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Dianna Wray

Dianna Wray is a nationally award-winning journalist. Born and raised in Houston, she writes about everything from NASA to oil to horse races.

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SpaceX's Rocket Launches: Laudable Progress or an Environmental Hazard ?

By Dianna Wray
Apr 24, 2023

In assuring the public that Thursday’s brief launch was a win, SpaceX officials have underscored that they were well aware Starship might explode in the air or even right on the launchpad, without ever referring to the fact that the rocket shrapnel would likely be landing in a complicated, delicate...
SpaceX and Elon Musk Take Starship’s Explosion (Mostly) in Stride

By Dianna Wray
Apr 21, 2023

Based on everyone’s reactions, you’d almost think Starship’s flight ending in flames only minutes after it began Wednesday was part of SpaceX’s plan. And maybe it was, in a way. After all, SpaceX is no stranger to exploding rockets and clunky rocket failures, so why wouldn’t they be bracing for...
SpaceX's Starship Blows up After a Brief Flight

By Dianna Wray
Apr 20, 2023

Well, this was a good start. On Thursday morning after a brief hold to clear two final issues SpaceX’s Starship—at 394 feet tall, the largest rocket ever constructed—went into its final countdown. Then at least 31 of the 33 engines on the Super Heavy booster fired up and amid plumes...
SpaceX’s Set to (Maybe) Launch Starship, the Most Powerful Rocket On Earth Next Week

By Dianna Wray
Apr 13, 2023

It looks like Elon Musk could very possibly get one step closer to his goal of colonizing Mars now that the gargantuan Starship launch vehicle is ready for launch sometime in the coming days and only “awaiting regulatory approval,” as Musk has relayed via Twitter. ...
NASA Announces First Lunar Crew in More Than 50 Years

By Dianna Wray
Apr 4, 2023

More than half a century after the Apollo 17 crew left the lunar surface, NASA has announced the four astronauts who’ve been tapped to be the next crew headed to the moon, and the federal space agency did it with an eye toward ensuring that this momentous event—the next crucial...