Crew smells smoke and burning In Russian part of space station
Source of odors unclear but cosmonauts turned on filter to rid the spacecraft of the smells ahead of scheduled spacewalk.
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Source of odors unclear but cosmonauts turned on filter to rid the spacecraft of the smells ahead of scheduled spacewalk.
The spacewalk was the first of up to 11 needed to outfit the new Nauka multi-purpose laboratory module.
The Falcon 9 rocket carried nearly 5,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station early Sunday. Read more here.
The Dragon capsule is loaded with supplies and gear including three Girl Scout experiments.
The Cygnus supply ship is making Northrop Grumman's 16th supply run to the space station.
The amount of debris in low-Earth orbit has increased tremendously, putting satellites and the International Space Station in danger of colliding with even the tiniest bits of space junk. Correspondent David Pogue explores how companies are working to create ways to clean up space before disaster happens.
The amount of debris in low Earth orbit has increased tremendously, putting satellites and the International Space Station in danger of colliding with even the tiniest bits of space junk.
Well-heeled space tourists will need $450,000 for a short up-and-down trip to space aboard Virgin Galactic's rocket plane.
If a valve problem with Boeing's Starliner crew capsule isn't quickly fixed, launch could slip to late this year.
If the Starliner's valve woes are not quickly resolved, the flight could face a lengthy delay.
After software problems derailed a 2019 flight to the International Space Station, Boeing is set to try again with "Starliner". Mark Strassmann reports from the Kennedy Space Center.
A successful unpiloted Starliner test flight should clear the way for astronaut flights starting late this year.
With propellant pressurization lines now vented, the new Nauka lab module is ready for activation and outfitting.
Unexpected thruster firings from a new lab module triggered a "tug of war" that briefly knocked the space station askew.
After resolving multiple problems, Russian flight controllers cleared the way for Thursday's arrival of the new Nauka lab module.
It will be the second test flight for Boeing's astronaut ferry ship after a problem-plagued maiden flight in 2019.
The Nauka module will add living space, research facilities and a European-built robot arm to the space station.
Living in microgravity, astronauts can lose their sense of taste and smell — upping the demand for spicy food.
Two more passenger flights are planned before the end of the year as Bezos kicks off commercial flight operations.
The Progress cargo ship is delivering more than 3,600 pounds of supplies and equipment.
At the time the image was taken, two astronauts were spacewalking outside the orbiting laboratory.
The new roll-out solar arrays are part of an upgrade to counteract age-related degradation in the lab's original panels.
How do astronauts do laundry in space? They don't. They wear their underwear, gym clothes and everything else until they can't take the filth and stink anymore, then junk them. NASA wants to change that. CBS Los Angeles has the details.
The successful solar array installation clears the way for another spacewalk Friday
On Sunday, two astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station to continue upgrades to its solar panels. With the operational lifespan of the ISS set to expire in 2024, NASA is hoping some upgrades will keep it running longer. CBS News Space Analyst Bill Harwood talks with CBSN Anchor Lana Zak about how the power upgrades factor into that plan and China's growing presence in space.
Information trickling out of Iran suggests a far deadlier crackdown on protesters than previously reported.
The Supreme Court is hearing two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
Nearly one year after the mass pardon of more than 1,500 Trump-supporting Capitol riot defendants, House Democrats are asking whether any of the pardoned rioters are now working for ICE.
The couple had so many kids in their Los Angeles-area mansion a neighbor "thought it was a kindergarten." The investigation has only gotten stranger.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
The heads of 10 central banks and other financial institutions say it's "critical to preserve" the Fed's independence, as Powell is pressured by the Trump administration.
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.
Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the committee's chairman, said the panel will move next week on holding them in contempt.
The U.S. government is revoking the legal status of several thousand immigrants from Somalia.