NASA clears Artemis moon rocket for launch early Wednesday

Engineers concluded hurricane-damaged insulation poses no credible threat to the $4.1 billion rocket.

• Nov 14, 2022

Blood moon will emerge in the early hours of Election Day

NASA said the eclipse will provide a little "celestial magic" during the so-called Beaver Moon.

• Nov 7, 2022

CBS News special: "Man on the Moon"

On the 50th anniversary, two legends tell the story of the momentous 1969 moon walk: Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong and “CBS Evening News” anchor Walter Cronkite -- the man who made history and the man who reported it. Hosted by "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell.

• Jul 16, 2019
• 43:09

SpaceX crew returns after months in space

Four SpaceX astronauts returned to Earth after staying at the International Space Station for six months. They studied how to grow vegetables in space and the effects of space travel in humans.

• Oct 14, 2022
• 00:20

Dennis Tito, world's first space tourist, plans flight around moon with SpaceX

The retired 82-year-old financial analyst, who paid $20 million for a trip to the space station in 2001, is gearing up for a flight around the moon and back.

• Oct 12, 2022

60 years since JFK's "To The Moon" speech

It's been 60 years since then-President John F. Kennedy declared the United States wouldl land a man on the moon before the decade was out. Kennedy did not live to see his dream come true, but his message is alive and well as NASA prepares to return to the moon. We speak with CBS space consultant Bill Harwood about Kennedy's legacy and the present and future of American space travel.

• Sep 12, 2022
• 05:06

NASA spacecraft to crash into asteroid

A NASA spacecraft is set to crash into an asteroid Monday to test if it can change the object's course. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood discusses the DART mission and why it's happening now.

• Sep 26, 2022
• 04:22

How to watch NASA spacecraft crash into asteroid at 15,000 mph

NASA scientists are gearing up for the world's first mission testing planetary defense — and they want you to watch.

• Sep 26, 2022

Asteroid-smashing spacecraft is just days away from hitting its target

Monday will be a monumental day for the "history of humankind" as a high-speed spacecraft smashes into an asteroid at nearly 15,000 mph.

• Sep 23, 2022

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House to vote on resolution on Trump's tweets; the women behind the first men of the moon

• Jul 16, 2019
• 53:53

NASA eyes late September for next moon mission attempt

NASA is targeting two new dates for the possible launch of Artemis 1 -- Sept. 23 and Sept. 27. Technical problems, including a fuel leak, forced two previous attempts to be scrubbed.

• Sep 8, 2022
• 00:17

NASA calls off its Artemis 1 moon rocket launch due to hydrogen leak

NASA scrubbed its second attempt to launch its Artemis 1 test flight on a mission to send an unpiloted capsule on a 37-day trip around the moon and back.

• Sep 3, 2022

NASA counts down to second Artemis attempt

NASA’s second attempt at launching the Artemis rocket is set to take place within hours. Artemis was supposed to launch on a test flight last week but a cooling problem and weather issues delayed it. Mark Strassmann has the latest.

• Sep 3, 2022
• 02:41

NASA's Artemis 1 launch reset for Saturday

NASA will attempt to launch its Artemis 1 moon mission again on Saturday. The initial launch was scrubbed on Monday due to mechanical problems. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins Michael George with the latest on the countdown.

• Sep 2, 2022
• 03:12

NASA to make second Artemis 1 mission attempt

On Saturday, NASA will attempt again to launch its historic Artemis 1 mission to the moon. The launch was delayed Monday because of weather and an issue with the engine's cooling system. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss how NASA is preparing.

• Sep 2, 2022
• 02:16

NASA preps Artemis moon rocket for second launch try Saturday

Engineers developed a work around to avoid a repeat of the engine cooling problem that derailed Monday's launch try.

• Sep 1, 2022

NASA's Artemis 1 moon launch rescheduled

NASA says it will try again Saturday to launch the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins John Dickerson from the Kennedy Space Center with details on the plans and the investigation into what went wrong on Monday.

• Aug 30, 2022
• 04:49

NASA's Artemis 1 moon launch postponed

NASA had to scrub Monday's scheduled launch of the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon after issues arose during fueling overnight. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Errol Barnett get more on the breaking news from Pat Duggins, news director of Alabama Public Radio, who's been covering the space program for years, and Jim Bell, a professor at Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration.

• Aug 29, 2022
• 12:10

Last-minute delay as NASA readies launch

NASA paused the countdown ahead of Monday's scheduled launch of the Artemis 1 moon mission due to issues that arose during fueling. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann joins "CBS News Mornings" from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the latest.

• Aug 29, 2022
• 04:24

NASA set for Artemis launch on Monday

The countdown is on for Monday’s planned Artemis 1 launch of the most powerful NASA rocket ever built. Mark Strassmann reports.

• Aug 28, 2022
• 02:34

Artemis team member on launch

Nearly 50 years after NASA's last trip to the moon, the first flight of NASA's next moonshot is set to launch Monday. Astronaut and Artemis team member Kate Rubins discusses the new mission.

• Aug 28, 2022
• 05:55

Countdown is on for Artemis launch

The next phase in America's mission to the moon will begin Monday with the launch of Artemis 1, the unpiloted test flight that will hopefully launch Americans to the moon again. Mark Strassmann reports from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

• Aug 28, 2022
• 02:11

Countdown begins for NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission

The 46-hour, 10-minute countdown sets up a launch attempt at 8:33 a.m. EDT Monday at the opening of a two-hour window.

• Aug 27, 2022

NASA's first step toward returning to moon

On Monday morning, NASA plans to launch the Artemis rocket from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. If all goes well, the space agency says it could have astronauts walking on the moon again in the next few years. Mark Strassmann has more.

• Aug 27, 2022
• 04:00

NASA's Artemis I moon mission prepares for launch

Fifty years after the last moon landing, NASA's Artemis I moon mission is poised to launch Monday. CBS News' Mark Strassmann brings us the latest from the Kennedy Space Center.

• Aug 26, 2022
• 06:04

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