Commercial crew in full stride aboard space station, having "a ton of fun"

The mission commander and his three crewmates are plowing through a full slate of research and public outreach.

• Apr 13, 2022

3 men take first private flight to ISS

Three wealthy businessmen from the U.S., Canada and Israel docked at the International Space Station in the first private charter flight to the orbiting lab. The price tag for the passengers was a cool $55 million each.

• Apr 9, 2022
• 0:19

In a first, commercial crew docks with space station

The first non-government, privately-funded crew docked at space station Saturday for NASA-sanctioned research.

• Apr 9, 2022

SpaceX launches Axiom crew to space station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Axiom-1 mission with a crew of four -- the first fully commercial crew to head to the International Space Station. Watch CBS News live coverage of the launch.

• Apr 8, 2022
• 15:55

SpaceX launches first private crew to space station

The Axiom-1 flight carries a crew of four private citizens, with a former NASA astronaut as mission commander.

• Apr 8, 2022

Telescope discovers record-breaking galactic space laser

The megamaser, named Nkalakatha, was discovered by the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa.

• Apr 7, 2022

Commercial crew set for historic SpaceX launch to space station

The flight is the first in a series sanctioned by NASA to encourage private-sector development in Earth orbit.

• Apr 7, 2022

NASA astronaut returns to Earth with Russians

An American astronaut hitched a ride back to Earth with two Russian cosmonauts despite tensions between the countries. Mark Vande Hei spent a record 355 days at the International Space Station.

• Mar 30, 2022
• 0:22

Commercial station visit rescheduled

The flight is the first of up to two NASA-sanctioned "private astronaut missions" per year to space station.

• Apr 3, 2022

NASA astronaut returns to Earth after record-setting flight

Mark Vande Hei set a single-flight record for U.S. astronauts.

• Mar 30, 2022

U.S.-Russia relations aboard ISS

Despite tensions between the United States and Russia on Earth, cooperation continues in space. But Mark Strassmann reports Russia's longterm commitment to the International Space Station is in question.

• Mar 30, 2022
• 2:53

NASA astronaut back on Earth after record flight

Mark Vande Hei credits frequent chats with family, exercise and meditation for staying on an even keel.

• Mar 30, 2022

NASA pressing ahead with critical moon rocket test

NASA faces tough schedule with moon rocket test, private astronaut launch and space station crew rotations.

• Mar 25, 2022

Spacewalkers carry out repairs and maintenance

Major objectives accomplished, but engineers assessing an unexpected water buildup in one astronaut's helmet

• Mar 23, 2022

Russia launches crew to space station

Russia launched 3 cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station in the country's first space launch since the invasion of Ukraine. Russia's space agency has since cut ties with international partners in response to economic sanctions. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood discusses the launch and how political relationships on Earth are impacting missions in space.

• Mar 18, 2022
• 8:39

Cosmonauts launched to space station as NASA chief touts cooperation with Russia

The launch clears the way for an American astronaut to return to Earth on March 30 aboard another Russian spacecraft.

• Mar 18, 2022

NASA astronaut sets new single-flight duration record

Mark Vande Hei passes Scott Kelly's single-flight record on the way to setting a new mark for longest U.S. flight.

• Mar 15, 2022

Russian filmmaker shoots movie in space

A Russian film director and actress are headed to the International Space Station to shoot scenes for the first movie filmed in outer space. Elizabeth Palmer speaks with a Russian film historian about the latest Russia vs. U.S. chapter of the decades old “Space Race.”

• Oct 5, 2021
• 3:37

SpaceX Crew-3 heads to space

Four astronauts — three Americans and one German — are on their way to the International Space Station. Their SpaceX rocket blasted off in Florida Wednesday night and the crew is set to spend the next six months living roughly 250 miles above Earth. Mark Strassmann has the details.

• Nov 11, 2021
• 2:04

NASA continues to work with Russia on space station

Despite internet rumors, NASA says astronaut Mark Vande Hei will come home as planned aboard a Soyuz spacecraft.

• Mar 14, 2022

U.S. astronauts needle Russian space chief in war of words

Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly hit a nerve with Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin in wake of Ukraine invasion.

• Mar 7, 2022

Ukraine crisis escalates across Russian space program

The director of the Russian space program severs commercial ties with the West; space station operations continue normally for now.

• Mar 3, 2022

U.S.-Russian space station cooperation continues despite crisis

Despite the Ukraine crisis, U.S. and Russian space station engineers continue working together.

• Feb 28, 2022

4.4 million galaxies are visible in this new map of the night sky

The researchers captured 3,500 hours of observations — enough data to fill 20,000 laptops.

• Feb 25, 2022

Sanctions on Russia raise questions about space station

President Biden says new sanctions will degrade Russia's aerospace industry, "including their space program."

• Feb 24, 2022

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