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An issue with the Falcon 9 rocket's engine ignition system prompted the postponement.
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An issue with the Falcon 9 rocket's engine ignition system prompted the postponement.
A SpaceX rocket is set to launch a four-man crew to the International Space Station early Monday. Mark Strassmann has more.
In Florida, a SpaceX readied a Crew Dragon capsule for launch early Monday to carry another four-man crew to the outpost.
A new Soyuz capsule is heading for the International Space Station, which is orbiting 250 miles above the Earth's surface. It's part of a rescue mission after a previous capsule suffered a coolant leak. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins John Dickerson to discuss the mission's next steps.
The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft will provide a safe ride home for three space station fliers whose ship was damaged by a micrometeoroid impact.
NASA is poised to launch four fresh crew members to the station while Russia plans to launch a replacement Soyuz ferry ship
Engineers first want to find out what caused a similar coolant leak on a nearby Progress cargo ship.
Two months after a Soyuz crew ship was damaged by a micrometeoroid, a Russian cargo ship suffered a similar problem.
Astronauts are conducting a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. And NASA is marking 20 years since the space shuttle Columbia disaster. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joined Anne-Marie Green and Janet Shamlian with more on those stories, plus details on the "green comet" passing by Earth.
Spacewalks in low-Earth orbit face a small but very real threat from debris and and micrometeoroids whizzing by at extreme velocities.
Russia is launching a mission to rescue three crew members from the International Space Station. A Soyuz capsule which was meant to bring two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut back to Earth was damaged after being hit by a micro meteoroid last month. Instead, Russia will launch an unpiloted Soyuz to the space station in February to return them to Earth. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood explained the details of the mission.
The crew of the damaged Soyuz MS-22 will spend several extra months in space and return to Earth in a replacement ship.
The new roll-out solar arrays will help make up for age-related degradation in the International Space Station's original solar wings.
The Russians say a replacement Soyuz can be launched if one suffering from a coolant leak is unflightworthy.
The Russian Soyuz crew ferry ship docked at the International Space Station remains relatively healthy despite a major coolant system leak.
It's not yet known what caused the leak, or whether the Soyuz is still flight worthy.
Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio float outside the space station to install the third of six new roll-out solar blankets.
China has sent three astronauts to its recently built Tiangong space station, marking a major step for China's independent space program. Plus, NASA is celebrating the successes of its Artemis 1 mission. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood discussed the latest.
The Cargo Dragon is loaded with 7,700 pounds of equipment and supplies, including two new solar array panels.
Along with needed equipment, the Cygnus cargo ship is carrying "much-deserved treats" for the station crew.
With the Crew Dragon's splashdown, NASA completed a complex sequence of flights to replace the station's seven-member crew.
Tom Cruise's next mission is looking all the more possible — a studio executive says he's going to be "taking the world to space" in his upcoming film.
The Crew Dragon brought four fresh crew members to the lab complex, including a Russian cosmonaut.
NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann, CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood and Thomas Marshburn, pilot of NASA's Crew-3 mission, discussed the historic launch.
She said she was bringing a dream catcher her mother gave her to the space station.
The president made the dramatic move after engaging in months of public attacks against the central bank.
President Trump on Monday floated returning the Department of Defense to its prior name, the Department of War, calling its current moniker "too defensive."
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.
Authorities said 21 dogs were found dead at Anastasia's Acres Dog Boarding Facility. One dog was found alive and taken to a veterinarian for treatment.
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.