SpaceX craft pulls off flawless docking with space station
SpaceX moves a step closer to launching astronauts on its Crew Dragon spacecraft
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SpaceX moves a step closer to launching astronauts on its Crew Dragon spacecraft
SpaceX successfully launched the first commercially-developed capsule capable of carrying humans into space. The unmanned vessel is expected to reach the International Space Station on Sunday morning. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss.
SpaceX launches unpiloted crew ship on historic test flight
America's space program is counting down to an overnight launch in Florida. It's a test flight for a privately developed spacecraft that will get the U.S. back in the business of launching astronauts. Mark Strassmann reports.
SpaceX is planning a historic test flight early Saturday. The company will send test dummy "Ripley" to the International Space Station. CBSN spoke with CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood about the mission.
The last time NASA astronauts flew to the International Space Station on an American spacecraft was nearly eight years ago. Since then, NASA has relied on Russia for rides. That could soon change. On Saturday morning, SpaceX will launch its new spaceship on a critical test flight, marking the first time a commercially built and operated spaceship, capable one day of carrying people, will travel to the space station. Mark Strassmann reports.
If Saturday's test flight is successful, it will mean the U.S. no longer has to rely on Russia to get to the International Space Station
The request resurrects a dispute between the SEC and Musk that was supposed to have been resolved with a settlement reached five months ago
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaked away from Cape Canaveral on Thursday night, boosting an Indonesian communications satellite into orbit and -- along with it -- a small Israeli spacecraft that will attempt the first privately-funded, non-superpower moon landing in April.
If successful, the $100M mission will put Israel in an exclusive club, joining the U.S., Soviet Union/Russia and China as only the fourth nation in space history to pull off a powered landing on the moon
NASA Astronaut Eric Boe has been pulled from a commercial crew test flight for medical reasons
Many NASA employees are still working to protect critical missions, despite not being paid because of the government shutdown. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joined CBSN AM to discuss the impacts on the space agency.
NASA managers and engineers continue to oversee critical missions amid shutdown chaos
Currently, planes are largely tracked by radar on the ground, which doesn't work over much of the world's oceans
"This action is taken only due to the extraordinarily difficult challenges ahead," the company said
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off with a final set of 10 Iridium NEXT communications satellites
SpaceX launched a rocket carrying 10 more Iridium NEXT satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Friday. Watch the launch here.
SpaceX is carrying the last payload of Iridium NEXT satellites into orbit
At only 12 feet in diameter, "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King found it a bit more claustrophobic than most transportation tunnels
Loaded in the SpaceX Dragon's pressurized compartment were 2,286 pounds of science gear, including a rodent habitat carrying 40 mice
SpaceX launched a cargo capsule to the International Space Station Wednesday, but something went wrong when it came time to land the booster rocket back on Earth. CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers take a look.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral carrying cargo for the International Space Station.
SpaceX launched its second Falcon 9 rocket in two days, this one to the International Space Station
A new space race is brewing in corporate America. SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 16th cargo supply mission to the International Space Station Wednesday. It wants to become the first company to carry astronauts to the station as soon as next summer. But so does Boeing. Mark Strassmann spoke to two astronauts engaged in an out-of-this-world game of capture the flag.
Both companies will operate competing space taxis for NASA, ending seven years of relying on Russia for rides to space
More see Trump's policies responsible for economy today than Biden's; there are also concerns about AI impact on jobs.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose government earlier this year recongized a Palestinian state, was booed by the crowd.
About 30% of San Francisco was without power at the height of the outage, according to utility provider PG&E.
The Justice Department has released records from the Epstein files, the first documents to come to light under a new law signed by President Trump.
The latest approvals bring the total number of new settlements over the past two years to 69, Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich posted on social media.
The episode has deepened concerns that had already emerged from the Justice Department's much-anticipated document release.
The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated $1.6 billion after no tickets matched all six winning numbers at Saturday night's drawing. It's the fifth-largest prize among U.S. lottery jackpots.
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
Friends and colleagues of Rob Reiner sat down with CBS News to share personal anecdotes and fond memories of him following the news of his tragic death.