This is a bad day for Boeing. Its Starliner space capsule was expected to be a premier commercial crew vehicle. Today, NASA cut its contract with Boeing for missions to the International Space Station from six to just four. The next mission (after Suni-Butch extended stay ISS) will be cargo only.

Two plus years ago a piece on one of the new ASCANs.. Astronaut Candidates. Anna Menon has been on a private space flight since this was written. But now she is a NASA ASCAN joining her astronaut husband at the space agency. davidkerley.substack.com/p/mama-when-...

Dr. Astronaut Anil Menon will get to space on a Russian Soyuz. He and his wife are a space family! NASA release and story on the Menon family.

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The news cycle moves fast. We were talking about the Musk-Trump breakup. There are big implications for commercial space. NASA quickly said it is working on a new launch date for Boeing's Starliner.

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While you are sleeping a SpaceX Dragon undocked from the International Space Station (ISS). On that spacecraft are the two astronauts who rode up to the ISS on the Boeing Starliner. They were never stuck. Here's why:

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Why does the Moon seem farther away? A look at setbacks and challenges ahead to return to the lunar surface.

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The firehose of executive orders, news conferences, and speeches to Joint Sessions of Congress continue. A Substack colleague decided to look at one slice of changes underway. A discussion of what is happening in the transportation space.
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The war on EVs. Which side is Musk on?
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Former colleague Mike Lee with a guide to how to find legitimate news and information.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin makes it to orbit for the first time with the launch of the heavy-lift rocket New Glenn. The reusable booster was lost, unable to land on a barge in the Atlantic. Reaching orbit will help certify New Glenn for national security launches by the US government.

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Aaron Brown has passed away. He was a competitor, then a colleague, and later a counselor as I moved to ABC News. The guy could write and made an impact at each of his stops. Our families went through our first pregnancies together. Our thoughts are with Aaron's family.
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NASA announces its schedule to return to the Moon is slipping another year. Artemis II, the first crewed trip around the Moon is now set for April 2026. The Artemis III landing on the Moon is moving to mid-2027 as long as SpaceX's lander is ready.

Electric Light Orchestra:
Hey there, Mr. Blue (Sky)
Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why