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NASA is not trusting private citizens to travel to the International Space Station on their own.
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NASA is not trusting private citizens to travel to the International Space Station on their own.
Russia's space agency has severed ties with the U.S. and its European partners. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins Lana Zak to discuss more.
Russia's space agency Roscosmos has threatened to pull out of the International Space Station ahead of schedule. However, NASA plans to maintain the ISS through 2030. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with more.
The White House says President Biden will deliver remarks today on U.S. support of Ukraine. A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts docked with the international space station just 16 hours after launch. And an eight minute bidding war culminated in the world's largest blue diamond being sold for $57.5 million to an anonymous buyer in Hong Kong. It’s more than 15 carats.
A young man who lives across the street from the Texas elementary school where 19 children and 2 teachers were killed tells The Associated Press he urged police to charge into the school when he saw the gunman run in. He claims the officers did not go in. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed this country's strictest abortion law. And Boeing's Starliner capsule landed back on Earth just four hours after leaving the International Space Station.
Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced it will leave the International Space Station after 2024. It promised to fulfill its duties before it leaves but wants to focus on building its own orbital station. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood breaks down what this means for Russia and the future of space exploration.
Four astronauts strapped into their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged to a fiery pre-dawn splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday, closing out the first operational flight of SpaceX's futuristic touch-screen ferry ship. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports. Read more here.
Russia says it will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own station, forcing NASA to consider new options for the future. Mark Strassmann has more.
Moscow has announced plans to leave the ISS within the next two years. However, NASA and other international partners had planned on continuing until 2030. CBS Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann joins "CBS News Mornings" to explain the impacts this early withdrawal could have and the response so far from space agencies.
The announcement may be part of Moscow's maneuvering to win relief from Western sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine.
SpaceX's 25th space station resupply mission delivered 5,880 pounds of crew supplies, science gear and equipment.
The 'integrated crews' agreement means a Russian cosmonaut will fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon in September.
The unpiloted Dragon cargo ship is carrying nearly 3 tons of crew supplies, science gear and equipment.
U.S. and allies ramp up Russia response; First private mission to International Space Station set for launch
The Shenzhou 14 mission opens a new era, establishing a permanent Chinese presence in Earth orbit.
The contracts are valued at up to $3.5 billion.
SpaceX launched 59 small payloads while Boeing wrapped up its Starliner space station flight
After a series of costly setbacks and delays, Boeing is ready to try again to fly its new spacecraft, Starliner, to the International Space Station. Kris Van Cleave reports from the Kennedy Space Center.
For the first time, two U.S. astronaut ferry ships, from two different vendors are docked at space station.
Boeing successfully launched its multi-billion dollar Starliner space capsule from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Thursday evening. Correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins Jamie Yuccas with more on this historic launch.
Grounded earlier by software bugs and corroded valves, Boeing says the Starliner is finally ready for flight.
NASA is confident Boeing's Starliner astronaut ferry ship is finally ready for prime time.
While not as serious as a potentially life-threatening 2013 incident, NASA is taking no chances with the station's aging spacesuits.
A crew of four returned safely from a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station, splashing down in a SpaceX capsule off the coast of Florida. CBS News' Tanya Rivero has more.
The splashdown went according to plan, marking the end of the crew's 176-day mission and the maiden voyage of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
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.