"Social media users are asking, where are the re-entry burn marks? And why does that look like a fake hand?"

"Me, my mom, dad, we were speculating who could be this important that we meet them in D.C.," the kid said.

"But the last FAA guidelines under the Commercial Space Astronaut Wings Program were clear: Crewmembers who travel into space must have..."

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin quickly touted its recent all-female space crew. The backlash to those claims came even quicker.

There are true, monumental achievements accomplished by women. And then there's whatever this publicity stunt was.

"Russia wants to take away our advantages in space and they don’t care about collateral damage," one official said.

Skywatchers are waiting for the moment a 3,000-year-old massive explosion that took place far into space becomes visible to us on Earth.

If you needed any proof that government bureaucracy absolutely drags down processes, look no further than what SpaceX has accomplished.

Elon Musk has built a global reputation of being revolutionary, and effective. Monday's show was one of the most visible signs of his impact.

"We love you and we're coming up to get you, and you shouldn't have been up there so long," President Trump said.