A Wisconsin couple suddenly disappeared — what was their son hiding?

Chandler Halderson was excited about a new job offer he said he had with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. When his parents started asking questions about college — they disappeared. (Editor's note: In April 2023, two of Chandler Halderson's convictions related to hiding his parents' remains were vacated on procedural grounds. Halderson continues to serve a life sentence with no possibility of parole for the murder and dismemberment of his parents.)

• Apr 25, 2023
• 04:52

Starship test flight ends in midair explosion

SpaceX's Starship rocket, the most powerful ever built, exploded minutes after launching on its maiden flight. CBS News' Mark Strassmann shows us why SpaceX still considers the test flight a success.

• Apr 24, 2023
• 02:42

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes after first launch

The SpaceX Starship rocket, the most powerful ever built, exploded in midair Thursday morning just minutes after its first-ever launch in Texas.

• Apr 21, 2023
• 00:25

Watch: SpaceX launches Starship rocket on first test flight

SpaceX launched its 500-foot-tall Starship, by far the world's most powerful rocket, on a test flight Thursday morning from its launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas. It lifted off but then failed in a midair explosion. Watch how the live stream of the launch unfolded.

• Apr 20, 2023
• 08:08

SpaceX launch of Starship rocket ends in midair explosion

The Starship rocket is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built.

• Apr 20, 2023

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes after launch

A massive Starship rocket built by SpaceX exploded above the Gulf of Mexico just minutes after blasting off Thursday morning. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins Errol Barnett and Lana Zak to discuss what's known about the explosion and what it means for SpaceX.

• Apr 20, 2023
• 04:51

SpaceX rocket explodes minutes after launch

SpaceX's uncrewed Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, failed in a midair explosion a few minutes after clearing the launch pad in a test flight Thursday. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood has more.

• Apr 20, 2023
• 03:45

"Mysterious spiral" illuminates Alaska sky

"I always see strange things in the sky but this was insane," one woman who saw the mysterious spiral said.

• Apr 18, 2023

SpaceX postpones launch of Starship rocket

After months of anticipation, and just three days after getting FAA launch approval, SpaceX was forced to call off the maiden flight of its gargantuan Starship rocket Monday when a frozen valve caused problems pressurizing the booster's first stage. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins us with details.

• Apr 17, 2023
• 04:28

SpaceX scrubs first test launch of its Starship rocket

The gargantuan Starship rocket is critical for SpaceX's plans to send passengers and cargo to the moon, Mars and beyond.

• Apr 17, 2023

SpaceX cleared to launch massive rocket on Monday

The FAA has cleared SpaceX to launch the most powerful rocket ever put into orbit. The unpiloted test flight is scheduled for Monday.

• Apr 16, 2023
• 00:36

FAA clears the way for maiden flight of SpaceX Starship rocket

With an FAA license in hand, SpaceX says the maiden flight of the world's most powerful rocket could come as early as Monday.

• Apr 16, 2023

Nokia plans to set up first 4G network on the moon

The phone company's network will support discoveries that could lay the groundwork for a human colony on the moon.

• Mar 30, 2023

Boeing's Starliner faces another launch slip, this time to late-July

Boeing had hoped to launch its first crew to the International Space Station in 2020, but major softwar problems in 2019 delayed test flights.

• Mar 29, 2023

Photo shows star about to become supernova

A new image from the James Webb Telescope shows a Wolf-Rayet star on the verge of becoming a supernova. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins Elaine Quijano and Lana Zak to discuss the massive star, the plans for the Webb telescope and SpaceX's latest venture into phone service.

• Mar 14, 2023
• 06:00

SpaceX capsule carrying 4 astronauts docks at ISS

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.

• Mar 8, 2023
• 00:18

SpaceX crew docks at ISS

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.

• Mar 3, 2023
• 03:38

Eli Lilly cutting insulin to $35 a month, tops

Drugmaker Eli Lilly is slashing the price of insulin to no more than $35 a month. A key House committee has voted to give President Biden the power to ban TikTok. And the second time was a charm: SpaceX and NASA launched a four man crew to the space station after an aborted launch earlier this week.

• Mar 2, 2023
• 01:00

NASA clears SpaceX Crew Dragon fliers for delayed launch to space station

The rescheduled launch of a four-man crew kicks off a 24-hour rendezvous with the space station.

• Mar 1, 2023

SpaceX launch scrubbed at last minute

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.

• Feb 28, 2023
• 00:20

SpaceX set to launch four-man crew to ISS

A SpaceX rocket is set to launch a four-man crew to the International Space Station early Monday. Mark Strassmann has more.

• Feb 27, 2023
• 02:26

SpaceX test fires Super Heavy booster in major milestone

During the seven-second test, 31 Raptor engines fired in concert, a major milestone for SpaceX.

• Feb 9, 2023

"Mysterious" spiral appears over Hawaii

A "mysterious whirlpool" was spotted by the Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, on January 18. Some scientists speculated it could be related to a SpaceX satellite launch earlier in the day.

• Jan 31, 2023
• 01:01

SpaceX launches latest GPS 3 navigation satellite into orbit

The latest GPS satellites feature three times greater accuracy and eight times better jam-proofing.

• Jan 18, 2023

SpaceX launches satellite for Space Force

SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket for the U.S. Space Force on Sunday, boosting a military communications satellite into space along with a maneuverable payload carrier. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers has more.

• Jan 16, 2023
• 01:13

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