SpaceX craft pulls off flawless docking with space station
SpaceX moves a step closer to launching astronauts on its Crew Dragon spacecraft
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SpaceX launches historic test flight
SpaceX successfully launched the first commercially-developed capsule capable of carrying humans into space. The unmanned vessel is expected to reach the International Space Station on Sunday morning. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss.
SpaceX capsule for astronauts blasts off toward space station
SpaceX launches unpiloted crew ship on historic test flight
SpaceX launching NASA test flight
America's space program is counting down to an overnight launch in Florida. It's a test flight for a privately developed spacecraft that will get the U.S. back in the business of launching astronauts. Mark Strassmann reports.
SpaceX prepares for historic test flight
SpaceX is planning a historic test flight early Saturday. The company will send test dummy "Ripley" to the International Space Station. CBSN spoke with CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood about the mission.
SpaceX set to launch crucial NASA test flight
The last time NASA astronauts flew to the International Space Station on an American spacecraft was nearly eight years ago. Since then, NASA has relied on Russia for rides. That could soon change. On Saturday morning, SpaceX will launch its new spaceship on a critical test flight, marking the first time a commercially built and operated spaceship, capable one day of carrying people, will travel to the space station. Mark Strassmann reports.
SpaceX is about to launch a critical test flight for NASA
If Saturday's test flight is successful, it will mean the U.S. no longer has to rely on Russia to get to the International Space Station
SEC seeks contempt charges against Tesla CEO Elon Musk
The request resurrects a dispute between the SEC and Musk that was supposed to have been resolved with a settlement reached five months ago
SpaceX launches rocket carrying moon lander
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaked away from Cape Canaveral on Thursday night, boosting an Indonesian communications satellite into orbit and -- along with it -- a small Israeli spacecraft that will attempt the first privately-funded, non-superpower moon landing in April.
SpaceX launches rocket carrying privately funded Israeli moon lander
If successful, the $100M mission will put Israel in an exclusive club, joining the U.S., Soviet Union/Russia and China as only the fourth nation in space history to pull off a powered landing on the moon
Astronaut pulled from upcoming flight due to medical issues
NASA Astronaut Eric Boe has been pulled from a commercial crew test flight for medical reasons
NASA employees working without pay
Many NASA employees are still working to protect critical missions, despite not being paid because of the government shutdown. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joined CBSN AM to discuss the impacts on the space agency.
Unpaid NASA workers protect missions during shutdown
NASA managers and engineers continue to oversee critical missions amid shutdown chaos
New satellites will solve issue that's plagued aviation for decades
Currently, planes are largely tracked by radar on the ground, which doesn't work over much of the world's oceans
SpaceX plans to lay off about 10 percent of workforce
"This action is taken only due to the extraordinarily difficult challenges ahead," the company said
SpaceX launches final set of Iridium satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off with a final set of 10 Iridium NEXT communications satellites
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches satellites
SpaceX launched a rocket carrying 10 more Iridium NEXT satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Friday. Watch the launch here.
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SpaceX is carrying the last payload of Iridium NEXT satellites into orbit
A test drive in the tunnel Elon Musk hopes will solve L.A. traffic
At only 12 feet in diameter, "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King found it a bit more claustrophobic than most transportation tunnels
Delivery to space station includes fresh fruit and candied yams
Loaded in the SpaceX Dragon's pressurized compartment were 2,286 pounds of science gear, including a rodent habitat carrying 40 mice
SpaceX rocket booster crash-lands in ocean
SpaceX launched a cargo capsule to the International Space Station Wednesday, but something went wrong when it came time to land the booster rocket back on Earth. CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers take a look.
Second SpaceX launch in 2 days
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral carrying cargo for the International Space Station.
SpaceX launches cargo ship, but booster landing fails
SpaceX launched its second Falcon 9 rocket in two days, this one to the International Space Station
SpaceX & Boeing competing in space
A new space race is brewing in corporate America. SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 16th cargo supply mission to the International Space Station Wednesday. It wants to become the first company to carry astronauts to the station as soon as next summer. But so does Boeing. Mark Strassmann spoke to two astronauts engaged in an out-of-this-world game of capture the flag.
SpaceX and Boeing competing to capture the American flag in space
Both companies will operate competing space taxis for NASA, ending seven years of relying on Russia for rides to space
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At least 12 states report cyberattacks on water systems possibly linked to Iran
Cyberattacks on U.S. water systems that officials suspect may be linked to Iran-backed hackers have been reported in at least a dozen states, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director
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Exercise: Your Insurance Policy for the Future
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Chipotle suspected in salmonella outbreak
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$25 million reward offered for U.S.-born leader of powerful cartel
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Aaron Pierre talks new series, "Lanterns"
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Anthropic AI created fake profiles in hack
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Rare footage of humpback whale birth captured on drone video
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