Crew Dragon capsule comes home in rare pre-dawn splashdown
The Crew Dragon's return closes out a record four-flight campaign to replace the space station's seven-member crew.
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SpaceX cancels launch
SpaceX called off today's planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center. They say the decision was weather-related. CBSN's Reena Ninan has the latest.
SpaceX launches massive satellite
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully carried its heaviest satellite yet into orbit. The satellite weighs more than 13,000 pounds and is taller than a double-decker bus. Monday's launch at the Kennedy Space Center is the sixth one for SpaceX this year. The satellite is expected to be used for broadband internet on airplanes and ships.
SpaceX crew set for Sunday splashdown
The four Crew Dragon astronauts, delayed by windy weather, head for only the third nighttime splashdown in space history.
Astronauts describe "pure acceleration" of SpaceX launch
The fresh crew is settling in aboard space station while another prepares for weekend return to Earth.
Jeff Bezos vs. Elon Musk in space
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is expected to unveil plans today for the future of his space company, Blue Origin. His target isn't just Earth's nearest neighbor, but he's also aiming at Elon Musk and rival company SpaceX. Chip Reid reports.
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Lawsuits say carmakers used Takata airbags they knew were defective; President Trump to propose a $54B military spending hike; and SpaceX to send tourists around the moon. These headlines and more from CBS MoneyWatch.
SpaceX moon mission
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced big plans to send two private citizens around the moon by 2018. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN with the latest details.
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President Trump chose Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser; Central Michigan University basketball player Marcus Keene is on pace for a historic season
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin protests SpaceX moon lander contract
Blue Origin's protest claims NASA's evaluation of moon lander proposals was "flawed."
Saturday splashdown planned for Crew Dragon astronauts
Four space station astronauts now plan to splash down Saturday to close out an extended 166-day mission.
Powerful Delta 4 Heavy rocket boosts spy satellite into space
The timing of the launch and the rocket's trajectory closely matched the paths to orbit used by previous satellites capable of collecting extremely detailed views of ground targets.
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At least three people have been killed on slippery roads in Missouri and Oklahoma; The Trump family is set to become the first family in decades to live in the White House without a pet
SpaceX rocket launch
SpaceX got a big boost in confidence with the successful launch of a Falcon 9 rocket. Back in September, one of its rockets went up in flames on a Florida launch pad. But it was a picture-perfect liftoff at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Carter Evans is at SpaceX headquarters with the details.
SpaceX success
SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket for the first time since its last effort, which resulted in an explosion on the launch pad. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss the launch.
SpaceX rocket launch
After a failed rocket launch in September 2016 created a massive explosion on a Florida launchpad, SpaceX will give it another shot with the Falcon 9 rocket. CBS News' Ben Tracy explains what's at stake.
SpaceX readies next launch
In September a devastating explosion at Cape Canaveral, Florida, destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket, its multi-million-dollar payload and the launch pad it was sitting on. That grounded the commercial space company, SpaceX. But now the countdown is underway for the first launch since the disaster. Popular Science senior editor Sophie Bushwick joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss the explosion's cause and SpaceX's recovery.
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President-elect threatens GM with tariff; minimum wage rises in states across the U.S.; and SpaceX diagnoses Falcon 9 crash. These headlines and more from CBS MoneyWatch.
SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with space station
The arrival of one Crew Dragon capsule sets the stage for the departure and return to Earth of another.
SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to space station
The flight is SpaceX's first using a previously flown first stage and Crew Dragon capsule.
SpaceX launches NASA astronauts
SpaceX successfully launched a crew of four to the International Space Station early Friday morning. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports on the launch and former NASA astronaut and space station commander Leroy Chiao joins "CBSN AM" to talk about the mission.
SpaceX Crew Dragon, 4 astronauts lift off to space station
It's the first piloted flight of a previously-flown first stage booster and a Crew Dragon capsule making its second flight.
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With the election nearly five weeks away Donald Trump is opening a new line of attack on Hillary Clinton - targeting former President Bill Clinton's past infidelity; Elon Musk, the California billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX, has unveiled plans to turn the planet next door into a tourist attraction
Life on Mars
Elon Musk, the California billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX, has unveiled plans to turn the planet next door into a tourist attraction. Carter Evans reports.
Mission to Mars
Entrepreneur and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced plans to send humans and cargo to Mars. Musk says he can colonize the planet with a self-sustaining human presence. Lee Billings, space and physics editor for Scientific American, discusses how realistic this plan really is.
Hurricane Katrina in photos, 20 years later: "We're the land they forgot about"
While Hurricane Katrina's toll didn't become clear for days, the storm ultimately led to nearly 1,400 deaths, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Joni Ernst won't seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next week she's not running for reelection in 2026.
Trump revokes Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection
Congress passed a law in 2008 that limits Secret Service protection for former vice presidents to up to six months after leaving office.
Families of 2 children killed in Minneapolis school shooting speak out
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.
Trump moves to rescind $4.9 billion in foreign aid without Congress
President Trump is looking to claw back $4.9 billion in foreign aid that Congress already approved, deploying a rarely used maneuver known as a pocket rescission.
Celebrity crocodile wrangler lied about deadly copter crash, jury finds
Matt Wright, star of the "Wild Croc Territory" and "Outback Wrangler" series, was convicted of two counts of perverting the course of justice.
2 dead after getting flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters
Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria that occurs in warm coastal waters or raw seafood. It can cause necrotizing fasciitis, a life-threatening illness.
"Potential evidence" found in search for dad accused of killing 3 daughters
The FBI said it had recovered "potential evidence" while searching nearly 250 acres of rugged wilderness for signs of Travis Decker.
Senator blasts Border Patrol arrest of 2 firefighters battling wildfire
Two firefighters battling a wildfire in Washington State were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents, prompting Democratic Sen. Patty to call U.S. immigration policy "sick."