'Dream Come True': NASA Is One Giant Leap For A Georgia Peanut Farmer
Growing up in rural Georgia, Lewis Wooten felt light years away from the long, illustrious career he has built at NASA.
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Growing up in rural Georgia, Lewis Wooten felt light years away from the long, illustrious career he has built at NASA.
On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong announced to NASA mission control, "the Eagle has landed."
During the Cold War, one battlefront between the USA and USSR was in the sky, as the nations fought to be first to space.
It will cost a private citizen an estimated $58 million upfront, plus $35,000 per day, to travel to the International Space Station.
The Crew Dragon's successful mission Friday means the first piloted flight of the spacecraft could take place as soon as July. The U.S. has not launched astronauts into space since the space shuttle program was retired in 2011.
NASA has ordered a safety review of SpaceX and Boeing after agency leaders saw SpaceX CEO Elon Musk smoke pot with Joe Rogan on his podcast, The Washington Post is reporting.
Perhaps it's illogical, but a composite image of two galaxy clusters colliding billions of light years away strongly resembles the shape of the Starship Enterprise, the iconic spaceship from the "Star Trek" franchise.
The NASA satellite is the most sophisticated ice-monitoring spacecraft every launched. It will measure climate change.
"So we're gonna launch our own satellite, our own damn satellite to figure out where the pollution is and how we're gonna end it, with great precision," Brown told attendees at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco Friday.
Scientists have long believed that water ice could exist in the ever-dark recesses at the moon's poles and that belief has finally been confirmed in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Aug. 20.
NASA astronauts paid a visit to SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne Monday.
The proposed sixth branch of the U.S. military will "confront the emerging threats in the boundless expanse of space," according to the vice president.
A woman is suing NASA over a gift she claims was given to her by the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong.
Scientists reported Thursday that NASA's Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed.
A mysterious announcement by NASA promises a new scientific discovery about the Red Planet to be revealed in a Thursday news conference.
The first American woman in space, astronaut and physicist Sally Ride, is getting her own postage stamp.
An asteroid the size of one of the Great Pyramids of Egypt will buzz by Earth, and you can watch it happen live.
NASA's "marscopter" will weigh under four pounds with a fuselage the size of a softball and blades that rotate 10 times the rate of a helicopter.
It was the first interplanetary launch from the West Coast, but fog blocked the view for spectators near the launch site.
The vice president is touring NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab Saturday. He has two fundraisers in Malibu and Beverly Hills on Sunday.
It likely won't get any easier for the seventh planet in our solar system as a new report has confirmed that Uranus does actually stink like bad gas.
The launch is set for 3:51 p.m., with deployment of the satellite expected 48 minutes later. If successful the launch will be the eighth of the year for SpaceX.
An asteroid came alarmingly close to striking the Earth on April 15, just hours after the large space rock was spotted flying through the solar system.
The plane, known as the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator, will make supersonic passenger air travel a reality, according to Skunk Works.
The closure of Agoura Road started at 7 a.m. and will last until 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina located the child enrolled at a school.
The lanes reopened by 7:45 a.m.
UC Irvine's Black Student Union said five white teenagers chased a Black student around a student housing area and fled before police arrived.
Protesters plan to demonstrate outside Noma's Los Angeles pop-up location after abuse allegations
The closure of Agoura Road started at 7 a.m. and will last until 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina located the child enrolled at a school.
The lanes reopened by 7:45 a.m.
UC Irvine's Black Student Union said five white teenagers chased a Black student around a student housing area and fled before police arrived.
Protesters plan to demonstrate outside Noma's Los Angeles pop-up location after abuse allegations
Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina located the child enrolled at a school.
UC Irvine's Black Student Union said five white teenagers chased a Black student around a student housing area and fled before police arrived.
Protesters plan to demonstrate outside Noma's Los Angeles pop-up location after abuse allegations
Mayor Karen Bass said there will be more LAPD patrols in downtown LA after participants in a recent street takeover stormed an apartment complex.
Los Angeles police said the victim was sitting in the street when the suspect ran over him and drove away.
UC Irvine's Black Student Union said five white teenagers chased a Black student around a student housing area and fled before police arrived.
