Writing about space policy and politics, from the Space Coast of Florida. Now retired after ten years doing public education at Kennedy Space Center. You can also find me on Counter.Social at the same handle, and on Substack at TheSpacePundit.com. .. more
Writing about space policy and politics, from the Space Coast of Florida. Now retired after ten years doing public education at Kennedy Space Center. You can also find me on Counter.Social at the same handle, and on Substack at TheSpacePundit.com.
#FBI raids the home of a Washington Post reporter seeking evidence regarding a government contractor.
/nosanitize
wapo.st/4pFh6lw
From Rick Neale at #FloridaToday ... Jared Isaacman toured #KSC yesterday, and sat down with Rick for an interview.
www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/s...
Reposted by Stephen P. Smith
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My Florida space history book, "Return to Launch," is now available for preorder through the University of Florida Press website.
Order by January 31 using the promo code 31AU126 and it's $25. After that, it's $38.
floridapress.org/978168340656...
BREAKING from #NBCNews: In response to the letter from Bill and Hillary #Clinton refusing to testify to the House Oversight Committee, chair Comer says he will bring criminal contempt charges next week against Bill.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Reposted by Stephen P. Smith
From #FloridaToday: More than 1,000 rallied today in the city of Cooca to protest the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
For a county that's Trumper Central, that's an incredible turnout.
www.floridatoday.com/picture-gall...
BREAKING: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell releases a video responding to Trump using the #DOJ to intimidate the Fed into lowering interest rates.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
BREAKING from @nytimes.com:Trump has #DOJ open a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell in an effort to pressure Powell to resign.
/nosanitize
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
I've just posted a Substack screed with my vision for how to reform NASA.
I have enough sanity left to know that this won't happen.
"Is NASA Obsolete" at the link for free. Please consider signing up for a free email subscription.
www.thespacepundit.com/p/is-nasa-ob...
From @spaceflightnow.com ... This is the projected schedule for #Artemis2 launch dates. Personally, I'm rooting for April Fools Day. It will drive crazy the moon landing deniers.
The #SpaceX #Starlink launch as seen from north Merritt Island. Launch was at 4:41 PM local time (EST).
We have a #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Starlink launch coming up at 4:41 PM EST / 1:41 PM PST from #CCSFS Launch Complex 40.
Watch live at @spaceflightnow.com.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWtt...
@nbcnews.com and other media outlets have obtained copies of the cellphone video filmed by the Border Patrol agent who shot and killed Renee Good.
It doesn't show the shooting but the events just before she was shot.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Reposted by Stephen P. Smith
Here's the video of today's NASA ISS media event about the medical evacuation of an ill crew member.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbm...
BREAKING ... Crew-11 coming home early. NASA is still not saying who had the medical incident, but it has to be one of these four.
www.nasa.gov/mission/nasa...
Here's the link for the NASA media event targeting 5 PM EST to discuss the medical situation aboard the space station.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffcV...
