Marine helicopter pilot and mom of twins is leading crew to space station

A SpaceX Crew-7 flight will take an international team of four to the space station. Moghbeli will be the only American abroad, and is leading the mission.

• Aug 25, 2023

First piloted flight of Boeing Starliner spacecraft delayed again

Officials say the Starliner will be ready to fly by early March, but it's not clear when a launch might fit into the space station schedule.

• Aug 7, 2023

SpaceX launches powerful internet satellite for EchoStar

Making only its seventh flight, the triple-core Falcon Heavy put on a spectacular overnight show with dramatic side-by-side booster landings.

• Jul 29, 2023

Viasat reveals potentially major trouble with new broadband satellite

The ViaSat-3 was expected to provide space-based internet access to customers in the western hemisphere starting this summer.

• Jul 13, 2023

European space telescope promises new understanding of dark energy

The telescope will photograph billions of galaxies across the past 10 billion years to monitor how they were affected by dark energy and matter.

• Jul 1, 2023

Elon Musk, Inc. | CBS Reports

Elon Musk has built a reputation for changing the game by ignoring the rules, and his recent acquisition of Twitter is no different. Is the turbulent Twitter buyout just the next chapter in Elon Musk’s odds-defying story? CBS Reports peels back the layers on the high-stakes and high-rewards journey of one of the most polarizing and influential people of our time.

• Dec 15, 2022

Virgin Galactic launches commercial space flight

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic launched its first commercial space flight Thursday, sending three Italian researchers, two company pilots and an astronaut trainer on a high-speed thrill ride to the edge of space aboard a winged rocket plane. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood has more.

• Jun 29, 2023

Elon Musk says Starship may be ready to fly again in about 6 weeks

Musk says the Super Heavy/Starship rocket may be ready for a second attempt to reach orbit in about six weeks.

• Jun 24, 2023

SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, fire off rockets from both coasts

SpaceX put 47 more Starlinks into orbit while United Launch Alliance boosted a classified spy satellite to space.

• Jun 22, 2023

Child prodigy on SpaceX job: "The work I'm going to be doing is so cool"

Kairan Quazi will graduate from college this week at the age of 14 before joining SpaceX' to work on satellite tech.

• Jun 15, 2023

SpaceX launches 124 payloads in Monday doubleheader

The second launch of the day also included SpaceX's 200th successful booster landing.

• Jun 12, 2023

Daunting test schedule threatens 2025 Artemis moon landing

NASA managers say SpaceX Super Heavy/Starship rocket and lunar lander testing may push Artemis crew landing to 2026.

• Jun 8, 2023

Commercial astronauts return to Earth after nine-day space station visit

It was the second commercial visit to the International Space Station by a crew from Houston-based Axiom Space, which is planning a station of its own.

• May 31, 2023

Russian cargo ship docks at space station amid commercial crew visit

The Ax-2 private astronaut mission, two cargo launches and multiple spacewalks highlight a busy early summer aboard space station.

• May 24, 2023

Four private astronauts dock at ISS

A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying four private astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Monday. The group includes the first Saudi woman in space.

• May 22, 2023

Ax-2 space mission launches to ISS

Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced astronaut, is going back to space commanding the Ax-2 private mission to the International Space Station. Her crew includes Knoxville, Tennessee, entrepreneur John Shoffner and two government astronauts from Saudi Arabia. Mark Strassmann reports.

• May 22, 2023

Astronaut Peggy Whitson set to return to space station

Peggy Whitson, the most experienced astronaut in U.S. history, is set to launch to the International Space Station atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Sunday, leading a crew that includes a retired businessman and two Saudi Arabian astronauts.

• May 20, 2023

Retired astronaut, an adventurer, 2 Saudi astronauts set for launch to space station

It is the second "private astronaut mission," or PAM, to the International Space Station chartered by Axiom and sanctioned by NASA, which is trying to encourage private-sector development of low-Earth orbit.

• May 20, 2023

SpaceX rocket launches 50 Starlink satellites

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 50 Starlink satellites into orbit from California on Wednesday.

• May 10, 2023

A Wisconsin couple suddenly disappeared — what was their son hiding?

Chandler Halderson was excited about a new job offer he said he had with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. When his parents started asking questions about college — they disappeared. (Editor's note: In April 2023, two of Chandler Halderson's convictions related to hiding his parents' remains were vacated on procedural grounds. Halderson continues to serve a life sentence with no possibility of parole for the murder and dismemberment of his parents.)

• Nov 6, 2022

Starship test flight ends in midair explosion

SpaceX's Starship rocket, the most powerful ever built, exploded minutes after launching on its maiden flight. CBS News' Mark Strassmann shows us why SpaceX still considers the test flight a success.

• Apr 21, 2023

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes after first launch

The SpaceX Starship rocket, the most powerful ever built, exploded in midair Thursday morning just minutes after its first-ever launch in Texas.

• Apr 20, 2023

Watch: SpaceX launches Starship rocket on first test flight

SpaceX launched its 500-foot-tall Starship, by far the world's most powerful rocket, on a test flight Thursday morning from its launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas. It lifted off but then failed in a midair explosion. Watch how the live stream of the launch unfolded.

• Apr 20, 2023

SpaceX launch of Starship rocket ends in midair explosion

The Starship rocket is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built.

• Apr 20, 2023

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes after launch

A massive Starship rocket built by SpaceX exploded above the Gulf of Mexico just minutes after blasting off Thursday morning. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins Errol Barnett and Lana Zak to discuss what's known about the explosion and what it means for SpaceX.

• Apr 20, 2023

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