More problems derail NASA moon rocket test
A successful fueling test is required before NASA's new moon rocket can take off on its maiden flight.
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A successful fueling test is required before NASA's new moon rocket can take off on its maiden flight.
The flight is the first of up to two NASA-sanctioned "private astronaut missions" per year to space station.
Engineers will try to complete a practice countdown and fueling test Monday for NASA's huge Artemis moon rocket.
On Earth, a high-pitched sound might travel 213 feet — but it will travel just 26 feet on Mars.
NASA is expected to set a launch date after evaluating the results of the countdown test.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin carried out its fourth manned trip to space, blasting off and landing in the West Texas desert. The 10-minute ride took the crew more than 60 miles up, where they enjoyed a few minutes of weightlessness.
The star may be up to 50 times the mass of our sun.
Mark Vande Hei set a single-flight record for U.S. astronauts.
Mark Vande Hei credits frequent chats with family, exercise and meditation for staying on an even keel.
The Biden administration's $26 billion funding request for NASA includes a $1.1 billion increase for the Artemis program.
Six people are gearing up for the trip of a lifetime into space. The Blue Origin crew joined "CBS News Mornings" to talk about the upcoming mission.
NASA faces tough schedule with moon rocket test, private astronaut launch and space station crew rotations.
Major objectives accomplished, but engineers assessing an unexpected water buildup in one astronaut's helmet
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.
The launch clears the way for an American astronaut to return to Earth on March 30 aboard another Russian spacecraft.
NASA's new rocket made its way out to the launch pad Thursday ahead of field tests that will lead to its launch later this summer. The rocket is the foundational piece of NASA's plans to return to the moon. Mark Strassmann reports.
The Space Launch System moon rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA.
With its optics aligned, Webb is on track to begin science operations in the late June-July timeframe.
Mark Vande Hei passes Scott Kelly's single-flight record on the way to setting a new mark for longest U.S. flight.
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.
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At a cost of $10 billion, the James Webb Space Telescope is the biggest and most expensive science instrument to be sent to space. Mark Strassmann reports hundreds of things will have to go right in the weeks after launch before the telescope can take a single image.
NASA has completed assembly of the Artemis I rocket, which will be used to launch the Orion crew capsule on an uncrewed mission around the moon in 2022. Mark Strassmann got an up-close look at the most powerful rocket ever built.
A realtor, a cleaning service operator and even a NASA employee have all now filed claims against Hertz, saying a simple rental turned into their worst nightmare. Some of those incidents were caught on video. Anna Werner reports.
NASA has completed an assembly of the Artemis I rocket, which will be used to launch the Orion crew capsule on an uncrewed mission around the moon in 2022. Mark Strassmann got an up-close look at the most powerful rocket ever built.