2/24/20: CBSN Evening News
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First lunar samples in over 45 years key to moon's history
The rock samples are the youngest ever collected, and indicate there was volcanic activity on the Moon much later than previously thought.
Boeing zeros in on cause of Starliner launch scrub
Boeing hopes to be ready for another Starliner launch try in the first half of 2022.
NASA studying solar array issue with Lucy asteroid probe
One of the Lucy probe's two solar arrays may not have fully deployed and locked in place after launch Saturday.
NASA launches spacecraft on 12-year mission
NASA launched its "Lucy" spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Saturday morning. Over the course of 12 years, the probe will explore a record-setting eight asteroids in a single mission. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss what scientists hope to learn about the creation of our solar system from this mission.
Russian actress returns to Earth after orbital movie shoot
Russians claim another space first with scenes from a movie film aboard the International Space Station.
Series of asteroids bigger than Egypt's pyramids is passing by Earth
One 525-foot-wide asteroid that passed Earth on Friday was only discovered last month.
NASA launches billion-dollar asteroid probe on a 12-year mission
The billion-dollar mission is the first with multiple asteroid flybys in an ambitious bid to study the solar system's origins.
Blue Origin's second space tourism flight
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket has successfully returned from its second passenger flight to the edge of space space. 90-year-old "Star Trek" actor William Shatner was onboard and made history as the oldest person ever to travel to space. Retired NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson, author of the book "Letters from Space," joins CBSN to discuss today's historic flight.
Federal agencies on plans to help Americans handle climate change
More than 20 federal agencies detailed how climate change will come to affect every aspect of daily life and how they're preparing.
NASA preps to launch spacecraft to crash into asteroid's moon
The spacecraft will hit the moon nearly head-on at a speed that's faster than a bullet.
Russian actress rockets into orbit for movie shoot in space
Actress Yulia Pereshild and her director-cameraman will spend 12 days aboard the International Space Station.
Russian film crew blasts off to shoot first movie scenes in space
"It's always difficult and scary to be pioneers, but it's very interesting!" 37-year-old actress Julia Peresild in a translated Instagram post.
William Shatner is blasting off to space for real next week
The 90-year-old actor will be the oldest to fly in space when he joins three crewmates aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft
Landsat Earth observation satellite launched into orbit
Landsat 9 will replace an older satellite to monitor Earth's environment – documenting everything from crops to deforestation to sea level rise.
Inspiration4 crew returns to Earth after historic flight
The Inspiration4 crew splashed down at 7:07 p.m. ET near Cape Canaveral to close out a three-day mission.
First privately-funded trip to orbit going well, but few details released
SpaceX founder Elon Musk says "all is well" with the first all-civilian non-government trip to orbit.
First all-civilian flight to orbit will take charity to new heights
The Inspiration4 mission is raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with three days in orbit aboard a SpaceX capsule.
Hayley Arceneaux to make history with SpaceX flight
Hayley Arceneaux is set to make history as she travels on the first all-civilian mission to space. She shows Norah O’Donnell how she prepared for the trip.
Cancer survivor named to SpaceX flight
Haley Arceneaux will be the youngest American to fly in space.
Spacewalkers carry out space station power system upgrades
The spacewalk was the fourth in a series devoted to upgrading the power system at the International Space Station.
Crew smells smoke and burning In Russian part of space station
Source of odors unclear but cosmonauts turned on filter to rid the spacecraft of the smells ahead of scheduled spacewalk.
NASA confirms rover got its first-ever rock sample from Mars
The rover "captured, sealed, and stored the first core sample ever drilled on another planet, in a quest to return samples to Earth," NASA said.
Spacewalkers hook up Russian lab module power cables
The spacewalk was the first of up to 11 needed to outfit the new Nauka multi-purpose laboratory module.
Mars rover apparently retrieves first rock sample for return to Earth
The Perseverance rover's chief engineer called it a perfect core sample.
Musk chose to restrict Ukraine's access to SpaceX network, sources say
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