
SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched into space with billionaire Jared Isaacman and three crewmates aboard. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has the latest on the mission.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched into space with billionaire Jared Isaacman and three crewmates aboard. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has the latest on the mission.
The mission features the first non-government spacewalk by billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX crew trainer Sarah Gillis.
The Europa Clipper remains on track for launch Oct. 10 to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, where a vast ocean lurks beneath an icy crust.
The Starliner slammed into the discernible atmosphere 400,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean before descending to a parachute-and-airbag assisted touchdown.
Early Saturday morning, a chapter of the ongoing space saga involving two U.S. astronauts came to a close when Boeing's Starliner capsule returned to earth from the International Space Station, but with no one aboard. Mark Strassmann has the latest.
The Boeing Starliner departed the International Space Station Friday evening for its return journey to Earth, but without its crew of two. Concerns over the Starliner's helium leaks and engine issues will keep the two astronauts at the space station until February 2025, when they will get a ride home aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon. Mark Strassmann reports.
Leaving its crew behind, the Starliner is expected to undock and head for landing in New Mexico to wrap up a disappointing test flight.
Crew 9 commander Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson will stay behind when the Crew 9 mission takes off on Sept. 24.
Blue Origin launched six passengers, including a NASA-sponsored researcher and the youngest woman to fly in space, in the company's eighth crewed spaceflight.
SpaceX is waiting for better weather in the splashdown zone where the crew will end its five-day mission.
Along with the first private-sector spacewalk, the SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew also will set a new Earth-orbit altitude record.
NASA announced it will wait until 2025 to bring back the Boeing Starliner capsule crew that remains at the International Space Station. This comes as concerns remain over technical difficulties with Boeing's capsule. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has the latest.
NASA astronauts Sunny Williams and Butch Wilmore were supposed to spend 8 days in space, but now they will remain there until February due to issues with the Boeing Starliner. With their return delayed, they must wait for a SpaceX craft to bring them back.
NASA has a plan to bring back Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the two astronauts who took the troubled Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station, but it means they'll need to stay in space another six months. Wilmore and Williams are now slated to return on a SpaceX capsule in February, extending what was supposed to be a week-long mission to more than eight months. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more on what issues are keeping Wilmore and Williams from returning.
The Starliner's two-person crew now will stay in space until next February and return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
What was supposed to be an eight-day trip appears to have turned into a nearly nine-month journey, as NASA announced Saturday that it will not bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth aboard the troubled Boeing Starliner. Instead, they will have to wait until February 2025 to return on the SpaceX Crew Dragon. Mark Strassmann has the latest.
After weeks of debate, NASA has ruled out bringing two astronauts back to Earth aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule because of lingering concerns about multiple helium leaks and degraded thrusters, both critical to a successful re-entry, officials said Saturday.
After months of testing and debate, NASA is poised to decide whether or not to bring two astronauts home aboard Boeing's Starliner.
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer flew past Earth on Aug. 20, capturing unique images along the way.
The rare blue supermoon, also known as a Sturgeon Moon, is expected to shine brightly through Wednesday across the world. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the The Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with more details on the rare sight.
Four people arrived at the the Kennedy Space Center Monday to prepare for a historic, but fairly risky mission dubbed Polaris Dawn. The crew is set to leave next Monday and will spend five days in space where they'll test new SpaceX suits, attempt the first-ever private spacewalk and try to travel to higher altitudes than the Apollo Program. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more.
August's full moon, a rare blue moon and supermoon, is lighting up the night sky this week. Here's what time it peaks and where you should look.
Images show the first of 2024's four consecutive supermoons. NASA says the moon will be visible and shining brightly through Wednesday. These are videos of the moon from Sydney, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Seventy-one days after launch, NASA finally nears a decision on whether Boeing's Starliner will return to Earth with, or without, a crew.
NASA held a press briefing Wednesday and announced a decision will be coming on how the Boeing Starliner crew stuck at the International Space Station will proceed with their mission in space. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser has more.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows "Hamas will disarm," the easy way or the hard way, as Israel's military says a Gaza ceasefire is in effect.
President Trump said Friday he will impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China starting next month, citing new port fees — marking a significant escalation in the U.S.-China trade war.
The government shutdown entered its 11th day Saturday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan, and the Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers.
The blast occurred at Accurate Energetic Systems, according to the Hickman County Sheriff's Office.
The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.
President Trump's physician wrote that Mr. Trump "continues to demonstrate excellent overall health."
Just before an Israel-Hamas ceasefire went into effect Friday, senior U.S. officials shared a timeline of the Trump administration's months-long effort to put together a deal to end the war in the Gaza Strip.
ICE's John Schultz said he's "confident" that once the administration receives approval from a third country to accept Abrego Garcia, he could be deported within 72 hours.
Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice joined CBS News' Norah O'Donnell for a discussion of the Israel-Hamas deal as the ceasefire begins in Gaza.