NASA to require a former astronaut to chaperone tourists to ISS
NASA is not trusting private citizens to travel to the International Space Station on their own.
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Russia cuts space ties with U.S., Europe
Russia's space agency has severed ties with the U.S. and its European partners. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins Lana Zak to discuss more.
Biden to speak on U.S. backing Ukraine
The White House says President Biden will deliver remarks today on U.S. support of Ukraine. A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts docked with the international space station just 16 hours after launch. And an eight minute bidding war culminated in the world's largest blue diamond being sold for $57.5 million to an anonymous buyer in Hong Kong. It’s more than 15 carats.
Astronauts come home with rare pre-dawn splashdown
Four astronauts strapped into their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged to a fiery pre-dawn splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday, closing out the first operational flight of SpaceX's futuristic touch-screen ferry ship. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports. Read more here.
SpaceX keeps up record launch pace with Starlink launch
SpaceX has launched nearly 3,000 Starlink internet satellites as it builds a globe-spanning network.
SpaceX launches record 32nd Falcon 9 so far this year
SpaceX is on pace to launch more than 50 Falcon 9s by the end of the year.
SpaceX launches 53 Starlinks in 31st Falcon 9 flight this year
SpaceX has now launched nearly 3,000 Starlink internet satellites as it build out its commercial broadband network.
Atlas 5 launches early warning testbed satellite
New infrared sensor technology is designed to improve detection of ballistic and hypersonic weapons.
SpaceX launches SES communications satellite
The SES-22 relay station is the first of six new satellites that will deliver TV, radio and data across the U.S.
NASA, SpaceX to assess potential Starship threat to Crew Dragon pad
An early Super Heavy-Starship failure could disrupt SpaceX astronaut fights to space station.
Two down, one to go in SpaceX triple header
SpaceX keeps up a blistering pace with launch of a German military satellite.
SpaceX kicks off Falcon 9 triple header weekend
If successful, SpaceX will set a new U.S. commercial space launch record.
NASA revises first Starliner crew
Astronaut Sunita Williams will replace Mike Fincke. NASA did not say why Fincke was reassigned.
SpaceX Starship clears FAA hurdle on road to first orbital test flight
The FAA found no major show stoppers in an environmental review at a Texas launch site.
Astra rocket fails and two NASA satellites are lost
The failure was a major setback for Astra's small rocket, its fifth launch mishap in seven flights.
Woman accused of trespassing at SpaceX facility looking for Elon Musk
A woman allegedly entered a SpaceX facility in Texas, claiming she was an employee and wanted to speak with Elon Musk.
Biden responds to Elon Musk's economic doubts
President Biden on Friday responded to Elon Musk's recent doubts about the U.S. economy, saying he wished the Tesla CEO "lots of luck on his trip to the moon." According to Reuters, Musk said in an email to Tesla executives Thursday he has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and he said in an email to employees Friday that he'll be cutting about 10% of workers.
TechWatch: Sandberg steps down, Musk cracks down
Longtime Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Facebook's parent company after 14 years. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is giving his employees an ultimatum on remote work. CBS News tech reporter Dan Patterson breaks down the biggest stories in tech.
Musk calls sexual misconduct allegations "utterly untrue" and "wild"
The world's wealthiest man strongly denied a published claim that SpaceX paid a flight attendant $250,000 for her silence about the supposed incident.
Splashdown for space station crew
A crew of four returned safely from a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station, splashing down in a SpaceX capsule off the coast of Florida. CBS News' Tanya Rivero has more.
4 astronauts undock from space station, head for Earth in SpaceX capsule
The Crew-3's return to Earth will close out a 176-day mission spanning 2,832 orbits and 75 million miles.
SpaceX launches 53 more Starlinks
Friday's launch was SpaceX's sixth Falcon 9 flight this month, its 17th so far this year and the 151st overall.
SpaceX launches 50+ Starlink satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosted 53 Starlink internet relay satellites into orbit Friday using a first stage that helped launch the first commercial crew to the International Space Station just three weeks ago. CBS News' Mola Lenghi anchors coverage of the launch.
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American Trevor Reed released by Russia; SpaceX launches historic mission to space station
NASA launches long-duration crew to space station
The Crew-4 astronauts will replace four other long-duration station fliers who plan to return to Earth next week.
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Brown University shooting suspect found dead, also killed MIT professor, officials say
The Brown University shooting suspect was found dead in a storage unit in New Hampshire. Authorities believe he is also responsible for killing an MIT professor.
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Justice Department set to release trove of Epstein files today
The Justice Department expects to release "several hundred thousand" records from the Epstein files today, a top official said. Follow live updates here.
Noem says Brown suspect got U.S. visa through diversity lottery, pauses program
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said late Thursday the Trump administration will pause the diversity visa lottery program, which she said was used by alleged Brown University shooter Claudio Manuel Neves Valente.
What we know about the suspect in the Brown and MIT professor shootings
Officials say the same gunman who opened fire at Brown University also killed an MIT professor two days later. Here's what we know about the suspect, who was found dead Thursday night.
U.S. strikes 2 more alleged drug boats, bringing total death count to over 100
The U.S. military says it struck two more alleged drug-carrying boats on Thursday, bringing the total death toll from the Trump administration's monthslong campaign to upwards of 100.
Australia announces gun buyback plan just days after Bondi Beach attack
Australia will use a sweeping buyback scheme to "get guns off our streets," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday.
Ukraine claims strike on oil tanker as Putin plays down peace prospects
Putin claims no "willingness from Ukraine" to negotiate a peace deal as he touts battlefield gains, and Kyiv claims a brazen strike on a ship far from Russia.
Tipster using Reddit was key in cracking Brown University shooting case, police say
Information from a tipster who posted on Reddit about a strange encounter with another man was key in cracking the Brown University and MIT shootings cases, police say.
Albert Brooks remembers his "oldest friend" Rob Reiner
Albert Brooks said he's still in shock over the death of his friend Rob Reiner, whom he met at 14 years old.