On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space. Born in 1923, Shepard was a decorated pilot with the United States Navy before he was recruited to become one of the Mercury ...
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 ...
Blue Origin flew its New Shepard suborbital vehicle Dec. 20, taking six people, including the first person who uses a ...
The Brighterside of News on MSN
Blue Origin launch to mark first-ever wheelchair user in space
Blue Origin is preparing another tourist flight beyond Earth’s atmosphere, but this one carries a first that could reshape ...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture added a page to the space history books today by sending the first wheelchair user into ...
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ESA engineer becomes first-ever wheelchair user to cross the 'Kármán Line' into space
The NS-37 mission launched at 8:15 a.m. CST on December 20, completing its journey in just over 10 minutes from liftoff to landing.
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