SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink internet satellites
SpaceX has now launched 538 Starlinks through nine launches.
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SpaceX has now launched 538 Starlinks through nine launches.
The sixth Starlink launch this year moves the company closer to initial space-based internet service
After the U.S. retired its space shuttle program, Russia's Soyuz rocket capsule was the only way to send people to the International Space Station. SpaceX's successful launch Saturday most likely means an end to that monopoly. Elizabeth Palmer takes a tour of a Soyuz facility in Moscow.
As SpaceX prepares to launch humans into orbit for first time, revisit Elon Musk's 2012 interview with 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley.
The planned launch of SpaceX's rocket this Saturday is more than just a feat of scientific achievement. To some, like Itza Rodriguez, the launch serves as a metaphor for perseverance during these difficult times. Steve Hartman reports in this week's "On the Road."
"The world is going through this horrible situation," Itza Rodriguez said. "A lot of people are getting affected. But if you go down, it's OK. Get up and start all over again."
SpaceX will try again to launch its crewed capsule into orbit on Saturday, May 30. It'll be the first time Americans have launched from U.S. soil since the space shuttle retired in 2011. Mark Strassmann reports.
Wednesday's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch will be the first time a private company will send humans into orbit. SpaceX founder Elon Musk reflects on what this historic moment means to him. Mark Strassmann speaks to Musk and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine ahead of the launch.
The first launch of astronauts from U.S. soil since 2011 marks a milestone for NASA — and private sector space travel.
"I'm the chief engineer," Elon Musk said. "So I'd just like to say if it goes right, it's credit to the SpaceX-NASA team. If it goes wrong, it's my fault."
"They're smart engineers at NASA. They're smart engineers at SpaceX, all with motivation to do the same thing, and that's fly missions effectively and safely," Cassidy said.
The U.S. is less than 24 hours from a series of firsts for the nation's space program: The first manned orbital mission in nearly a decade, and the first using a privately owned and operated spacecraft.
"Did you change the baby name because of Californian laws ? What is the baby's new name?" a fan wrote, prompting a reply from Grimes.
Overcoming long odds, SpaceX is on the brink of making space history. Mark Strassmann looks at the company's rise.
NASA is counting down to the historic launch of a SpaceX rocket that is scheduled for Wednesday. The rocket, named "Dragon," will carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station and mark a new chapter in commercial space flight. Mark Strassmann reports.
Nine years ago, a crewed spaceflight blasted off from American soil for the last time. But this week, astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will launch a new era of human spaceflight, when they board a commercial SpaceX rocket and take off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.
NASA managers are 'go' for launch Wednesday of a SpaceX capsule carrying to astronauts to the space station
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company has more than 180,000 pre-orders for its first electric pickup truck called Cybertruck. The vehicle was unveiled last week to mixed reviews. The starting price is $69,000.
Musk is looking to relocated his electric car factory – and the mayor of Tulsa is trying to woo Tesla
The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo ship loaded with crew supplies and science gear bound for the International Space Station — along with Christmas presents for the lab's crew — was called off Wednesday due to dangerously high upper-level winds. CBSN Los Angeles reports.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a communications satellite for mobile and broadband service over the Asia-Pacific region blasted off from Cape Canaveral and vaulted into space Monday. Watch the launch here.
SpaceX deliberately destroyed a Falcon 9 booster Sunday in a spectacular high-altitude conflagration moments after an unpiloted Crew Dragon astronaut ferry ship shot away in a critical test of its emergency escape system, propelled to safety with a rush of fiery exhaust from eight powerful abort engines. CBS News senior space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Omar Villafranca from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the latest.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a thrice-flown first stage vaulted into space Monday from Florida, releasing a fifth set of 60 Starlink internet relay satellites in an ongoing commercial initiative to provide broadband access around the world. As usual, SpaceX attempted to recover the rocket's first stage, but the booster missed its target, the drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You," and instead landed in the water nearby.
Alameda County officials are signaling the two sides have come to an agreement after Elon Musk defied local orders and reopened the plant
"If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me," Musk tweeted.