
Spacewalkers install major space station power system upgrade
The solar array upgrade is needed to offset age-related degradation and to provide more power for expanding commercial operations.
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The solar array upgrade is needed to offset age-related degradation and to provide more power for expanding commercial operations.
The new roll-out blankets offset age-related degradation to the station's original arrays.
The Dragon carries needed crew supplies and equipment, along with two roll-out solar array blankets.
The Ax-2 flight was the second "private astronaut mission" chartered by Houston-based Axiom Space and sanctioned by NASA.
The Shenzhou-16 crew will replace three taikonauts who are wrapping up a six-month stay aboard the Chinese space station.
In an interview with CBS News, Peggy Whitson discusses her commercial visit to the International Space Station.
The Ax-2 private astronaut mission, two cargo launches and multiple spacewalks highlight a busy early summer aboard space station.
A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying four private astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Monday. The group includes the first Saudi woman in space.
During an eight-day visit, the Ax-2 crew will carry out 20 experiments and participate in STEM events across Saudi Arabia.
Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced astronaut, is going back to space commanding the Ax-2 private mission to the International Space Station. Her crew includes Knoxville, Tennessee, entrepreneur John Shoffner and two government astronauts from Saudi Arabia. Mark Strassmann reports.
SpaceX and Axiom Space launched four private citizens to the International Space Station on Sunday. The crew includes two Saudis, the first two people from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to go to the ISS. Mark Strassmann has the story.
The crew includes a legendary retired astronaut, a wealthy adventurer and two Saudi astronauts — the first people from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to visit the space station.
A NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonauts worked together to relocate a Soyuz spacecraft at the International Space Station on Thursday. Meanwhile, NASA has revealed the astronauts who will take part in the Artemis II moon mission planned for 2024. George Dvorsky, a deputy editor for Gizmodo, spoke to CBS News about the latest space updates.
A Soyuz spacecraft has been successfully relocated to a new port on the International Space Station. This will clear the way for a trio of upcoming Russian spacewalks. CBS News senior space analyst William Harwood joins "CBS News Mornings" to explain the collaboration that took place between Russian cosmonauts and U.S. astronauts to make the move possible.
The flaming bits of wreckage created a "spectacular light show" and were going thousands of miles per hour, an astronomer said.
The spacecraft delivered more than 3 tons of equipment and supplies, including fresh fruit for the space station crew.
The Cargo Dragon launching came just three days after SpaceX brought four station crew members back to Earth.
Streaking through the night sky like a brilliant meteor, the Crew Dragon capsule safely splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.
A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut successfully docked on the International Space Station on Friday.
After a brief delay, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule successfully docked at the International Space Station. Casey Dreier, chief of space policy at The Planetary Society, joins CBS News' Elaine Quijano and Errol Barnett to discuss the crew's plans for their six-month stay.
The Crew Dragon delivered a three-country, four-man crew for a six-month stay. They'll replace four other station crew members who plan to return to Earth around March 9.
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying four astronauts to work on the International Space Station. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joined CBS News to discuss why the launch had been delayed, the importance of international coordination on space travel, and how SpaceX has changed the landscape.
The four Crew Dragon fliers will replace another crew that will be wrapping up a 154-day stay in orbit.
The rescheduled launch of a four-man crew kicks off a 24-hour rendezvous with the space station.
Monday's scheduled SpaceX launch to send a four-man crew to the International Space Station was canceled at the last minute due to a problem with the ignition fuel. The next launch attempt is set for early Thursday.
The president made the dramatic move after engaging in months of public attacks against the central bank.
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A group of current and former FEMA officials is blasting the Trump administration for its sweeping changes to the disaster relief agency, days before the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan is facing more legal pushback as state Republicans filed another emergency petition to block a November special election on the proposal.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer subpoenaed estate of Jeffrey Epstein, seeking over a dozen categories of documents.
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President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to go after people who burn the American flag.
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