Joey Schwartz

SpaceX is now targeting launch on Dec. 28 at 6:08 p.m. PST (9:08 p.m. EST / 0208 UTC). Our live coverage will begin about 30 minutes prior to liftoff. Live stream: youtube.com/watch?v=6_0BDH…

#Ghost Bike memorial ride for Samuel Wilketts will happen next month. He was Toronto's first cycling fatality of 2025. facebook.com/share/179c3M22…

@SciGuySpace Agreed with Eric, NASA saying something along the lines of January 2026 is meaningless. This program has a history of unrealistic timelines, and shoddy workmanship.

Apropos of nothing, NASA releases a statement this afternoon saying the agency is tracking toward Starliner's next flight in early 2026.

@BGLordofthechat @SciGuySpace And what boosters will it fly on? There are only six more Atlas rockets assigned to CST-100 missions. Vulcan is not human rated. Neither is any U.S. commercial rocket coming online in the next three years. Boeing would have to fly cargo and crew missions.

@SciGuySpace "Of course it would completely end ISS". Would it? The ISS soldiered on between the end of the shuttle and the start of Dragon. And Boeing claim they've fixed the problems from the last Starliner flight. 🤔

This is not necessarily a bluff. Elon has been reluctant to take on new Dragon-related projects for awhile now, and would like to move human missions to Starship as soon as possible. Of course it would completely end ISS, and impair future commercial space stations. Wild times.

Marc Garneau was a rare politician. He came to the House of Commons as a Canadian space hero and never deviated from setting an example of competence, non-partisanship and exemplary leadership. On a personal level, he was warm, engaging and unusually down to earth. We have lost an inspiring, insightful and compassionate Canadian.

If the failure of Starship does not get you down, don't worry, I've got you. I'm chasing a couple of other shitty news stories in space-world.

It is devastating to hear how someone can be so careless that their actions cause so much death and grief.

@blueorigin Congratulations! You'll stick the landing next time.

New Glenn safely reached its intended orbit during today's NG-1 mission, accomplishing our primary objective. The second stage is in its final orbit following two successful burns of the BE-3U engines. The Blue Ring Pathfinder is receiving data and performing well. We lost the booster during descent. We knew landing the first stage on the first try was ambitious. We'll learn, refine, and apply that knowledge to our next launch in the spring. We're thrilled with today's outcome. More: bit.ly/4hj8q0o

@ConsumerSOS Genuine surprised you were old enough to interview him. You probably caught him a year before he died. Odd that he lived in a bungalow near the Queensway and Dixie in Mississauga.

I also got to interview Col. Harlan Sanders (of KFC fame, kids) for a story when I was an 18-year-old radio reporter in Lethbridge, Alberta—home to one of his first Canadian franchisees. Took some serious effort in the pre-internet age. But I tracked him down. Also: Col. Sanders would be 134 years old today.

@DJSnM This rocket just might be a full and proper competitor to SpaceX in the medium-lift market, because of full reusability.

Stoke getting more investment to keep working on their innovative reusable launch vehicle.

@dpoddolphinpro @blueorigin After the first scrub, I won't wait around. I'll watch it in the morning if it happens. If weather was 70 percent Go, I'd stay awake and watch it live.

Just like on the last scrubbed attempt, we have passed 01:00 UTC (L-5hr) and there is no confirmation from @BlueOrigin of prop loading. This does not confirm anything, but this + suboptimal weather is making me lose a little confidence in the opening of the window. Or it’s just a New Rocket doing New Rocket things. We’ll find out!

@dpoddolphinpro @SLDelta45

Falcon 9 is vertical on pad 39A in Florida ahead of tonight's launch of the @fireflyspace Blue Ghost and @ispace_inc RESILIENCE lunar landers to the Moon in ~3.5 hours from now → spacex.com/launches/missi…

Today, a report revealed that Doug Ford’s plan for a private spa at Ontario Place, and to rip the Science Centre out of Flemingdon Park, will lead to even more traffic chaos on Toronto’s waterfront. If Ford calls a snap election, let’s take a stand and fight for our city.

@DJSnM Of course it would in “Ann of Green Gables” land.

Is this the first time we got audio of a meteorite hitting the surface? Caught on a doorbell camera. cbc.ca/player/play/vi… Thanks to Roy MacLellan for the tip

@cmcdonaldglobal @globalnewsto That’s the second time in under 5 years someone fell out of 100 High Park Ave after the police became involved.

A 44-year-old woman fell to her death after an interaction with police overnight. The SIU is now investigating and says officers attended the building in relation to a “wanted person”. More tonight on @globalnewsto

I spoke with Jeff Bezos on the eve of his company's first orbital launch attempt. He was both affable ... and anxious. arstechnica.com/uncategorized/…

Trudeau steps aside

I recently spoke with outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson about the future of Artemis, the selection of Starship HLS just before he was sworn in, and his relationship with Elon Musk. arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/…

The SUV that many think of as safe for their kids is actually not safe at all.