Space Travel

Elon Musk is asking the state to give him the power to close Boca Chica Beach on SpaceX’s schedule just as rocket launches there may spike. Local leaders and environmentalists stand in opposition.

From Texas Standard:As private space companies begin to send more astronauts to the International Space Station, it's easy to imagine how they could one…

From Texas Standard:It's been 45 years since astronaut Harrison Schmitt set foot on the moon as part of the Apollo 17 mission – and no one's done it…

From Texas Standard:It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a space shuttle filled with tourists? While that idea sounds like science fiction, the reality of…

From Texas Standard:Drive down a windy, muddy road, hidden on the backside of Midland airport’s southernmost tarmac, and you’ll find a shiny new hangar…