Still waiting... hopefully it will start soon #CM25

The ministers responsible for space in ESA's Member States, Associate Members and Cooperating States at the Ministerial Council #CM25 in Bremen, Germany, November 2025.

Not only is today Budget day, but it's also the start of the two day ESA Council of Ministers. This event, which happens every 3 years, sees the 23 minsters from ESA Member States who are responsible for space meet, and armed with authorisations from their treasuries, decide on ESA's budgets.

Why space needs explaining, by my colleague @libbyjackson.com blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/why-space-ne...

It’s been a busy couple of weeks at @sciencemuseum.org.uk as we’ve been putting the finishing touches to our wonderful new Space gallery. It opens on Saturday, and we’re celebrating with a weekend full of free space themed activities.

Where are all the birds?? It's very disconcerting how quiet everything is 😢

The @sciencemuseum.org.uk Autumn IMAX schedule is on sale and Out of This World... The best space film ever, Apollo 13, showing on the film's 30th anniversary (so excited!) And then 70mm Interstellar, 2001: A Space Odyssey and more. www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/a...

Waking up to news this morning, that the UK Space Agency is being absorbed by DSIT. I'm pleased to see the line that it will be "staffed by experts and retain the UK Space Agency name" BBC News - UK independent space agency scrapped to cut costs www.bbc.com/news/article...

🕹️Our much-loved adults-only Power Up evening sessions are back. Whether your friends are pro-gamers, or nostalgic button bashers, play your way through 50 years of gaming history. Book now: bit.ly/41A9bNa

Take your seat in front of Europe’s biggest screens and dive back into some of Nolan’s greatest movies– from award-winning Oppenheimer to the Dark Knight Trilogy, watch them in stunning IMAX 70mm as they were intended. Book now: bit.ly/45erz0q

The @sciencemuseum.org.uk Autumn IMAX schedule is on sale and Out of This World... The best space film ever, Apollo 13, showing on the film's 30th anniversary (so excited!) And then 70mm Interstellar, 2001: A Space Odyssey and more. www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/a...

Stephanie Shirley is perhaps one of the lesser known tech pioneers, but she shouldn't be. Back in the 60s she saw the potential for women in tech, setting up a company for them to code from home, going by the name Steve because it was a man's world. RIP Dame Shirley www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

RIP Jim Lovell, photographed here in front of Apollo 10 on his visit to the Science Museum @sciencemuseum.org.uk in 2013. You can read more about that visit here: blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/apollo-13s-j...

Sad, sad news today. Another Apollo legend, Jim Lovell, joins the stars. Gemini 7 and 12, Apollo 8 and 13, each one full of iconic moments. BBC News - Jim Lovell, who guided Apollo 13 safely back to Earth, dies aged 97 www.bbc.com/news/article...

White House to withdraw Isaacman nomination to lead NASA The White House is withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to be administrator of NASA, throwing an agency already reeling from proposed massive budget cuts into further disarray.

Breaking News: President Trump plans to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk’s, who was on track to be the next NASA administrator.

BBC News - Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet. Exciting stuff, tantalising.. Looking forward to more data. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Public service announcement. They are not Dire Wolves. They have 20 single letter changes in their entire genomes. I’ve done shits with more mutations. Every time journalists write up a Colossus press release, They are making people stupider. Client journalism by a ridiculous company.

Worth reading if your eye gets drawn by any Game of Thrones type headlines from the company claiming to have brought back an extinct wolf. (Spoiler alert - they haven't).

Thurday's good pass in the UK is 19.14. Happy spotting!

Today's reminder that this not a rescue mission, this is a long planned handover, the response to the Starliner issues last summer and has been planned like this for 6 months. The crew had an extended stay, yes, but they've not been abandoned or forgotten about.

The UK is getting back into a run of evening sightings of the ISS, and (whisper it) maybe clear skies. Tonight's good pass is 20:01 in Swindon, but you can look up your times at spotthestation.nasa.gov. Look West at the right time, look out for a really bright, moving dot, and give the Crew a wave.

See my brilliant new @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social colleague @libbyjackson.com discuss the return of the stranded astronauts on @bbcbreakfast.bsky.social (1.30) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

What a view- a solar eclipse on the Moon, as seen by the Blue Ghost lander. www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

Morning. There's lot of press about the Crew 10 launch this morning. Just so we are clear - this IS NOT the capsule being launched to 'get' the Butch, Suni, Nick and Aleksandr. Their ride home is safely docked to ISS and has been for the last 6 months....

