NASA clears SpaceX Crew Dragon fliers for delayed launch to space station
The rescheduled launch of a four-man crew kicks off a 24-hour rendezvous with the space station.
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The rescheduled launch of a four-man crew kicks off a 24-hour rendezvous with the space station.
Monday's scheduled SpaceX launch to send a four-man crew to the International Space Station was canceled at the last minute due to a problem with the ignition fuel. The next launch attempt is set for early Thursday.
An issue with the Falcon 9 rocket's engine ignition system prompted the postponement.
A SpaceX rocket is set to launch a four-man crew to the International Space Station early Monday. Mark Strassmann has more.
In Florida, a SpaceX readied a Crew Dragon capsule for launch early Monday to carry another four-man crew to the outpost.
A new Soyuz capsule is heading for the International Space Station, which is orbiting 250 miles above the Earth's surface. It's part of a rescue mission after a previous capsule suffered a coolant leak. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins John Dickerson to discuss the mission's next steps.
The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft will provide a safe ride home for three space station fliers whose ship was damaged by a micrometeoroid impact.
NASA is poised to launch four fresh crew members to the station while Russia plans to launch a replacement Soyuz ferry ship
Engineers first want to find out what caused a similar coolant leak on a nearby Progress cargo ship.
Two months after a Soyuz crew ship was damaged by a micrometeoroid, a Russian cargo ship suffered a similar problem.
Astronauts are conducting a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. And NASA is marking 20 years since the space shuttle Columbia disaster. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joined Anne-Marie Green and Janet Shamlian with more on those stories, plus details on the "green comet" passing by Earth.
Spacewalks in low-Earth orbit face a small but very real threat from debris and and micrometeoroids whizzing by at extreme velocities.
Russia is launching a mission to rescue three crew members from the International Space Station. A Soyuz capsule which was meant to bring two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut back to Earth was damaged after being hit by a micro meteoroid last month. Instead, Russia will launch an unpiloted Soyuz to the space station in February to return them to Earth. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood explained the details of the mission.
The crew of the damaged Soyuz MS-22 will spend several extra months in space and return to Earth in a replacement ship.
The new roll-out solar arrays will help make up for age-related degradation in the International Space Station's original solar wings.
The Russians say a replacement Soyuz can be launched if one suffering from a coolant leak is unflightworthy.
The Russian Soyuz crew ferry ship docked at the International Space Station remains relatively healthy despite a major coolant system leak.
It's not yet known what caused the leak, or whether the Soyuz is still flight worthy.
Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio float outside the space station to install the third of six new roll-out solar blankets.
China has sent three astronauts to its recently built Tiangong space station, marking a major step for China's independent space program. Plus, NASA is celebrating the successes of its Artemis 1 mission. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood discussed the latest.
The Cargo Dragon is loaded with 7,700 pounds of equipment and supplies, including two new solar array panels.
Along with needed equipment, the Cygnus cargo ship is carrying "much-deserved treats" for the station crew.
With the Crew Dragon's splashdown, NASA completed a complex sequence of flights to replace the station's seven-member crew.
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The Crew Dragon brought four fresh crew members to the lab complex, including a Russian cosmonaut.