Richard Branson heading for space this weekend
Branson and five crewmates plan to launch Sunday on the first fully commercial passenger flight to space.
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Billionaires' race to space heats up
This month, a pair of billionaires plan to begin a new era in civilian space travel. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson is set to fly to space on July 11 while Amazon's Jeff Bezos has his own flight planned for 11 days later. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Lana Zak to explain more.
Station astronauts welcome civilian space travel
As billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson prepare for space flights, professional astronauts say bring it on.
Richard Branson will fly into space July 11, beating Bezos by 9 days
Branson will beat commercial space rival Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.
SpaceX launches satellites in rare polar orbit mission
SpaceX Transporter 2 mission highlights growing market for small satellite launches.
Space balloon touts 20-mile high trip above Earth. Price: $125,000.
Space Perspective wants to send 8 people on tourist excursions that shows them a 20-mile high view of Earth and the stars.
Spacewalk planned for Sunday
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.
SpaceX launches GPS satellite with previously flown booster
Space Force officials say using previously flown boosters will save $64.5 million over three missions.
$28 million buys ticket to fly in space with Jeff Bezos
The flight aboard a New Shepard spacecraft will be the first with passengers on board.
Jeff Bezos is heading to space in own rocket
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday that he'll fly to space on his own rocket. The New Shepard, built by Bezos' space company Blue Origin, is set to blast off from West Texas on July 20. Christian Davenport, who covers NASA and the space industry for The Washington Post (owned by Bezos), joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the significance of the upcoming flight.
SpaceX launches SiriusXM radio satellite
SpaceX has carried out 18 launches so far this year, the latest boosting a SiriusXM radio satellite into orbit.
Space Force to study rockets for sending cargo around the world
Commercial rockets may soon be capable of delivering military cargoes to destinations around the world.
SpaceX launches solar arrays to space station
An uncrewed SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida carrying supplies to the International Space Station, including new solar arrays for the power system as well as baby squid and microscopic organisms for scientific research. Watch NASA and SpaceX's coverage of the launch.
NASA is sending baby squid and water bears to the space station
Tiny creatures are launching to space aboard a SpaceX cargo resupply mission.
NASA chief: Latest budget keeps Artemis moon program on track
The NASA budget would get a 6.6% boost, but the agency chief says a 2024 moon landing is far from certain.
Astronaut Peggy Whitson to lead commercial space flight
Retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and veteran pilot John Shoffler plan to visit the space station on a commercial flight.
NASA chief, citing China gains, calls for congressional support
Bill Nelson said NASA faces increasingly stiff competition on the high frontier.
Space Force launches missile-warning satellite
The fifth Lockheed Martin-built SBIRS satellite joins a globe-spanning constellation
Two satellites lost in Rocketlab launch mishap
The mishap marked Rocketlab's second in its last eight flights.
Trump floats idea of military "space force"
Speaking to troops Tuesday in San Diego, President Trump called outer space "a war-fighting domain," and floated the idea of adding a "space force" to the U.S. military. Watch his remarks.
Elon Musk on who inspires him
SpaceX founder Elon Musk is an inspiration to many -- but who inspires him? Well Kanye West, obviously, Musk said during an interview at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Spanish satellite
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the program's 50th flight thundered away from Cape Canaveral early on March 6, 2018, carrying a Spanish communications satellite.
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket was carrying a Spanish radar-imaging satellite. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN with more about the launch.
21st century space race
We watched in awe last week as SpaceX launched a Tesla Roadster into deep space. The Roadster can still be seen through powerful telescopes as a tiny speck drifting across the sky. It escaped the pull of Earth's gravity Sunday. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports.
International Space Station may be privatized
The Trump administration is considering a plan to cut off federal funding for the International Space Station and turn over parts of it to private industry, according to the Washington Post, which cites an internal NASA document. But the plan would likely face strong opposition. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss.
Families of 2 children killed in Minneapolis school shooting issue statements: "Give your kids an extra hug"
The family of one of the victims shot early Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic Church in southwest Minneapolis spoke out for the first time Thursday afternoon.
RFK Jr. deputy Jim O'Neill picked to lead CDC after former head's ouster
The Trump administration has picked HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill to lead the CDC, after the former director was fired and senior leaders resigned.
Trump preparing major ICE operations in Chicago next week, DHS sources say
The Trump administration is preparing to launch major immigration enforcement operations in Chicago next week employing tactics that sparked protests in Los Angeles, sources tell CBS News.
School shooting victim's mom was working in ICU when injured daughter arrived
One of the young victims of Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school remains in critical condition Thursday, at the same hospital where her mother works as a pediatric critical care nurse.
Trump fires member of board overseeing proposed railroad merger, White House says
Robert Primus, a Democrat who was nominated by President Trump in his first term, posted on social media that the firing was "legally invalid."
Cassidy calls for vaccine advisory meeting to be postponed amid CDC departures
The Trump administration is trying to fire CDC Director Susan Monarez, and several top CDC officials also resigned Wednesday.
Bear attacks jogger in Alaska, drags her 100 yards
A woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a bear attacked her outside of her home in southern Alaska on Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Amish mom threw 4-year-old into Ohio lake to test her faith, police say
Ruth Miller told investigators she believed she was acting at the direction of God when she allegedly killed her son Vincen at Atwood Lake, authorities said.
South Carolina turns to Supreme Court in transgender student's bathroom case
South Carolina officials asked the Supreme Court to allow the state to enforce a measure that makes school funding contingent on compliance with a rule on transgender bathroom use.