The proposal would ban e-bikes for all kids in the district except for high school students.
An Orange County Sheriff's Department deputy has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting her fiancée at their Tustin apartment last year, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
The federal agents and local law enforcement arrested seven people, including someone connected to child sex trafficking.
Police say that a 2003 Ford Mustang crashed into a utility pole in the 11200 block of Western Avenue just after 7 a.m. on Sunday, killing the driver.
The suspect ran away from the Victorville jewelry store after an employee placed a chain around his neck.
A San Bernardino County teenager was arrested last week for allegedly assaulting a classmate with an airsoft gun and causing significant injuries, according to authorities.
The federal agents and local law enforcement arrested seven people, including someone connected to child sex trafficking.
Firefighters say that the flames extended from a fire at a nearby carport and damaged five units of the apartment complex.
Police say that the 29-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man tried to pull a woman into his car late Saturday night as she was walking in the 2700 block of E. Inland Empire Boulevard in Ontario.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
A CBS News analysis of records for every hospice operating in Los Angeles County finds indications of fraud are growing.
At a Miami-area news conference Monday, President Trump said he expects the war in Iran to end "very soon," but also called it "the beginning of building a new country."
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
The U.S. average gas price has jumped 48 cents since last week, with experts predicting that higher fuel costs could persist for months.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
Rep. Eric Swalwell's landlord submitted a sworn declaration that he lives at her California property after rival gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer questioned his residency and eligibility to run for governor, CBS News California has exclusively learned.
At a Miami-area news conference Monday, President Trump said he expects the war in Iran to end "very soon," but also called it "the beginning of building a new country."
President Trump told CBS News the U.S. war with Iran is "very complete," and said the U.S. "could do a lot" about the Strait of Hormuz.
The preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment suggests that the U.S. is "likely" responsible for the bombing of the girls' school in Iran on Feb. 28.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
With the help of her daughter and her 5th-grade class, CBS News California (KCAL) Investigative reporter Julie Watts investigates "Sephora Kids" concerns.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Riverside County health officials have reported the second and third measles cases of the year, which they say could be connected to the county's first case that was reported last week.
A nonprofit that booked a Social Agent said it's a lot cheaper than hiring someone to do their social media full-time. A typical job runs about $200, with same-day delivery, and if clients already have footage, they can upload it and get a finished piece.
A California judge has tentatively stopped the state from canceling commercial licenses for more than 20,000 immigrant truck drivers.
The Fremont factory will still manufacture Model 3 and Y, but the space where Model S and X are made will instead focus on mass production of Tesla's Gen 3 Optimus robots.
About 30% of San Francisco was without power at the height of the outage, according to utility provider PG&E.
The DMV said it is giving Tesla Motors 60 days to address its misleading use of "autopilot," or it could have its dealer license temporarily suspended.
The Boston Bruins earned their 13th straight victory at home, 2-1 over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 28 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the New York Knicks 126-118 on Monday night to climb back to .500 for the first time since early November.
Kolar, 27, had 30 receptions for 409 yards and four touchdowns in four years with the Baltimore Ravens.
Adrian Kempe scored his second goal of the game with 1:26 left in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Joel Hofer made 22 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, Jonathan Drouin scored in his Blues debut and St. Louis beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-0 on Sunday night to sweep a four-game trip.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Along with the "True Lies" co-stars, the California Hall of Fame's new inductees will include Olympians Carl Lewis and Janet Evans and Mariachi Reyna de Los Ángeles.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Shia LaBeouf, who was charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday.
LA County Sheriff deputies are investigating a deadly shooting in an apartment carport area of Bellflower.
A major warm-up is coming to Southern California. Potentially record-breaking heat could impact much of the region on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures are expected to be between 20 and 30 degrees above average.
Desmond Shaw flies to Los Angeles' St. Elmo Village for tonight's episode of Look At This!
The Pentagon said that an estimated 140 service members have been wounded during the conflict with Iran. Tom Wait reports.
During this year's Interfaith Passover Seder, leaders prayed for united peace as war rages in the Middle East. Laurie Perez reports.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
