
Blue Origin launches 6 passengers on sub-orbital trip to edge of space
It was Blue Origin's 12th flight carrying passengers to the edge of space and back since company founder Jeff Bezos flew the first such crewed mission in 2021.
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It was Blue Origin's 12th flight carrying passengers to the edge of space and back since company founder Jeff Bezos flew the first such crewed mission in 2021.
Marc and Sharon Hagle, both making their second space flight, were among the passengers for the NS-28 mission.
Blue Origin launched six passengers, including a NASA-sponsored researcher and the youngest woman to fly in space, in the company's eighth crewed spaceflight.
It was the final flight of Virgin's Unity spaceplane while the company transitions to a more capable spacecraft.
NASA ruled out a planned Saturday launch of Boeing's Starliner to allow more time for analysis of a small, but persistent helium leak in the ship's propulsion system.
Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday.
Rough seas and high winds prompt NASA to delay launch of three-man one-woman crew to the International Space Station.
Four paying customers and two pilots soared out of the discernible atmosphere in a sub-orbital up-and-down trip to space.
The six-member crew included three paying customers: a planetary scientist, a popular STEM educator and an investment manager.
Virgin's Unity rocketplane completed its ninth piloted trip to space and its fourth with paying customers aboard.
Biden administration to resume construction of border wall; Virgin Galactic launches its fourth commercial space flight.
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A Virgin Galactic rocketplane made space tourism history Thursday when it carried its first group of tourists to the edge of space, 55 miles above the earth. The passengers included a former British Olympian.
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Virgin Galactic's seventh sub-orbital spaceflight included three space tourists, its first fully commercial passengers.
The new satellite will help free up bandwidth for emerging 5G cellular networks while maintaining uninterrupted C-band TV service.
The commercial space race is heating up. Virgin Galactic successfully completed its first flight with paying customers Thursday. Danya Bacchus has more.
Virgin Galactic, the company founded by billionaire Richard Branson, launched a rocket plane carrying six people to the edge of space Thursday for its first-ever sub-orbital commercial 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.
Virgin Galactic successfully launched its first paying customers to the edge of space.
Virgin Galactic will be sending its first commercial flight to space on Thursday. The Italy-based crew will take a 90-minute journey from New Mexico and reach an altitude of 55 miles. CBS News senior space consultant Bill Harwood joins "Prime Time" to discuss what to expect from the spaceflight.
The SATRIA broadband relay station will boost internet connectivity across the vast Indonesian archipelago.
"Private astronauts" can soon begin their short trips to space – for just short of half a million dollars. Here's when Virgin Galactic's commercial spaceflights are going to be ready for takeoff.
There has been no official word yet from Israel or Iran, but a top Iranian diplomat sounded less definitive.
President Trump has indicated that the U.S. was given prior warning of the Iranian strike. U.S. and Qatari authorities said the missiles were intercepted.
Iran launched retaliation against the United States on Monday, firing short- and medium-range missiles targeting the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
President Trump downplayed Iran's attacks on a U.S. base in Qatar, and said Iran offered early warning.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says new immigration detention centers in Florida will be largely funded by FEMA's shelter and services program.
The Supreme Court agreed to pause a judge's order that prevented the Trump administration from deporting migrants to third countries without first providing them due process.
French authorities detain 12 people after 145 revelers across the nation reported being in pricked with syringes during the Fete de la Musique national music festival.
ICE officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment.
Novo Nordisk said it will stop selling Wegovy on Hims & Hers, claiming the telehealth company sold knockoff versions of the weight-loss drug.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says new immigration detention centers in Florida will be largely funded by FEMA's shelter and services program.
A bipartisan contingent is pushing for a war powers vote to reassert Congress' power to declare war, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says a reported Israel-Iran ceasefire makes the idea irrelevant.
The Supreme Court agreed to pause a judge's order that prevented the Trump administration from deporting migrants to third countries without first providing them due process.
JetBlue is scheduled to end flights between Boston and Miami in September as the budget carrier moves to cut costs.
JetBlue is scheduled to end flights between Boston and Miami in September as the budget carrier moves to cut costs.
Global crude prices jumped on Sunday but have since retreated. Here's what experts say about the outlook for oil and gas.
Ford is recalling 200,000 Mustang Mach-E cars due to an issue with its door latches that could put children at risk.
Novo Nordisk said it will stop selling Wegovy on Hims & Hers, claiming the telehealth company sold knockoff versions of the weight-loss drug.
Real estate company Compass claims Zillow is illegally undermining competition by banning property listings if they don't appear on Zillow within 24 hours.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says new immigration detention centers in Florida will be largely funded by FEMA's shelter and services program.
