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Three U.S. astronauts aboard the International Space Station said Monday that they're ready to sign up for a trip to the moon if NASA can meet the Trump administration's newly stated goal of returning Americans to the lunar surface within the next five years.
"A terrible, terrible thing": NASA administrator criticizes India for test of an anti-satellite weapon that sent a cloud of debris hurtling through space
CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN with insight on NASA's second spacewalk of the year at the International Space Station, and what could soon be a space race to the moon.
This venture outside space station was to have two female crew members but plans were changed due to lack of enough spacesuits that fit
Christina Koch, Anne McClain were set to conduct the first spacewalk by two women astronauts
NASA has changed plans for what would have been its first all-female spacewalk. Astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain were originally scheduled to go outside the International Space Station together, but NASA said only one medium-sized spacesuit was available and astronaut Nick Hague would replace McClain on the mission. Elaine Quijano has more.
Spacewalkers worked to replace massive batteries in International Space Station's solar power system
NASA's first spacewalk of the year got underway Friday as two astronauts ventured out to upgrade a crucial power system on the International Space Station. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN to explain the significance of today's spacewalk and he previews next week's historic, all-female spacewalk.
The flight came five months after two of the crew members went through a harrowing launch abort
A Soyuz rocket carrying a crew of three is headed to the International Space Station. The crew made it safely into orbit today after a harrowing launch abort last October. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss the launch.
Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut commander set for launch to International Space Station Thursday
The unpiloted test of the SpaceX Crew Dragon helps clear the way for launch of two astronauts this summer
A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule has returned to Earth after a historic mission to the International Space Station. The 6-day mission brought Riley, a dummy astronaut covered in sensors, to the station along with nearly 400 pounds of supplies. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joined CBSN from the Kennedy Space Center with the latest.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon space capsule has successfully returned to earth, splashing down off the Florida coast Friday morning. Earlier, about 250 miles above Africa, the capsule undocked from the International Space Station. This critical test flight paves the way for a mission carrying astronauts. NASA has relied on Russia for rides into orbit since the space shuttle fleet was retired in 2011. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
A successful return would help clear the way for launch of the first piloted test flight of the new ferry ship
Peggy Whitson became the first female commander of the International Space Station in 2007. Ahead of International Women's Day, Whitson joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how her successes came with challenges, and how the 10 years of applying to become an astronaut prepared her to make history.
SpaceX moves a step closer to launching astronauts on its Crew Dragon spacecraft
SpaceX successfully launched the first commercially-developed capsule capable of carrying humans into space. The unmanned vessel is expected to reach the International Space Station on Sunday morning. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss.
SpaceX launches unpiloted crew ship on historic test flight
The last time NASA astronauts flew to the International Space Station on an American spacecraft was nearly eight years ago. Since then, NASA has relied on Russia for rides. That could soon change. On Saturday morning, SpaceX will launch its new spaceship on a critical test flight, marking the first time a commercially built and operated spaceship, capable one day of carrying people, will travel to the space station. Mark Strassmann reports.
If Saturday's test flight is successful, it will mean the U.S. no longer has to rely on Russia to get to the International Space Station
Test flight intended to clear the way for summer resumption of piloted space missions from U.S. soil
The Crew Dragon and Starliner spacecraft are the centerpieces of NASA's drive to resume launching U.S. astronauts aboard U.S. rockets from U.S. soil
NASA Astronaut Eric Boe has been pulled from a commercial crew test flight for medical reasons
Many NASA employees are still working to protect critical missions, despite not being paid because of the government shutdown. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joined CBSN AM to discuss the impacts on the space agency.
Two young children were killed and 17 others injured in a shooting during a Catholic Mass packed with young students. The shooter is also dead.
Zelenskyy says Russian missiles and drones targeted civilians in Kyiv, killing children and showing Putin is "not choosing to end the war" despite Trump's efforts.
Immigration officials are moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
Susan Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been removed from her job, a source told CBS News — but her attorneys called her firing "legally deficient."
Mexican senators came to blows after a heated debate over alleged opposition calls for the U.S. to intervene militarily against drug cartels.
Two children are dead and more are injured after a shooting at a back-to-school mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.
Saturday's Powerball jackpot has an estimated cash value of $428.9 million.
Crews battling a wildfire in the North Yorkshire countryside face the added risk of hidden WWII-era bombs and tank shells, 18 of which have already exploded.
A judge said in an order that it was "baffling" that the woman had been "detained in the first place."