Spectacular launch sends cargo ship on voyage to space station
Along with crew supplies and equipment, the Cargo Dragon is delivering two rollout solar arrays to complete a major power system upgrade.
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Along with crew supplies and equipment, the Cargo Dragon is delivering two rollout solar arrays to complete a major power system upgrade.
The Crew 13 fliers completed a mission spanning more than 100 million miles with a pinpoint splashdown off the coast of Southern California.
Two NASA astronauts, a European flier and a Russian cosmonaut will close out an eight-month mission with splashdown Thursday.
The Soyuz MS-28 landing in Kazakhstan brought a 241-day stay in space to a successful conclusion.
The Crew 12 docking came one month after a previous crew had to return to Earth early due to a medical issue.
The new crew will replace four station fliers who returned to Earth ahead of schedule last month due to a medical issue.
Outgoing space station commander Mike Fincke, a member of the returning Crew 11, turned the station over to cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, saying the combined crew had developed deep friendships.
Mike Fincke thanked NASA for making crew health the agency's top priority.
NASA said the unidentified astronaut is "stable," but the agency is considering all options, including a possible early return to Earth for Crew 11
Along with delivering needed supplies and equipment, the Dragon features a "boost kit" to help raise the space station's altitude.
NASA wants to evaluate recent efforts to stop a small but persistent air leak in the Russian segment of the space station.
Mike Waltz out as national security adviser, tapped for U.N. ambassador; NASA astronauts perform 5th-ever all-female spacewalk.
An astronaut who missed out on the first all-female spacewalk is getting her chance six years later.
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, marked his 70th birthday by landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan after 220 days in space.
The craft carrying astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian cosmonauts docked with the space station. They're scheduled for an eight-month stay.
NASA astronaut Suni Williams tells John Dickerson about her extended stay in space with crewmate Barry "Butch" Wilmore aboard the International Space Station, setting a new spacewalk record, the "incredible science" the team is doing and more in an interview on "CBS Evening News Plus."
Starliner co-pilot Sunita Williams is now the world's most experienced female spacewalker, moving up to number four overall.
Marc and Sharon Hagle, both making their second space flight, were among the passengers for the NS-28 mission.
Medical issues aside, the astronauts described a water leak in June that triggered a blizzard in the International Space Station's airlock.
The groundbreaking commercial space mission known as Polaris Dawn successfully splashed down early Sunday morning. The historic five-day mission, flown by tech billionaire Jared Isaacman and three crew mates, included the first ever commercial spacewalk.
The four members of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew made history Thursday as they completed the first privately financed spacewalk in history. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann has more.
The first private commercial spacewalk in history was completed Thursday morning by the SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew. The four-person mission was led by billionaire tech CEO Jared Isaacman and lasted about two hours. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood has more.
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn Crew executed the first ever private spacewalk Thursday morning. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood has more.
Don Pettit is replacing astronaut Tracy Dyson, who plans to return to Earth on Sept. 23, after a six-month stay aboard the space station.
Crew 9 commander Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson will stay behind when the Crew 9 mission takes off on Sept. 24.