Space Station

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft sits atop its Falcon 8 launcher at Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 31. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA has ruled out a weekend launch for a SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station, delaying the Crew-3 flight to Monday at …

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STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, NASA pilot Tom Marshburn, commander Raja Chari, and mission specialist Kayla Barron inside the crew access arm at launch pad 39A during a dry dress rehearsal Oct. 28. Credit: SpaceX The planned launch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Wednesday carrying four astronauts to …

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NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, a medical doctor and veteran of launches on the space shuttle and Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft, joins three rookie space fliers on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Endurance” poised for liftoff on mission to the International Space Station. The 61-year-old astronaut has logged 161 days in space on two previous missions. Marshburn is ready …

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NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, commander Raja Chari, pilot Tom Marshburn, and European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer pose in their SpaceX flight suits at launch pad 39A during a dress rehearsal Thursday night. Credit: SpaceX NASA and SpaceX managers in Florida decided early Saturday to delay the launch of the next crew to the International …

SpaceX crew launch delayed due to high winds and waves offshore Read More »

NASA astronaut Kayla Barron was one of the first women to serve as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy. Now she’s ready to apply her experience under the waves to a flight above the atmosphere on the International Space Station. Barron is one of four astronauts preparing for launch as soon as Sunday on …

Kayla Barron, a pioneering submarine officer, is ready for her first flight to space Read More »

SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early Thursday, checking off another box on the pre-flight checklist before liftoff Sunday with a four-person crew heading for the International Space Station. But a weather forecast shows a high risk that winds or waves int the Atlantic Ocean could force a launch delay. …

SpaceX test-fires crew rocket as teams monitor downrange abort zone weather Read More »