Daunting test schedule threatens 2025 Artemis moon landing
NASA managers say SpaceX Super Heavy/Starship rocket and lunar lander testing may push Artemis crew landing to 2026.
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Commercial astronauts return to Earth after nine-day space station visit
It was the second commercial visit to the International Space Station by a crew from Houston-based Axiom Space, which is planning a station of its own.
Russian cargo ship docks at space station amid commercial crew visit
The Ax-2 private astronaut mission, two cargo launches and multiple spacewalks highlight a busy early summer aboard space station.
Four private astronauts dock at ISS
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.
Ax-2 space mission launches to ISS
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.
Astronaut Peggy Whitson set to return to space station
Peggy Whitson, the most experienced astronaut in U.S. history, is set to launch to the International Space Station atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Sunday, leading a crew that includes a retired businessman and two Saudi Arabian astronauts.
Retired astronaut, an adventurer, 2 Saudi astronauts set for launch to space station
It is the second "private astronaut mission," or PAM, to the International Space Station chartered by Axiom and sanctioned by NASA, which is trying to encourage private-sector development of low-Earth orbit.
SpaceX rocket launches 50 Starlink satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 50 Starlink satellites into orbit from California on Wednesday.
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.)
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.
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.
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.
SpaceX launch of Starship rocket ends in midair explosion
The Starship rocket is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Trump directs Pentagon to use "all available funds" to pay troops amid shutdown
The government shutdown entered its 11th day Saturday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan.
Diane Keaton, star of "Annie Hall" and "Father of the Bride," dies at 79
Diane Keaton had a decades-long career with performances in 1977's "Annie Hall," the "The Godfather" films, and many more.
Israel awaits the release of hostages as aid begins to flow into Gaza
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold as aid begins to flow into the Gaza Strip.
Biden undergoing radiation therapy, spokesperson says
Former President Joe Biden is undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment amid his ongoing treatment for prostate cancer, a spokesperson said.
Appeals court temporarily blocks deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago
The Defense Department announced earlier this week that about 200 National Guard soldiers from Texas and another 300 from Illinois were federalized and sent to the Chicago area.
No survivors after blast at Tennessee military explosives plant, sheriff says
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency on Saturday confirmed the number of missing people went from 18 to 16.
5 hospitalized after helicopter crashes in busy oceanfront area of Huntington Beach
Two people onboard the helicopter and three people on the street were hospitalized for injuries suffered in the crash.
Zelenskyy urges Trump to broker peace in Ukraine after very "productive" call
The Ukrainian leader wrote in a social media post that if a war can be stopped in one region, "surely other wars can be stopped as well."
At least 6 killed in two separate shootings in Mississippi, officials say
The shootings in Leland and Heidelberg happened while people attended high school homecoming games.