NASA and Boeing make plans for second Starliner test flight

The follow-on test flight will come a full year after problems marred an initial mission

• Aug 28, 2020

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, using a first stage making a record sixth flight, lifted off from Cape Canaveral early Tuesday, carrying 58 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit along with three Planet-owned SkySat commercial reconnaissance satellites. CBS Los Angeles reports.

• Aug 18, 2020

SpaceX launches 58 more Starlink satellites

SpaceX's Starlink constellation grows to more than 650 satellites in aggressive launch campaign.

• Aug 18, 2020

NASA sets date for next SpaceX Crew Dragon launch

The first operational Crew Dragon flight will carry four astronauts to the space station for a six-month stay.

• Aug 14, 2020

ULA, SpaceX win massive Pentagon contracts

ULA and SpaceX are expected to launch more than 30 national security space missions through 2026.

• Aug 7, 2020

SpaceX launches 57 more Starlink satellites, capping busy week

With the 10th Starlink launch, SpaceX has now placed nearly 600 internet relay satellites in orbit.

• Aug 7, 2020

SpaceX launches Starship prototype on dramatic test flight

The Starship test rocket's single Raptor engine boosted the vehicle into the sky above Boca Chica, Texas, atop a plume of flaming exhaust and billowing clouds of smoke.

• Aug 5, 2020

SpaceX launches South Korean military communications satellite

After standing down last week to resolve an unspecified technical issue, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday, lifting a South Korean military communications satellite into orbit. CBS Los Angeles reports.

• Jul 20, 2020

SpaceX launches South Korean military satellite

The Falcon 9's first stage previously flew in mission to launch two astronauts to the space station

• Jul 20, 2020

SpaceX launches GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force

The new GPS satellites feature higher accuracy and stronger jam-proofing to ensure reliability.

• Jun 30, 2020

Spacewalk begins final phase of power upgrade

The space station's new batteries should keep the lab running smoothly for the remainder of its orbital life.

• Jun 26, 2020

SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites

SpaceX launched its third batch of 60 internet relay satellites Monday night. It now has more satellites in orbit than any other company. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green have details.

• Jan 7, 2020

NASA aims for early August splashdown for Crew Dragon

Up to four spacewalks are planned to finish a space station power upgrade, clearing decks for early Crew Dragon return in early August.

• Jun 24, 2020

SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink internet satellites

SpaceX has now launched 538 Starlinks through nine launches.

• Jun 13, 2020

SpaceX launches 60 more Starlinks

The sixth Starlink launch this year moves the company closer to initial space-based internet service

• Jun 4, 2020

Successful manned SpaceX launch

SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Crew Dragon spacecraft with two astronauts to the International Space Station. Parts of the Falcon 9 landed successfully back on Earth to be used again for future missions. Retired Air Force Colonel Scott Caine joined CBSN to discuss this historic moment.

• May 30, 2020

SpaceX readies for historic launch

Saturday's liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station will be the first time humans will be launched by a private company's rocket. Retired Air Force Colonel Scott Caine joined CBSN to discuss this historic moment.

• May 30, 2020

SpaceX and NASA delay launch due to weather

SpaceX is ready to make history with the launch of the first crew aboard a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station. But the weather didn't cooperate today, and the launch had to be postponed for Saturday. Loren Grush, senior space reporter for The Verge, joins CBSN to talk about the mission.

• May 27, 2020

SpaceX set to launch astronauts

All eyes are on the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as SpaceX prepares to a historic launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket is set to send two NASA astronauts into eorbit -- a first for a private company. CBS News' Mark Strassmann joins CBSN to explain the significance of the mission.

• May 27, 2020

Astronauts work through practice countdown

The practice countdown sets the stage for Wednesday's planned launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.

• May 23, 2020

SpaceX reschedules Falcon 9 launch

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.

• Dec 4, 2019

SpaceX launches communications satellite

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.

• Dec 16, 2019

SpaceX destroys boosters in dramatic abort test

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.

• Jan 19, 2020

SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites

After two days of delays, SpaceX finally launched a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday carrying a fourth batch of 60 Starlink internet relay satellites, part of what will be a globe-spanning constellation of broadband beacons. Watch the launch.

• Jan 29, 2020

Military spaceplane and Starlink satellites to launch this weekend

Back-to-back launches Saturday and Sunday mark the fastest pace for orbit-class U.S. rockets in decades

• May 15, 2020

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