Jeff Bezos says polluting industries can be moved to space
The Blue Origin founder said it will take decades to get there, but it can be done.
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The Blue Origin founder said it will take decades to get there, but it can be done.
Blue Origin's successful flight to space was a family affair as Jeff Bezos was accompanied by his brother, volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos. "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King spoke to the brothers.
Many states are facing another surge of COVID-19 cases. David Begnaud spoke with a COVID-19 patient in a Louisiana hospital who says he won't vaccinate because there are too many issues with the vaccine.
Jeff Bezos successfully visited the edge of space in his own rocket Tuesday. But when he returned, he thanked Amazon workers for paying for the trip — drawing the criticism of labor activists across the country. Mark Strassmann reports.
"CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King sits down with Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark shortly after successfully soaring into space with Blue Origin. Bezos shares how they can lay down infrastructure for future generations to take the polluting industry off Earth and into space.
The 32-year-old telescope also captured images of a galaxy that has an "unusual" number of arms.
The Delta variant is exploding across the U.S., with the CDC warning it now makes up 83% of COVID-19 cases nationwide. As CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports, its quick spread follows a decline in vaccinations. Then, Dr. Jessica Shepherd, chief medical officer at Verywell Health, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest on fighting the pandemic.
Billionaire Jeff Bezos along with his brother and two others were launched into space on Tuesday inside his company's Blue Origin rocket. Former NASA astronaut Ron Garan joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the historic flight.
The billionaire founder of Amazon and three crewmates successfully launched aboard the New Shepard rocket, flying to the edge of space and back in just 10 minutes. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann has been covering the mission and he joins CBSN to explain why the flight was so significant.
While vaccination rates have plunged since the middle of April, the more contagious Delta variant has exploded.