Musk says he'll manufacture chips in Texas

Elon Musk says he will make chips in the U.S. for use in Teslas and robots. Reuters global aerospace editor Joe Brock joins to discuss.

• Mar 23

NASA targets April 1 for moon mission launch

NASA's huge Space Launch System rocket has been repaired and is ready for rollout back to the launch pad next week.

• Mar 12

NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program "to take down risk"

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced significant changes to the agency's Artemis program, which aims to land on the moon in 2028.

• Feb 27

Mike Fincke reveals he was the astronaut who had medical issue on the ISS

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke said he was the crew member whose medical issue required a group of space station fliers to return to Earth earlier than planned last month.

• Feb 25

Fresh crew arrives at International Space Station to boost numbers back to 7

The Crew 12 docking came one month after a previous crew had to return to Earth early due to a medical issue.

• Feb 14

SpaceX launches crew to ISS

NASA and SpaceX launched a new mission to the International Space Station with four crew members on board to replace the team that returned last month due to a medical issue with one member. Mark Strassmann has more.

• Feb 13

SpaceX launches space station crew on 8-month mission

The two-woman, two-man crew is replacing four other station fliers who came home early last month due to a medical issue one was having.

• Feb 13

NASA, SpaceX mission prepares for launch

NASA and SpaceX say they have completed their final reviews and are ready to launch a crewed mission to the International Space Station on Friday. Retired NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

• Feb 12

New space station crew eager for Wednesday launch

The new crew will replace four station fliers who returned to Earth ahead of schedule last month due to a medical issue.

• Feb 8

SpaceX and xAI merge in mega-deal

SpaceX acquired xAI to create a company valued at $1.25 trillion, SpaceX announced. Al Root, an associate editor at Barron's, joins with more.

• Feb 3

Analysts say Starlink may have guided Russian drones into a Ukrainian train

As Ukraine accuses Russia of terrorism with a deadly strike on a train, some defense analysts believe Elon Musk's Starlink may have guided the killer drones.

• Jan 28

Astronauts back on Earth after medical issue cut mission short

Four space station Crew 11 fliers splashed down off the Southern California coast at 3:41 a.m. ET, closing out a 167-day stay in space cut short by a medical issue.

• Jan 15

Astronaut in "good spirits" after medical issue

Four space station fliers undocked and plunged back to Earth, safely splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast six days after NASA ordered them home early because of an unspecified medical issue. Mark Strassmann has details.

• Jan 15

Former NASA astronaut on ISS undocking

The members of SpaceX Crew-11 undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday, beginning their journey back to Earth. The crew is leaving a month early after NASA announced that an unnamed team member experienced an undisclosed "medical concern." Clayton Anderson, a former NASA astronaut who spent time on the ISS, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

• Jan 14

Former astronaut on ISS crew coming home early

Four members of Crew-11 are preparing to return to Earth from the International Space Station later this week after a "medical concern" prompted NASA to cancel a scheduled spacewalk. Former astronaut Dr. Scott Parazynski joins with his reaction.

• Jan 12

8/22: CBS Morning News

Texas, California advance maps in redistricting race; SpaceX launches unpiloted X-37B rocket plane on classified space force mission.

• Aug 22, 2025

3-man crew undocks from space station, wrapping up 8-month stay

Russian Soyuz crews are now spending eight months aboard the space station instead of six to stretch supplies and lower costs.

• Dec 9, 2025

Air Force approves SpaceX launch pad expansion

The U.S. Air Force has approved SpaceX's plan to redevelop a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.

• Dec 2, 2025

SpaceX launches second satellite to monitor sea level changes

The Sentinel-6B is the second of two satellites in a $1 billion program to monitor sea levels over a full decade.

• Nov 17, 2025

Trump re-nominates billionaire Jared Isaacman to run NASA

President Donald Trump is nominating Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator after all.

• Nov 4, 2025

NASA may rethink moon plans after SpaceX delays

NASA said it may consider new proposals from other top space companies to get America back to the moon amid rising concerns that Elon Musk's SpaceX is behind schedule. Mark Strassmann has details.

• Oct 20, 2025

SpaceX launches 11th test flight of giant Super Heavy-Starship rocket

Starship — the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built — thundered into the evening sky from the southern tip of Texas on Monday.

• Oct 13, 2025

SpaceX launches 11th Starship megarocket test

SpaceX on Monday launched its 11th test flight of the Starship megarocket, moving the company one step closer to its goal of bringing humans back to the moon and eventually to Mars. CBS News space contributor Christian Davenport has more.

• Oct 13, 2025

Space weather satellites blast off to collect information on solar storms

A SpaceX rocket lifted off Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, carrying NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, or IMAP.

• Sep 24, 2025

TechWatch: Elon Musk joins Twitter's board

Elon Musk has joined Twitter's board of directors and is already hinting at making "significant improvements" to the platform. CBS News tech reporter Dan Patterson has more about how the addition of Musk could impact the social media company.

• Apr 6, 2022

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