Jeff Foust

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Jeff Foust@jfoust· 18d

Once more at Nats Park with Max Scherzer on the mound.

Max Scherzer pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays at Nationals Park against the Nationals, for whom he pitched for several seasons including the 2019 World Series run.

Max Scherzer waves to the crowd after being pulled from the game.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Jun 27

Apparently the three-word hold protocol also applies to breaking news alerts.

Two breaking news alerts from CNBC, the earlier one with “ON HOLD” repeated three times.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Jun 25

Botswana becomes the 68th nation to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at NASA HQ this morning.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Jun 23

Got a preview this morning of some new National Air and Space Museum exhibits opening July 1. The return of some old favorites (Skylab, Hubble) and some new items (New Shepard booster, GAMBIT-1 spysat.)

Blue Origin New Shepard booster among missiles.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Jun 13

I know the Nats had a couple of bad losses in a row, but let’s not get carried away and assume the end times (for this season) have arrived.

Religious proselytizing outside Nationals Park with messages such as “Jesus rescues from the coming wrath”

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Jun 12

Watching CNBC this morning for their SpaceX IPO coverage, and have to conclude they’re not go for launch since that is not a SpaceX rocket.

Wait till Jim Cramer finds out their “SpaceX Go for Launch” graphic showed a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Jun 12

Firefly Aerospace receives the Collier Trophy for the Blue Ghost 1 lunar landing in a ceremony tonight in DC.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· May 22

Blue Origin announced late today that the FAA accepted the company's investigation into the NG-3 New Glenn launch failure last month. FAA statement:

The FAA-required investigation of the Blue Origin New Glenn-3 mishap that occurred on April 20 is closed. There were no public injuries or public property damage.

The FAA oversaw and accepted the findings of the Blue Origin-led investigation. The final mishap report identified the direct cause of the mishap as a cryogenic leak that froze a hydraulic line and led to a thrust anomaly during the second stage engine burn.

Blue Origin identified nine corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence of the event. The FAA will verify that Blue Origin implements corrective actions prior to the launch of the next New Glenn mission.

The Blue Origin New Glenn vehicle is authorized to return to flight provided all other licensing requirements are met. Contact Blue Origin for more information.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· May 5

A beautiful Tuesday night at the ballpark, where about the third of the crowd is teens on their Washington class trips, some wearing “Class of 2030”(!!) tshirts.

Nats Park on a beautiful but rather quiet Tuesday evening.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· May 4

Another day, another Artemis Accords signing ceremony as Ireland becomes the 66th country to join (Malta was the 65th, earlier today.)

Stage at NASA HQ for the signing ceremony.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 23

Jordan becomes the 63rd country to sign the Artemis Accords—and the second this week—at NASA HQ this morning.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 21

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at its media day at NASA Goddard.

The Roman Space Telescope with some mood lighting.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 20

Latvia becomes the 62nd nation to sign the Artemis Accords in an event at NASA HQ this morning.

US and Latvian officials at the singing ceremony.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 20

Evidently that future lunar base will even have a Ferris wheel, but you’ll have to pay in crypto to ride it.

An ad on the DC Metro for a crypto company showing a Ferris wheel in the Moon with the tagline “Go Where Dollars Won’t.”

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 11

Splashdown. Artemis 2 has safely returned to Earth.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 11

Main chutes deployed.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 11

Drogues deployed.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 10

Orion has reached the entry interface and started a planned six-minute communications blackout.

View from Orion window at beginning of reentry.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 10

Crew capsule has separated from the service module.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 10

Less than 30 minutes until the Orion crew capsule separates from the service module.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 1

Good: getting some external images from Orion. Bad: the crew is troubleshooting the toilet.

External view showing part of Orion and the Earth.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 1

Launch from the press site:

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 1

A view of Artemis 2 from the KSC press site. Range is go and weather is still 80% favorable for launch during the two-hour window.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 1

Astrovan flyby of the press site.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 1

The Artemis 2 crew is ready to head to the launch pad.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 1

Five hours before the Artemis 2 launch window opens and lines are already forming… for the NASA merch stand at the press site.

A line of people at a NASA merchandise stand at the KSC press site.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Apr 1

A beautiful morning at the KSC press site. Still pretty quiet here. That’ll soon change.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Mar 30

Artemis 2 countdown clock is now counting down.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Mar 14

Congratulations to NYT’s Ken Chang, who received the National Space Club’s Press Award last night.

Jeff Foust@jfoust· Mar 4

The NASA authorization act approved by the Senate Commerce Committee today includes a study of a human Mars mission—sort of.