Crew Dragon astronauts gear up for launch to space station
NASA is poised to launch four fresh crew members to the station while Russia plans to launch a replacement Soyuz ferry ship
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NASA is poised to launch four fresh crew members to the station while Russia plans to launch a replacement Soyuz ferry ship
Engineers first want to find out what caused a similar coolant leak on a nearby Progress cargo ship.
Two months after a Soyuz crew ship was damaged by a micrometeoroid, a Russian cargo ship suffered a similar problem.
Astronauts are conducting a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. And NASA is marking 20 years since the space shuttle Columbia disaster. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joined Anne-Marie Green and Janet Shamlian with more on those stories, plus details on the "green comet" passing by Earth.
Spacewalks in low-Earth orbit face a small but very real threat from debris and and micrometeoroids whizzing by at extreme velocities.
Russia is launching a mission to rescue three crew members from the International Space Station. A Soyuz capsule which was meant to bring two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut back to Earth was damaged after being hit by a micro meteoroid last month. Instead, Russia will launch an unpiloted Soyuz to the space station in February to return them to Earth. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood explained the details of the mission.
The crew of the damaged Soyuz MS-22 will spend several extra months in space and return to Earth in a replacement ship.
The new roll-out solar arrays will help make up for age-related degradation in the International Space Station's original solar wings.
The Russians say a replacement Soyuz can be launched if one suffering from a coolant leak is unflightworthy.
The Russian Soyuz crew ferry ship docked at the International Space Station remains relatively healthy despite a major coolant system leak.
It's not yet known what caused the leak, or whether the Soyuz is still flight worthy.
Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio float outside the space station to install the third of six new roll-out solar blankets.
China has sent three astronauts to its recently built Tiangong space station, marking a major step for China's independent space program. Plus, NASA is celebrating the successes of its Artemis 1 mission. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood discussed the latest.
The Cargo Dragon is loaded with 7,700 pounds of equipment and supplies, including two new solar array panels.
Along with needed equipment, the Cygnus cargo ship is carrying "much-deserved treats" for the station crew.
With the Crew Dragon's splashdown, NASA completed a complex sequence of flights to replace the station's seven-member crew.
Tom Cruise's next mission is looking all the more possible — a studio executive says he's going to be "taking the world to space" in his upcoming film.
The Crew Dragon brought four fresh crew members to the lab complex, including a Russian cosmonaut.
NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann, CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood and Thomas Marshburn, pilot of NASA's Crew-3 mission, discussed the historic launch.
She said she was bringing a dream catcher her mother gave her to the space station.
The Crew 5 flight to the ISS features the first Russian to launch aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
The return of the Soyuz crew sets the stage for a SpaceX Crew Dragon launch next week.
Frank Rubio's Soyuz launch is NASA's first under an agreement that also calls for cosmonaut launches on SpaceX ferry ships.
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In an interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell on Monday, Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said, "We need action to be taken."
President Trump has been briefed on a wide array of military and covert tools that can be used against Iran that go well beyond conventional airstrikes, including cyber operations and psychological campaigns, Pentagon officials said.
President Trump's remarks about taking Greenland by military force have prompted bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who have said they do not support acquiring the Danish territory in such a way.
President Trump said Monday he's imposing 25% tariffs on all countries that do business with Iran, as the administration pressures the Iranian government amid anti-regime protests.
Lindsey Halligan's deputy in the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia, Robert McBride, was fired after refusing to lead the prosecution of James Comey, a source said.
The state of Minnesota, along with the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, are suing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal officials in an effort to stop the surge of federal law enforcement officials coming into the state.
"We have rights. Fundamental rights," Polis said. "When you're minding your business and doing your own thing, really, the government shouldn't interfere."
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly filed a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking to block the Pentagon's efforts to downgrade his retirement rank and pay.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a progressive Democrat from Massachusetts, said she told President Trump Congress could cap credit card rates if he pushes for it.