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Refresh Crew-3 astronauts join Expedition 66 on ISS The newly combined seven-person crew made up of the core Expedition 66 crew and SpaceX's Crew-3 astronauts wave after a welcome ceremony on the International Space Station on Nov. 11, 2021. (Image credit: NASA TV)After a brief welcome ceremony, in which the…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts who will depart the International Space Station on Sunday will be stuck using diapers on the way home because of their capsule's broken toilet. NASA astronaut Megan McArthur described the situation Friday as “suboptimal" but manageable. She and her three crewmates will spend…

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission now is targeting a return to Earth no earlier than 7:14 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida...Read More

No clear answer — SpaceX provides encouraging update, but preorderers still see 2023 delivery dates. Jon Brodkin - Nov 5, 2021 6:29 pm UTC Starlink has provided an encouraging update for preorderers who unexpectedly had their estimated delivery dates delayed to 2022 or 2023, but the Starlink website is still…

The International Space Station is gearing up for a busy few days as NASA and SpaceX prep the launch of one mission and the return of another. Four SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts were supposed to launch to the ISS on Sunday, October 31, but poor weather at the Kennedy Space Center…

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…

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled against Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin in the company’s lawsuit versus NASA over a lucrative astronaut lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX earlier this year. Federal judge Richard Hertling sided with the defense in his ruling, completing a months-long battle after Blue Origin sued NASA in August.…

If you’re traveling on, say, a train and you’re desperate to use the bathroom and you find it’s out of action, that’s frustrating enough. But the same problem on a spacecraft hurtling toward Earth? No thank you. SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts will have to either cross their legs or pee in…

This long-exposure image shows a trail of a group of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites passing over Uruguay on Feb. 7, 2021.Photo: Mariana Suarez / AFP (Getty Images) SpaceX’s Starlink will eventually have more competition in the satellite broadband business—and rural Americans will have more providers to choose from. The FCC on…

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authorized Boeing’s request to build and launch its own satellite-based Internet service, paving the way for another competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink project. According to the announcement letter from the FCC, Boeing intends to use its future satellite constellation to provide “broadband and communications…