those brave men who sacrificed so much to defeat evil.

SpaceX is going public next week- check out my analysis here: terryvirts.substack.com/p/spacex-goe...

Rewrite great speeches for Trump: "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what your country can do for me."

Who would’ve thought!? US companies are not paying their taxes now that Trump is allowing them to move profits to overseas tax havens. Shocking. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/b... via @NYTimes

2026 election news: Intelligence agencies are no longer providing the classified threat briefings that gave state election officials insight into foreign and domestic efforts to disrupt voting or influence results, along with guidance on how to counter them www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Great news- the House just moved the Ukraine Support Act forward to the next step. Every single Texas Republican voted against. I have no idea how they will explain to their grandkids why they support Putin and not Ukraine. @TXRandy14 @RepBrianBabin thehill.com/homenews/hou...

All but 4 Republicans voted against today's Iran War Powers Resolution. The GOP stands for: - Yet another forever war - Making everything more expensive - Making the Middle East much more dangerous - Destroying America's global reputation www.cnn.com/2026/06/03/p...

Check out my latest Substack about the New Glenn rocket explosion: open.substack.com/pub/terryvir...

Please call your Congressman ASAP and ask them to vote Yes on the Ukraine Support Act tomorrow Wednesday, June 3. This critical bill will provide over $1 billion in weapons and $8 billion in loans to our friend Ukraine and increase sanctions on our enemy Russia.

See you on substack for my live AMA in 5 minutes: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Join me tonight at 7PM ET / 6PM CT for an ask-me-anything on Substack, it will be open to everyone. Bring your questions- we can talk space, politics, baseball, film, whatever you want! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

There’s nothing conservative about corruption.

Check out my latest Substack post- "Artemis Space Photography" open.substack.com/pub/terryvir...

Texas, it’s runoff Election Day today- get on out and vote, there are some important races for both parties!

Happy Memorial Day everyone. I’m so thankful for the men and women and their families who have sacrifice so much for our great nation.

“Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.” Proverbs 29:25 A good Bible verse of the day for Republicans who profess to be Christians.

Check out my latest substack - Part II of "The Science of Project Hail Mary." I talk aliens, suicide missions, spacewalking, and the Oscars. open.substack.com/pub/terryvir...

Early voting time for the runoff, Texas!

So much reporting now is just to confirm our government is lying to us.

This is a piece of a Russian KH-47 Kinzhal that was intercepted over Ukraine by an American Patriot missile 3 years ago today. It sits on my desk in my office. Tragically the Ukrainian air defense officer who shot this down was later killed in another Russian raid. Слава Україні