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David Kerley

Washington, D.C.

Freelance 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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  • Trump-Musk and the Starliner

    1 week ago | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

    (Credit: The White House)The Trump-Musk breakup was quick, a bit earlier than expected, and left social postings scattered across the internet. In SpaceX language for a rocket exploding in flight, it was a RUD- rapid unscheduled disassembly. In a RUD debris falls randomly from the air. This bad breakup has indeed shaken business plans, changing the atmosphere of commercial and government space programs dramatically.

  • Something different

    1 month 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.

  • Touch the Moon, move on to Mars?

    2 months 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.

  • Blue Origin premature hatch opening

    2 months 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.

  • Full Throttle

    Mar 18, 2025 | davidkerley.substack.com | David Kerley

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David Kerley
David Kerley @David_Kerley
17 Jun 25

The news cycle moves fast. We were talking about the Musk-Trump breakup. There are big implications for commercial space. NASA quickly said it is working on a new launch date for Boeing's Starliner. What's the latest with the Boeing spacecraft? https://t.co/gJG6iGyrKw https://t.co/y8qAcp1LAO

David Kerley
David Kerley @David_Kerley
16 May 25

RT @janewells: https://t.co/VcK4z4vcsq

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