Engineers will try to complete a practice countdown and fueling test Monday for NASA's huge Artemis moon rocket.
On Earth, a high-pitched sound might travel 213 feet — but it will travel just 26 feet on Mars.
NASA is expected to set a launch date after evaluating the results of the countdown test.
To meet rising demand, SpaceX plans three rideshare missions per year to give small satellites access to space.
The company has now launched four crewed New Shepard commercial space missions.
Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched a crew of six to the edge of space and back, in its fourth flight with people on board. The capsule touched down safely 10 minutes later at its West Texas launch site. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers anchor coverage of the launch with CBS News space consultant William Harwood and Star Harbor senior adviser Alan Ladwig.
The star may be up to 50 times the mass of our sun.
Mark Vande Hei set a single-flight record for U.S. astronauts.
Mark Vande Hei credits frequent chats with family, exercise and meditation for staying on an even keel.
The Biden administration's $26 billion funding request for NASA includes a $1.1 billion increase for the Artemis program.
The capsule's chief designer got a chance to fly after comedian Pete Davidson withdrew due to a schedule conflict.
Six people are gearing up for the trip of a lifetime into space. The Blue Origin crew joined "CBS News Mornings" to talk about the upcoming mission.
NASA faces tough schedule with moon rocket test, private astronaut launch and space station crew rotations.
Major objectives accomplished, but engineers assessing an unexpected water buildup in one astronaut's helmet
More than 5,000 exoplanets have been discovered and 8,709 candidates are still being studied.
