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Dr. James Orion

Space Correspondent · SpaceWireDaily

James covers space exploration, astrophysics, and the commercial space industry. He has a background in aerospace engineering and has reported from NASA launches, SpaceX facilities, and ESA mission control.

Articles by Dr. James Orion

Artemis III Crew Visits NASA Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building Yesterday

More satellites watch the battlefield, putting a premium on making sense of the data Yesterday

'Captain EO' at 40: Michael Jackson's wild sci-fi movie that you could only watch at Disney theme parks Yesterday

New Crops, Health Research Proposals to Help NASA Advance Exploration Yesterday

The warmest summer on record: 2026 hit a scorching new high in the US Yesterday

Cygnus the swan lifts up the International Space Station | Space photo of the day for Sept. 14, 2026 Yesterday

NASA Welcomes Djibouti as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory 2 days ago

Space’s growing billion-dollar club 2 days ago

On this day in space! Sept. 12, 1992: NASA astronaut Mae Jemison makes history as the 1st Black woman in space 2 days ago

SpaceX launches classified mission for the US Space Force from California (video) 2 days ago

On this day in space! Sept. 13, 2007: Japan launches Kaguya spacecraft to the moon to map the lunar surface in HD 3 days ago

The 10 best underground sci-fi movies to dig into now that 'Silo' season 3 has ended 3 days ago

James Webb Space Telescope discovers the rings of tiny solar system body Chariklo are changing 3 days ago

Could the Clues to Ancient Alien Civilizations Be Hiding in a Bucket of Moon Dust? 3 days ago

NASA, IBM launch new AI model for studying the moon 3 days ago

25 years ago, a NASA astronaut witnessed the tragic 9/11 attacks from space. Here's what he saw. 3 days ago

Scientists discover mysterious new X-ray objects 'unlike any they have seen before' 3 days ago

A New Catalog of Close to 3,000 Supernova Challenges Theories on Dark Energy 3 days ago

Trump is proposing a US Space Academy — if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military (op-ed) 4 days ago

Perseid meteors meet mesmerizing star trails over Egypt's Western Desert 4 days ago

Earth From Orbit Is Unpredictable and Messy. Could 'Liquid' AI Clear the View? 4 days ago

Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite to orbit for secret customer (photo) 4 days ago

Venus Moon Would Have Been Doomed From The Start, Says New Paper 4 days ago

NASA’s Chandra Spots Galactic Gem 5 days ago

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return 5 days ago

Monterrey Amid Mountains 5 days ago

Wavy alien dune fields stretch across Mars | Space photo of the day for Sept. 11, 2026 5 days ago

Scientists study 3,000 supernovas and discover that dark energy may be evolving 6 days ago

The next 'Star Trek' movie will be inspired by 'Crimson Tide', and 'Strange New Worlds' latest episode just showed them how to do it 6 days ago

Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought. What's going on inside of it? 6 days ago