  We present here an overview of the status of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
which has now been operating for five years. The Observatory is running
smoothly, and the scientific return continues to be outstanding. We provide
some details on the molecular contamination of the ACIS filters and its impact
on observations. We review the observations with Chandra of the pulsar in the
Crab Nebula and add some general comments as to the analysis of X-ray spectra.
We conclude with comments about the future directions for the study of neutron
stars with Chandra.
