SpaceX’s first employee and Elon Musk shared an enthusiasm for model rockets. “I met Elon through an amateur rocket club, and he convinced me to leave that career and come do something exciting, which was one of the best decisions I ever made,” aerospace engineer Tom Mueller told CBS News senior business and technology correspondent … Read more
A look at the fast-growing space economy as Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to go public – CBS News Watch CBS News Elon Musk’s company SpaceX is set to go public on Friday. It’s part of the fast-growing space economy as companies compete to be part of the future. Source link
Five astronauts were briefly forced to take shelter, or “safe haven,” while new air leaks were being repaired on the International Space Station. The astronauts boarded a spacecraft attached to the ISS while two cosmonauts assessed the situation. The crew resumed normal duties about two hours later. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more … Read more
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Astronauts back on board International Space Station after shelter in place order 02:56 UP NEXT Startup aims to launch data centers to space 07:07 Former astronaut talks about NASA saying goodbye to Maven mission 03:56 SpaceX files for … Read more
Out of an abundance of caution, NASA on Friday directed five of the seven crew members aboard the International Space Station to wait inside the docked SpaceX Crew Dragon “Freedom” spacecraft — known as a “safe haven” — while two cosmonauts work to make the latest repair to some cracks in a transfer tunnel in … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Isaac Asimov famously declared that he didn’t believe in “flying saucers.” Asimov countered that he believed in “evidence” and “observation.” “I’ll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there’s evidence for it,” Asimov said. “The wilder and more ridiculous something is however, the firmer and … Read more
Blue Origin explosion sparks space race concerns – CBS News Watch CBS News Blue Origin is assessing damage after a rocket exploded during a test run in Florida on Thursday. Source link
A giant Blue Origin rocket, taller than the Statue of Liberty, went up in a spectacular fireball on Thursday in Florida. It meant the loss of years of work and untold millions of dollars. The loss of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket could also be a major setback in the space race with China. … Read more
China successfully launched another spacecraft Sunday that is set to carry three astronauts to its space station. One crew member aboard the Shenzhou 23 is expected to remain in space for one year, which would be among the world’s longest single stays in space. The spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in … Read more
SpaceX launched an unpiloted Dragon cargo ship Friday loaded with 6,500 pounds of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station, including nearly a ton of research gear, samples and other material for some 50 different science investigations. Running three days late because of bad weather, the Dragon’s Falcon 9 booster roared to life … Read more