President Trump downplayed Iran's attacks on a U.S. base in Qatar, and said Iran offered early warning.
A bipartisan contingent is pushing for a war powers vote to reassert Congress' power to declare war, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says a reported Israel-Iran ceasefire makes the idea irrelevant.
There has been no official word yet from Israel or Iran, but a top Iranian diplomat sounded less definitive.
Novo Nordisk said it will stop selling Wegovy on Hims & Hers, claiming the telehealth company sold knockoff versions of the weight-loss drug.
Some of the nation's health insurers say they're taking steps to speed the process by which doctors approve medical care.
Eight children have come down with severe food poisoning since June 12 after consuming meat products from the two businesses in Saint-Quentin.
Longrunning questions about kidney dialysis don't justify shooting, prosecutor says.
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A bipartisan contingent is pushing for a war powers vote to reassert Congress' power to declare war, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says a reported Israel-Iran ceasefire makes the idea irrelevant.
There has been no official word yet from Israel or Iran, but a top Iranian diplomat sounded less definitive.
Iran launched retaliation against the United States on Monday, firing short- and medium-range missiles targeting the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
The mayor offered a reward of $12,000 for information leading to the capture of Alessandro Coatti's killers. Police said the reward led to a breakthrough in the investigation.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers on Sunday to win the city's first NBA title. The franchise was known as the Seattle Supersonics when it won the title in 1979. The Pacers came up short after losing their star player early in the game.
Sixty years ago, a new band came together in Venice, Calif., and lit the music world on fire. "Sunday Morning" joins John Densmore and Robby Krieger on a tour of where it all started for The Doors, who are being celebrated with a new book, "Night Divides the Day."
Sixty years ago, a new band came together in Venice, Calif., and lit the music world on fire. The Doors, an improvisational group comprised of poet Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek on keyboards, Robby Krieger on guitar, and John Densmore on drums, are being celebrated with a new book, "Night Divides the Day: The Doors Anthology." Correspondent Anthony Mason talks with Densmore and Krieger (the last surviving members of the group), and takes a tour of where it all started for The Doors.
For more than 100 years, New York's Professional Children's School has provided an education for young people already engaged in careers in the arts or athletics. Their alumni include ballet star Tiler Peck, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and actors Rita Moreno, Scarlett Johannson, and Macaulay and Kieran Culkin. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks to Peck; with Head of School James Dawson; and with some current students who are splitting time between schoolwork and the stage.
"Godfather of AI" Yoshua Bengio said concerns about the technology are not just about it taking jobs, but also the risks of training it to imitate humans. Tech journalist Yasmin Khorram has more on its "sociopathic tendencies."
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says artificial intelligence will lead to fewer corporate jobs at the company. Technology journalist Jacob Ward, host of "The Rip Current" podcast, joins CBS News to discuss how AI is already reshaping the workforce.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
In a medical first, surgeons at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston successfully performed a fully robotic heart transplant on a 45-year-old patient. He now says he's living a brand-new life. Janet Shamlian reports.
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, said he expects the company to reduce its workforce over the next few years as it rolls out more generative AI and agents.
A study published in the journal Current Biology describes a new example of tool use by a critically endangered population of orcas.
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from making drastic cuts to research funding that is provided by the National Science Foundation.
Thanks to DNA sequencing, the discovery of new blood groups has accelerated in recent years.
Researchers conducted the first systematic review of policies around the U.S. to limit plastic bag use.
A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company's Starbase facility on the Texas Gulf Coast. It's an apparent major setback for the program.
The prosecution in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial heard testimonies from its final witness on Monday. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has the latest.
The mayor offered a reward of $12,000 for information leading to the capture of Alessandro Coatti's killers. Police said the reward led to a breakthrough in the investigation.
Prosecutors in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial are expected to rest their case on Monday. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has the latest updates.
Police in Southeast Michigan say one person is injured and a suspect is dead after a shooting at a church Sunday morning.
One of the attackers was killed, run over by the bride and groom's car as they tried to escape, a source close to the investigation said.
The debut images from a powerful telescope at Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory show distant galaxies and star-forming regions in spectacular detail.
SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded in Texas on Wednesday night as it was preparing for a test launch. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has the details.
A SpaceX Starship exploded at a launch site in Texas Wednesday night, bursting into a massive fireball.
A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company's Starbase facility on the Texas Gulf Coast. It's an apparent major setback for the program.
The solar flare peaked at 5:49 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory said.
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Protests against the Trump administration took place across the U.S. Saturday. The demonstrations were held to mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick are at odds in a rare divide after Abbott vetoed one of Patrick's biggest priorities: a ban on THC. CBS News national reporter Karen Hua has more from Houston.
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