I am absolutely delighted to tell you that I am joining the amazing team at the @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social as their new Head of Space. The Museum, and especially the Space Gallery, have always been very special to me. I still can't quite believe it's going to be my new professional home.

Blue Ghost has landed! www.cnn.com/science/live...

We’re talking scandal, asteroids & bio-threats today. The brilliant @matthewcobb.bsky.social @proftimob.bsky.social @ellahubber.bsky.social & @libbyjackson.com cut through the headline-induced anxiety & bring us the fascinating facts. Inside Science on Radio 4 at 1630 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I am thrilled to see #JohnMcFall be fully certified to fly to the ISS - continuing to open up space, but more importantly, challenges perspectives and assumptions. "Assume capability" as John says. Now @esa.int just need to assign him a mission... www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

The UK Government has invested £20 million into Orbex to support the first flight of Prime and boost the company’s European Launcher Challenge bid. europeanspaceflight.com/uk-space-age...

Butch and Suni have never been stranded, have always had a way home (and since the concerns with Starliner, it's been on a SpaceX Dragon). They will be back on Earth at the end of their planned mission. Crew rotations are carefully planned. Musk knows all this.

SpaceX is attempting to launch a "new generation" Starship spacecraft on its seventh test flight. Follow live updates.

In 2028, we will embark on one of our most ambitious missions, to find signs of life on Mars with #ExoMars Rosalind Franklin. While the spacecraft won’t take the fastest route, the timing is crucial for the rover’s science mission and survival at the Red Planet. www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

👇😱More space junk falling from the skies😱👇 With BlueOrigin now seriously getting into the space launch game, building Amazon’s Project Kuiper 3000+ satellite constellation to rival Space-X's Starlink, space junk is a problem that is only going to get worse 😬🧪🔭 🗞️: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Launch delayed until tomorrow. Blue Origin aren't always as headline grabbing as their black and white counterparts, but don't let that fool you, this is still something to watch. The three hour launch window starts at 0600 GMT / 0100 EST.

High resolution image of a heavy star. 🔭 🧪

Hello @bsky.app, here's to looking into more #bluesky and beyond... 😉

Today, nearly 11 years since I joined @ukspaceagency.bsky.social, I walked out of the office for the last time with a staff pass around my neck. Working with everyone there, and across the sector has been an incredible experience from start to finish.

@dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social @dlr-next.bsky.social @eumetsat.bsky.social @eurospacehistory.bsky.social @arianegroup.bsky.social @cnes.bsky.social 👍

<waves> No sign if NASA, ESA, JAXA or CSA yet. But @cnes.bsky.social and @dlr-spaceagency.bsky.social are here 🚀🛰

Hello Bluesky! 👋 We're the UK Space Agency - we boost UK prosperity, understand the Universe, and protect our planet and outer space. 📈🔭🌍 You can also follow us over on: 🚀 x.com/spacegovuk 🚀 www.linkedin.com/company/uk-s... 🚀 www.instagram.com/spacegovuk/ 🚀 www.facebook.com/spacegovuk/

The @ukspaceagency.bsky.social have arrived, and it is really us!

Sounds like SpaceX is on track to launch IFT-6 at the start of the launch window - in other words just under 45 min from now. #StarShip

Here's a timeline of key events I'll be watching during Starship IFT6: 1:02 - Max Q 2:39 - Separation 2:44 - Booster boostback 6:38 - Booster landing burn 7:00 - catch attempt 8:27 - Starship engine cut off 37:45 - Raptor inspace relight 47:13 - Starship begins reentry 1:05:24 - Starship splashdown

SpaceX is loading Starship with propellant ahead of today's launch window between 5-5:30pm ET. Watch live on the @cnbcofficial.bsky.social YouTube stream, which should begin later this hour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-jB...

NASA plans to expand the lunar cargo contracts of SpaceX and Blue Origin, to add "at least" two Artemis delivery missions next decade. Starship would deliver a JAXA pressurized rover, while Blue would delivery a lunar surface habitat. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

What does it take to become an astronaut? – podcast

📢The Guardian is now officially on Bluesky @theguardian.com

🗞️ More and more Times and Sunday Times journalists and staff are joining BlueSky. We’ll be updating this starter kit as they do so, you should give them a follow 👇

By popular demand… the Guardian is officially on BlueSky @theguardian.com