NASA planning another trip to the moon

On the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Mark Strassmann takes a look at the future of space travel. NASA wants to return to the moon, possibly as early as 2024.

• Jul 16, 2019
• 2:08

CBS News' coverage of Apollo 11

On July 16, 1969, history was about to be made with the Apollo 11 launch. CBS News launched an unprecedented 46 hours of live television coverage. "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell takes a look back.

• Jul 16, 2019
• 4:22

NASA chief on future of space exploration

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told a senate panel Wednesday that freezing the agency's funds would be "devastating" to plans for future space exploration. The Trump administration wants NASA to return astronauts to the moon by 2024. Bridenstine joined CBSN to talk about what lies ahead for the U.S. space program.

• Jul 18, 2019
• 10:26

How realistic is a mission to Mars?

SpaceX founder Elon Musk says it's doable to send astronauts to the moon within two years and to Mars in the next four years. How realistic is that? CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN from the Kennedy Space Center with a look at the challenges involved.

• Jul 19, 2019
• 8:14

The history of the Apollo 11 moon landing

Saturday marks 50 years since the greatest technological achievement in human history: At 4:17 in the afternoon Eastern time, a spacecraft carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the moon. Nearly seven hours later, with an estimated half a billion people watching on TV, Armstrong descended from the lunar module to take mankind's first steps on the moon's surface. Even now, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission continues to inspire America's next steps into space.

• Jul 20, 2019
• 3:49

How Houston became "Space City"

If New York is the “Big Apple” and New Orleans the “Big Easy,” Houston is known as "Space City." That all began almost six decades ago, when NASA decided to open the Manned Spacecraft Center there and put Houston on the map. Michelle Miller reports.

• Jul 20, 2019
• 5:54

Billionaires join the space race

Millions of people watched in wonder as man first set foot upon the moon 50 years ago. But in the era of space travel now dawning, far more of us are destined to join them. Several self-made billionaires have launched space companies that are vying to take civilians to the moon – and this new competitive market could change the way we look at the sky above. Mark Strassmann reports.

• Jul 20, 2019
• 5:46

Pence on human exploration in space

The celebrations of Apollo 11's historic feat are happening all across America. In Florida, Vice President Mike Pence attended a ceremony at the Kennedy Space center. Major Garret sat down with him shortly after to discuss President Trump's plan to revive human exploration in space.

• Jul 20, 2019
• 2:05

How “Apollo 11” inspired others to go up to space

Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. The skies have never looked the same. Apollo 11 was a defining human achievement -- and it made people dream that space is within reach for anyone. Mark Strassmann reports.

• Jul 20, 2019
• 2:45

Apollo 11 splashdown 50 years ago

History notes July 20, 1969 as the day men first landed on the moon. But July 24 marked the day President John F. Kennedy's space challenge was fully realized.

• Jul 24, 2019
• 1:05

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket

Thursday's launch marks SpaceX's 18th cargo run to the International Space Station. The Dragon supply ship atop the Falcon 9 was making its third trip to the lab complex, this time loaded with 5,000 pounds of crew supplies, equipment and high-tech science gear, including a low-tech container of bright green Nickelodeon "slime" for educational outreach. Watch the rocket launch here.

• Jul 25, 2019
• 9:29

Hubble telescope captures spiral galaxy

NASA's Hubble telescope captured NGC 2985, a spiral galaxy 70 million light-years away. It has a lot of similarities to our own galaxy, the Milky Way.

• Jul 25, 2019
• 0:46

Dangerous asteroid zips by Earth

Scientists revealed an asteroid dubbed by some as a "city killer" came closer to the Earth than the moon this week, the Washington Post reported. Scientists say they had no idea it was coming.

• Jul 27, 2019
• 0:31

Potentially habitable super-Earth discovered

31 lightyears away, a new planet has been found by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. Dana Jacobson reports.

• Aug 3, 2019
• 1:48

Saturn's rings are disappearing

NASA's Cassini spacecraft ended its historic exploration of Saturn in 2017 and, slowly but surely, scientists are learning more about the ringed planet. Data from the 13-year mission helped scientists determine Saturn's rings are much newer than the planet itself -- and they're disappearing.

• Aug 6, 2019
• 0:42

NASA's step forward in new moon plan

NASA has moved a step closer in resuming human space missions since the program was shuttered in 2011. CBS News' Marc Liverman reports from Huntsville, Alabama, where NASA announced it will manage the building of the new human lunar lander.

• Aug 16, 2019
• 1:49

NASA tracking Greenland's melting ice

President Trump has expressed interest in purchasing Greenland. But there is something he should know -- the real estate is melting. Seth Doane reports from Greenland.

• Aug 20, 2019
• 1:43

NASA astronaut caught in custody battle

It's a case testing the boundaries of law: A NASA astronaut is caught in an ugly divorce and custody battle. Anne McClain is being accused of identity theft in space. Janet Shamlian reports.

• Aug 25, 2019
• 1:19

Space station astronaut accused of crime

NASA reportedly is investigating what may be the first known allegations of a crime committed from space. Astronaut Anne McClain's estranged wife, Summer Worden, has accused McClain of identity theft while McClain was aboard the International Space Station. McClain strongly denies the accusations. Janet Shamlian reports.

• Aug 26, 2019
• 3:20

Astronauts fly to Florida ahead of historic launch to space station

The launch aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will mark the first such flight from U.S. soil since the shuttle's retirement in 2011.

• May 20, 2020

Meet the astronauts ready for historic launch

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be the first to fly SpaceX's new spaceship on the historic test flight to the International Space Station. Mark Strassmann speaks with Behnken and Hurley.

• May 20, 2020
• 5:18

All-women Delta crew flies 120 girls to NASA

To celebrate International Girls in Aviation Day, Delta took 120 girls, ages 12 to 18, to NASA's headquarters to learn about STEM and careers in aviation and aerospace.

• Oct 11, 2019
• 1:40

First all-female spacewalk to take place Friday

NASA announced the first all-female spacewalk will take place Friday and unveiled a new spacesuit for the moon and Mars. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN from the Kennedy Space Center with details.

• Oct 17, 2019
• 3:06

First all-female space walk a symbolic moment

Two NASA astronauts will make history Friday morning, some 260 miles above earth. Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will step outside the International Space Station in a few minutes, beginning the first all-female spacewalk. Mark Strassmann reports.

• Oct 18, 2019
• 3:23

Trump talks to astronauts during spacewalk

President Trump congratulated NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir in a phone call from the White House as the two wrapped up the first all-female spacewalk in history. Mr. Trump also talked about plans for future NASA missions to the moon and Mars.

• Oct 18, 2019
• 8:46

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