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Russia launches crew to space station

Russia launched 3 cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station in the country's first space launch since the invasion of Ukraine. Russia's space agency has since cut ties with international partners in response to economic sanctions. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood discusses the launch and how political relationships on Earth are impacting missions in space.

Pete Davidson will no longer travel on next Blue Origin space mission

It's not yet clear who will replace the 28-year-old comedian on the flight.

NASA's new moon rocket rolled out to launch pad for dress rehearsal

The Space Launch System moon rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA.

NASA's Webb space telescope achieves near-perfect focus

With its optics aligned, Webb is on track to begin science operations in the late June-July timeframe.

NASA astronaut sets new single-flight duration record

Mark Vande Hei passes Scott Kelly's single-flight record on the way to setting a new mark for longest U.S. flight.

NASA continues to work with Russia on space station

Despite internet rumors, NASA says astronaut Mark Vande Hei will come home as planned aboard a Soyuz spacecraft.

Pete Davidson heading to space

This is the fourth human flight for Blue Origin's New Shepard Program. The first flight took founder Jeff Bezos and three others to space in July 2021.

SpaceX continues rapid-fire launch pace

SpaceX has sent Starlink terminals to Ukraine to help keep the embattled nation connected to the western world

U.S. astronauts needle Russian space chief in war of words

Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly hit a nerve with Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin in wake of Ukraine invasion.

Ukraine crisis escalates across Russian space program

The director of the Russian space program severs commercial ties with the West; space station operations continue normally for now.

"Mystery" space junk to crash into moon at 5,800 mph on Friday

Scientists expect the object to carve out a hole up to 66 feet across and send moon dust flying hundreds of miles across the barren surface.

NASA launches GOES weather satellite

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket boosted an advanced GOES weather satellite into orbit to monitor conditions across the Pacific Ocean, Alaska, Hawaii and the western United States. Watch how the launch unfolded.