China launches 3-man crew to its new space station
The three-man crew plans to spend three months aboard the Tianhe space station core module.
International Space Station
Astronauts install new solar panel on ISS
Two astronauts floated outside the International Space Station Wednesday and attached a rolled-up solar array, the first of six intended to boost the lab's power back to factory fresh levels. CBSN's Lana Zak has the details.
Spacewalkers install, but are unable to deploy, new roll-out solar array
Two spacewalks are needed to install the first two of six new solar blankets, giving station power a needed boost.
SpaceX launches solar arrays to space station
An uncrewed SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida carrying supplies to the International Space Station, including new solar arrays for the power system as well as baby squid and microscopic organisms for scientific research. Watch NASA and SpaceX's coverage of the launch.
NASA is sending baby squid and water bears to the space station
Tiny creatures are launching to space aboard a SpaceX cargo resupply mission.
SpaceX launches new solar panels to space station
New solar arrays are part of SpaceX's 22nd supply run to the International Space Station.
Space junk hits International Space Station, damaging robotic arm
Space debris, which travels at approximately 15,700 miles per hour in low-Earth orbit, poses a threat to both spacecraft and astronauts due to their fast speeds.
Russians prepare for arrival of new space station module
The Pirs airlock and docking comparment will be detached to make way for the new Nauka lab module.
Astronaut Peggy Whitson to lead commercial space flight
Retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and veteran pilot John Shoffler plan to visit the space station on a commercial flight.
Russia clears actress for flight to space station
Actress Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko will shoot scenes for an upcoming movie aboard the space station.
Space station crew lands
Two American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut safely returned to Earth after spending nearly half a year aboard the International Space Station. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood spoke to CBSN as the crew parachuted down to land.
Options to fund International Space Station
The Trump administration favors ending government funding for the International Space Station when its approval ends after 2024. It could be replaced with a privately funded outpost available to NASA. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss the potential changes.
International Space Station may be privatized
The Trump administration is considering a plan to cut off federal funding for the International Space Station and turn over parts of it to private industry, according to the Washington Post, which cites an internal NASA document. But the plan would likely face strong opposition. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss.
First fully civilian flight to space station moves forward
The flight will be the second fully commercial launch of civilians to low-Earth orbit and the first to the International Space Station.
Scott Kelly's year in space
In 2015 veteran NASA astronaut Scott Kelly embarked on a historic mission, blasting into orbit to begin his record-setting, 340-day mission to help study the effects of long-term space flight on the human body. Kelly worked on more than 400 scientific studies and conducted three spacewalks before returning to Earth in March 2016. His new book, "Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery," reflects on his time with NASA and his year in orbit.
SpaceX crew set for Sunday splashdown
The four Crew Dragon astronauts, delayed by windy weather, head for only the third nighttime splashdown in space history.
Astronauts describe thrilling launch to space
NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur talked with CBS News' Bill Harwood from aboard the International Space Station about the early days of their planned six-month mission. They launched on April 23 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Crew Dragon capsule. Read more here.
China gets a flying start on building its own space station
Officials expect the project to take a couple years, but launch of the control module is a major step for China's increasingly sophisticated space program.
Saturday splashdown planned for Crew Dragon astronauts
Four space station astronauts now plan to splash down Saturday to close out an extended 166-day mission.
SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with space station
The arrival of one Crew Dragon capsule sets the stage for the departure and return to Earth of another.
SpaceX launches astronauts to ISS
SpaceX successfully launched NASA astronauts to the International Space Station using a recycled rocket booster and capsule. Mark Strassmann has more on this historic accomplishment.
SpaceX launches NASA astronauts
SpaceX successfully launched a crew of four to the International Space Station early Friday morning. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports on the launch and former NASA astronaut and space station commander Leroy Chiao joins "CBSN AM" to talk about the mission.
SpaceX Crew Dragon, 4 astronauts lift off to space station
It's the first piloted flight of a previously-flown first stage booster and a Crew Dragon capsule making its second flight.
Life aboard the International Space Station
One of the most out-of-this-world travel destinations is 250 miles above the Earth, where scientific studies include the effects of long-term exposure to weightlessness, and the feasibility of extended travel into deep space.
SpaceX cleared for astronaut launch to ISS
In a historic first, NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to fly astronauts on a reused Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket. Mark Strassmann reports from the Kennedy Space Center.
Over 12,000 feared dead after Iran's crackdown on protesters
Information trickling out of Iran suggests a far deadlier crackdown on protesters than previously reported.
Trump is taking aim at borrowing costs. Will it work — or backfire?
President Trump's plans to ease the financial pressures on Americans are bold but could backfire, experts said.
Their 21 kids were taken by the state. They've since had more surrogate-born babies.
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.
Supreme Court hears arguments over transgender athlete bans
The Supreme Court heard two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
Scott Adams, Dilbert comic strip creator, dies at age 68
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
Foreign central bank chiefs voice "full solidarity with" Fed chief Powell
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.
Mass resignations at DOJ Civil Rights Division, sources say
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.
Clintons won't testify in Epstein probe as House Oversight GOP threatens contempt
Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the committee's chairman, said the panel will move next week on holding them in contempt.
Trump administration ending deportation protections for 2,500 Somalis
The U.S. government is revoking the legal status of several thousand immigrants from Somalia.