In a first, commercial crew docks with space station
The first non-government, privately-funded crew docked at space station Saturday for NASA-sanctioned research.
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The first non-government, privately-funded crew docked at space station Saturday for NASA-sanctioned research.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Axiom-1 mission with a crew of four -- the first fully commercial crew to head to the International Space Station. Watch CBS News live coverage of the launch.
The Axiom-1 flight carries a crew of four private citizens, with a former NASA astronaut as mission commander.
The flight is the first in a series sanctioned by NASA to encourage private-sector development in Earth orbit.
An American astronaut hitched a ride back to Earth with two Russian cosmonauts despite tensions between the countries. Mark Vande Hei spent a record 355 days at the International Space Station.
Shares of Twitter soared by more than 20% after Elon Musk disclosed his 9.2% stake in the company, making him its largest shareholder. Brian Sozzi, editor-at-Large and anchor for Yahoo Finance Live, joined Tanya Rivero to discuss the announcement.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin carried out its fourth manned trip to space, blasting off and landing in the West Texas desert. The 10-minute ride took the crew more than 60 miles up, where they enjoyed a few minutes of weightlessness.
Elon Musk's SpaceX has been working with the Ukrainian government to supply high-speed Internet to the country via his company's Starlink satellites. Sorin Adam Matei, associate dean of research and director of the FORCES Initiative at Purdue University, joins CBS News' Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Four astronauts — three Americans and one German — are on their way to the International Space Station. Their SpaceX rocket blasted off in Florida Wednesday night and the crew is set to spend the next six months living roughly 250 miles above Earth. Mark Strassmann has the details.
The latest in a recent line of billionaire space enthusiasts blasted off last night along with three other amateur space travelers aboard a SpaceX rocket ship. Mark Strassman reports.
SpaceX is counting down to a Halloween launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station. Mark Strassmann reports from the Kennedy Space Center.
Inspiration4's first all-civilian mission to space aboard a SpaceX rocket will include St. Jude Children's Research Hospital physician assistant and cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux. The 29-year-old represents the hope pillar of the mission and will be the youngest American to travel to space. As she prepares for this historic journey, Arceneaux writes a note to her younger self for our Emmy-nominated series Note to Self.
SpaceX's Inspiration4 splashed down on Saturday after completing a historic mission. Mark Strassmann reports.
SpaceX has sent Starlink terminals to Ukraine to help keep the embattled nation connected to the western world
Part of a SpaceX rocket that has been orbiting Earth since 2015 is expected to collide with the moon in a little over a month. Plus, the James Webb telescope reached its final destination after launching last month. Retired NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao joins CBS News' Errol Barnett with the latest.
Scientists expect the object to carve out a hole up to 66 feet across and send moon dust flying hundreds of miles across the barren surface.
The California rocket builder has now launched 2,137 Starlinks as it populates a global network.
The debris is in a "chaotic" orbit and on track to hit the moon in just a couple of weeks.
SpaceX's Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built.
SpaceX keeps up rapid launch cadence with sixth orbital flight in just 28 days.
SpaceX's rapid-fire launch pace — six orbit-class missions in 28 days — follows a record 31 Falcon 9 flights in 2021.
A clear sunset sky provided a spectacular backdrop for a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch and landing.
This is believed to be the first unintentional case of space junk hitting the moon, one astronomer said.
SpaceX fired off its third Falcon 9 of 2022 on Tuesday, boosting another 49 Starlink internet satellites into orbit as the company continues building out a globe-spanning network of commercial broadband relay stations. Watch the launch.
It was SpaceX's third orbital launch in just 12 days.