Outside the Beltway

He boldly went where no nonagenarian had gone before.

Sigh.

SpaceX unveiled a model of the “starship” it would send to Mars but there’s still a lot of work to do.

We may have the first known case of a crime committed in space.

For the first time in more than thirty years, NASA is preparing to unveil a program to allow civilians to travel to the International Space Station.

History’s first all-female spacewalk was thwarted by a lack of smaller suits.

The first test flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon appears to have been an all-around success.

A successful launch for SpaceX and NASA and a successful beginning to the return of American manned spaceflight.

Early tomorrow morning, NASA and SpaceX will be testing a crucial part of America’s return to manned space flight.

China has landed a probe on the far side of the Moon, the latest step forward in an aggressive Chinese push into space.

A Soyuz mission sending two men to the International Space Station was forced to abort shortly after launch. Fortunately, the American and Russian on board returned safely to Earth.

Words mean things. Unless they don’t.

Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the Moon, has died at the age of 86

Thanks to mostly what amounts to bad science reporting in the popular media, a false claim about one of nature’s most mysterious and unique creatures continues to spread.

After a year in space, Astronaut Scott Kelly was no longer 100% genetically identical to his twin brother. However, the changes are not as significant as initial media reports made them out to be.

Yesterday’s Falcon Heavy Launch was a near-complete success and another amazing advance in the race to the stars.

President Trump announced a goal of returning American astronauts to the Moon, but that’s easier said than done.

In a short period of time, SpaceX has become a huge success, as has the commercial space launch industry.

Another SpaceX success.

An ambitious plan to return men to the Moon in less than two years.

A major announcement from NASA in the search for possible life outside the Solar System.

One of the few members of a small fraternity of heroes has passed away.

Another historic launch and return by SpaceX.

American Astronaut Scott Kelly is back home after a year in orbit.

Last night, SpaceX successfully launched a rocket to the edge of space, deployed cargo, and returned to Earth. A huge and potentially revolutionary accomplishment.

A wholly successfully first test for NASA’s next generation manned space vehicle.

A pair of accidents has led some to wonder if we are at the end of commercial ventures in space. Clearly, we are not.

A disappointing setback.

A Google Executive jumps from the edge of space, breaking a record.

It appears what we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield performs David Bowie’s classic “Space Oddity” from outer space.

The Illudium pu-36 Explosive Space Modulator Edition OTB Caption Contest^TM is now over.

SpaceX’s Dragon has shown us what the future can look like.