
NASA astronaut returns to Earth after record-setting flight
Mark Vande Hei set a single-flight record for U.S. astronauts.
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Mark Vande Hei set a single-flight record for U.S. astronauts.
Despite tensions between the United States and Russia on Earth, cooperation continues in space. But Mark Strassmann reports Russia's longterm commitment to the International Space Station is in question.
Mark Vande Hei credits frequent chats with family, exercise and meditation for staying on an even keel.
NASA faces tough schedule with moon rocket test, private astronaut launch and space station crew rotations.
Major objectives accomplished, but engineers assessing an unexpected water buildup in one astronaut's helmet
Russia launched 3 cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station in the country's first space launch since the invasion of Ukraine. Russia's space agency has since cut ties with international partners in response to economic sanctions. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood discusses the launch and how political relationships on Earth are impacting missions in space.
The launch clears the way for an American astronaut to return to Earth on March 30 aboard another Russian spacecraft.
Mark Vande Hei passes Scott Kelly's single-flight record on the way to setting a new mark for longest U.S. flight.
A Russian film director and actress are headed to the International Space Station to shoot scenes for the first movie filmed in outer space. Elizabeth Palmer speaks with a Russian film historian about the latest Russia vs. U.S. chapter of the decades old “Space Race.”
Four astronauts — three Americans and one German — are on their way to the International Space Station. Their SpaceX rocket blasted off in Florida Wednesday night and the crew is set to spend the next six months living roughly 250 miles above Earth. Mark Strassmann has the details.
Despite internet rumors, NASA says astronaut Mark Vande Hei will come home as planned aboard a Soyuz spacecraft.
Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly hit a nerve with Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin in wake of Ukraine invasion.
The director of the Russian space program severs commercial ties with the West; space station operations continue normally for now.
Despite the Ukraine crisis, U.S. and Russian space station engineers continue working together.
The researchers captured 3,500 hours of observations — enough data to fill 20,000 laptops.
President Biden says new sanctions will degrade Russia's aerospace industry, "including their space program."
NACHOS is a pint-sized powerhouse dedicated to observing trace gases that can be harbingers of volcanic activity.
The cargo run is the second this year for the space station after a Russian flight earlier this week.
NASA plans to bring the International Space Station down into an uninhabited part of the Pacific Ocean called Point Nemo when its decades in orbit are done.
SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station on Tuesday carrying supplies, equipment, and holiday gifts for the crew. It was SpaceX's 31st and final Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2021. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has details.
SpaceX's 31st Falcon 9 launch this year set a new record for the California rocket builder.
A Japanese billionaire has arrived for a stay on the International Space Station, and China's lunar rover spotted a cube-like object on the surface of the moon. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has details.
Yusaku Maezawa's 12-day visit to the ISS will be the first by paying "space tourists" in more than a decade, but it's just a warm-up act for his planned moon shot with Elon Musk's SpaceX.
The debris avoidance maneuver comes amid heightened concern about space debris following a controversial Russian weapons test.
The astronauts originally planned to carry out the spacewalk Tuesday, but NASA ordered a delay to fully evaluate possibly threatening space debris.
A federal judge threw out the Trump administration's challenge to a standing order issued by a U.S. district court in Maryland.
President Trump said Monday he has fired Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. Her attorney countered that they plan to file a lawsuit challenging the move.
Heavy rain and wind followed the dust storm, delaying flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and causing some damage to a terminal roof.
The suspect killed a 59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior constable, police said. Another detective was shot and was undergoing surgery.
Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot will be an estimated $815 million, the game's seventh biggest, with an approximate cash value of $367.9 million, after no one won Monday's $750 million grand prize.
The New World screwworm case is the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer subpoenaed estate of Jeffrey Epstein, seeking over a dozen categories of documents.
Unable to find buyers, a growing number of sellers are pulling their homes off the market rather than compromise on price.
Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who don't fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making.