Mojave, 2004. I was there for SpaceShipOne's first flight to space and both X Prize flights, writing for Astronomy magazine. What started on that runway is an industry now, and I track it at spacedew.com. Free newsletter. In the photos: 1. Me with Burt Rutan in the Scaled Composites hangar 2. Mike Melvill on top of SpaceShipOne after landing 3. Brian Binnie after the X Prize-winning flight. Peter Diamandis and Mike Melvill hold the flag he flew to space; Anousheh Ansari at right 4. Buzz Aldrin, my friend Jim Benson and Konrad Dannenberg at the invite-only pre-launch party Jim's company, SpaceDev, built SpaceShipOne's rocket motor. I still have a piece of its rubber fuel. Onward & Upward

August 2022: Sarafin's point that most coverage buried, Artemis I wasn't testing components. It was the first time all three ran in sequence, the way they'd have to with crew. #Artemis #NASA #DeepSpace

Orion captured something rare in November 2022: the Moon eclipsing Earth, a perspective only possible from deep space. That's the momentum of exploration. #NASA #Space Video: NASA

Back in November 2022, Orion captured something stunning: Earth and Moon together as the spacecraft pulled away, with our lunar neighbor about to eclipse our home world. Pure perspective. #Space #Artemis Video: NASA

SpaceX Crew-4 splashed down in October 2022, bringing four astronauts safely home from the ISS. That's the mission tempo we need in space. #SpaceX #Artemis 🚀 Video: NASA