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"It's always difficult and scary to be pioneers, but it's very interesting!" 37-year-old actress Julia Peresild in a translated Instagram post.
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"It's always difficult and scary to be pioneers, but it's very interesting!" 37-year-old actress Julia Peresild in a translated Instagram post.
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station have finished up a spacewalk. Meanwhile, SpaceX is preparing for its first all-civilian human spaceflight mission to orbit. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest. Read more here.
The spacewalk was the fourth in a series devoted to upgrading the power system at the International Space Station.
The spacewalk was the first of up to 11 needed to outfit the new Nauka multi-purpose laboratory module.
The Dragon capsule is loaded with supplies and gear including three Girl Scout experiments.
The Cygnus supply ship is making Northrop Grumman's 16th supply run to the space station.
Well-heeled space tourists will need $450,000 for a short up-and-down trip to space aboard Virgin Galactic's rocket plane.
With propellant pressurization lines now vented, the new Nauka lab module is ready for activation and outfitting.
The Progress cargo ship is delivering more than 3,600 pounds of supplies and equipment.
At the time the image was taken, two astronauts were spacewalking outside the orbiting laboratory.
The new roll-out solar arrays are part of an upgrade to counteract age-related degradation in the lab's original panels.
The successful solar array installation clears the way for another spacewalk Friday
On Sunday, two astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station to continue upgrades to its solar panels. With the operational lifespan of the ISS set to expire in 2024, NASA is hoping some upgrades will keep it running longer. CBS News Space Analyst Bill Harwood talks with CBSN Anchor Lana Zak about how the power upgrades factor into that plan and China's growing presence in space.
Two spacewalks are needed to install the first two of six new solar blankets, giving station power a needed boost.
The Pirs airlock and docking comparment will be detached to make way for the new Nauka lab module.
The flight will be the second fully commercial launch of civilians to low-Earth orbit and the first to the International Space Station.
Four space station astronauts now plan to splash down Saturday to close out an extended 166-day mission.
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station are going on a 6.5 hour spacewalk to install a new docking adapter. Spacewalks are rare because they are extremely dangerous. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss the mission.
Astronauts, including American Scott Kelly, perform a 6.5 hour spacewalk to perform maintenance on the International Space Station. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has details for CBSN.
A NASA astronaut joins two Russians for Friday's trip to the International Space Station.
The short "taxi" flight clears the way for arrival of another Crew Dragon later this month.
Two American astronauts successfully completed the 187th spacewalk in the history of the International Space Station. The spacewalk is one of many planned this year to help prepare the space station for the next wave of human spaceflight. Mark Strassman reports on their journey.
International Space Station Expedition 40 Flight Engineers Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency donned their spacesuits and exited the Pirs airlock to install new communications equipment on the Zvezda service module. The spacewalk, a first for both of them, lasted almost 7 and a half hours.
Space station astronauts stepped out on an urgent spacewalk Wednesday to replace a computer that failed nearly two weeks ago. Americans Rick Mastracchio and Steven Swanson successfully installed bolts for a new computer that is a critical backup outside the International Space Station.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station may need to take a spacewalk to fix a computer problem. The main computer is functional and the six-man crew is in no danger. Anthony Mason reports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows "Hamas will disarm," easy way or the hard way, as Israel's military says a Gaza ceasefire is in effect.
The blast occurred at Accurate Energetic Systems, according to the Hickman County Sheriff's Office.
The government shutdown entered its 10th day Friday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan. Follow live updates.
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.
First Lady Melania Trump said there were plans to reunite more Ukrainian children with their families soon.
Travelers within the U.S. could experience flight delays as weather problems, air traffic controller shortages persist.
The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.
President Trump is vowing to retaliate if China enforces stricter curbs on exports of materials used in electronics, defense weapons and high-tech products.
The disaster killed 15,900 people, with 2,520 people still listed as missing as of the end of February, according to the National Police Agency.