Aa physicist and investor who lives with his family in Florida is among six passengers on Blue Origin's next human ...

An aerospace engineer at the European Space Agency will become the first person who uses a wheelchair to reach space on Blue ...

A spaceflight that was delayed a week ago could commence this weekend as Blue Origin plans to once again attempt to launch a rocket that will take a group of six people to the very edge of space. The ...

Aerospace engineer Michaela Benthaus may become the 1st person who uses a wheelchair to go to space when Blue Origin's next ...

Another six lucky few are about to soar high above Earth on a Blue Origin rocket. Here's where in Texas to see the launch.

Floridians awaiting the sight of the next test flight of Blue Origin's massive New Glenn spacecraft can entertain themselves in the meantime with another launch from Jeff Bezos' company. But unlike ...

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 ...

50th anniversary of Alan Shepard's Freedom 7 flight. May 5, 2011 — -- Fifty years ago today, astronaut Alan Shepard squeezed into a tiny Mercury capsule and challenged the heavens. He called his ...

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 ...