Boeing's Starliner facing additional delay for extended leak analysis
NASA managers have ordered additional reviews of a small helium leak in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to make sure it can be safely launched as is.
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NASA managers have ordered additional reviews of a small helium leak in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to make sure it can be safely launched as is.
In two weeks, Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is scheduled to launch its first piloted test flight, bringing two veteran NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Astronaut Matt Dominick joined CBS News from the ISS to talk about the mission and life in space.
It was a "bittersweet moment" as United Launch Alliance brought the Delta program to a close.
Today's test flight of the SpaceX Super Heavy-Starship rocket follows two launches last year that were only partially successful.
SpaceX's Super Heavy Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, blasted off Thursday morning in Texas. It was SpaceX's third test of its enormous rocket after the previous two launches ended in explosions. Although Thursday's launch was mostly successful, the rocket broke apart upon reentry. Kris Van Cleave has more.
SpaceX's huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket successfully boosted its unpiloted upper stage into space Thursday. The rocket was lost once it entered Earth's atmosphere. CBS News space analyst Bill Hardwood reports.
SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship rocket appeared to launch according to plan on its third test flight Thursday morning from Boca Chica, Texas. Two previous test flights had ended with explosions. See the full launch.
Splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico closed out a 199-day mission spanning 3,184 orbits and 84.4 million miles.
Four astronauts -- three Americans and a Russian -- boarded the International Space Station Tuesday and were greeted by colleagues they will replace as they begin a six-month stay in space. CBS News' Nancy Cordes has more.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is once again the richest person on Earth, surpassing SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. CBS News' Nancy Cordes has more.
Jeff Bezos has regained his spot as the richest person in the world, barely beating out now former No. 1 Elon Musk on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The arrival of Crew 8 sets the stage for four other Crew Dragon fliers to return to Earth next week to wrap up a nearly 200-day flight.
American astronauts aren’t heading back to the moon just yet. NASA’s pricey Artemis mission is facing technical challenges. The space agency is now working with both SpaceX and Blue Origin.
SpaceX launched three Falcon 9 rockets within 20 hours, including two Monday just one hour and 50 minutes apart.
The Crew 8 launch is first of two planned crew rotation flights needed to replace five of the lab's seven long-duration fliers.
With an on-time launch Sunday, the Crew 8 fliers will reach the International Space Station early Tuesday.
American astronauts aren't heading back to the moon just yet. NASA's pricey Artemis mission is facing technical challenges. The space agency is now working with both SpaceX and Blue Origin.
The four Crew 8 fliers will make another attempt to get off the ground Sunday.
Rough seas and high winds prompt NASA to delay launch of three-man one-woman crew to the International Space Station.
Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut plan to spend six months aboard the orbital outpost.
Intuitive Machines, a Houston-based private company, is attempting to land its Odysseus lander on the moon Thursday. If successful, it will also mark the first U.S. moon landing since 1972 and first ever by a private company. CBS News space consultant William Harwood breaks down what to expect.
History was made Thursday as the U.S. returned to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Washington Post reporter Christian Davenport joins CBS News to examine the lunar lander mission.
The U.S. successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon Thursday for the first time since 1972. The craft, dubbed "Odysseus," is operated by the private company Intuitive Machines. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins with more.
SpaceX is maintaining a rapid-fire launch pace while gearing up to launch four fresh crew members to the International Space Station.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a privately-built moon lander left the Earth's atmosphere early Thursday. If all goes well, it will land on the moon in one week, the first U.S. spacecraft to do so in over half a century. Christian Davenport, a reporter covering NASA and the space industry for the Washington Post's financial desk, joined CBS News to discuss the launch.