Those were the words Alan Shepard used 60 years ago Wednesday to note his cockpit timepiece had begun running. This meant his Redstone rocket booster had left the ground sending him and his one-man ...

Blue Origin successfully launched its 38th New Shepard flight into space on Thursday. The flight took off from West Texas before landing safely roughly 10 minutes later. "We just completed our 38th ...

Inevitably, there are times in a nation's history when its hopes, fears and confidence in its own destiny appear to hinge on the fate of a single person. One of these pivotal moments occurred on the ...

Jeff Elgin was one of six crew members aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket when it launched into suborbital flight October 8. “In the vacuum of space, the moon is crystal clear. You can see the ...

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