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David Kerley

Washington, D.C.

Journalist at Freelance

Writer at Full Throttle

DC Based Journalist at Discovery Channel

Journalist Full Throttle #DiscoveryChannel - Space Launch LIVE https://t.co/rF1xK2Vus9 Formerly ABC News Senior Transportation Correspondent

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  • 2 weeks ago | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

    Hello all…There is a lot to report and talk about involving space, EVs, autonomy, and FAA air traffic control. Musk is getting ready to launch another Starship test and claims his robotaxis are just around the corner. Full Throttle is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Some of those stories have been percolating as we traveled to Europe and happened to be in St. Peter’s Square as the Conclave started.

  • 1 month ago | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

    The stock market ride, tariffs, and retirement accounts have likely captured your attention the past couple of weeks. As you were watching graph lines go down, then up, then down again, the President’s nominee to run NASA faced Senators for his confirmation hearing and made a lot of news. It appears big changes are coming to NASA and its plans for human exploration, especially of the Moon. Jared Isaacman said the Moon and Mars programs can move forward at the same time.

  • 1 month ago | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

    Hello subscribers. If you watched the Blue Origin flight did you notice the little problem after touchdown? Here’s what I posted:Blue Origin had a successful flight with its "tourist" spacecraft system New Shepard. An all female crew was the company's latest marketing effort. The flight appeared smooth and without issues. The hatch opening "ceremony" di…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Full Throttle to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

  • 2 months ago | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

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  • 2 months ago | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

    (Credit: NASA)Butch and Suni have been at the International Space Station (ISS) much longer than they expected. The headlines blare, “An eight day mission turns into a nine month stay,” or, “Stranded astronauts to head home.”But, they were never stranded! This bold declarative sentence provides fodder for plenty of debate. Let me make my case as the two astronauts prepare to return to Earth early tomorrow morning.

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David Kerley
David Kerley @David_Kerley
14 Apr 25

Blue Origin had a successful flight with its "tourist" spacecraft system New Shepard. An all female crew was the company's latest marketing effort. The flight appeared smooth. The hatch opening "ceremony" didn't go as planned. @blueorigin https://t.co/htXwg63K2n

David Kerley
David Kerley @David_Kerley
18 Mar 25

“Un”- “Non” - “Not” - Stranded Astronauts, by @David_Kerley https://t.co/Kqy5111zkv https://t.co/F4HG6QkzSX

David Kerley
David Kerley @David_Kerley
11 Mar 25

RT @NTSB_Newsroom: MEDIA ADVISORY: NTSB will hold a media briefing today at 2 p.m. Eastern time on the Jan. 29 mid-air collision near Ronal…