Blue Origin Completes 1st Space Flight With Wheelchair User
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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 who gets to go to space. When New Shepard Mission NS-37 lifts off, Michaela “Michi” Benthaus is set to become the first wheelchair user to reach suborbital space.
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.
Blue Origin will launch its 37th New Shepard mission, NS-37, on December 18. The flight will carry six people beyond the Karman line, marking another commercial milestone.
The Space Coast has long called itself the heart of America’s space program. But in November, it became something more.
Aa physicist and investor who lives with his family in Florida is among six passengers on Blue Origin's next human spaceflight in Texas.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into the night sky Friday, bound for the international space station and the most extreme home makeover project ever attempted by astronauts. The shuttle rose off its ...
A lawsuit seeks to recover damages after unexpected bird strike triggered crash at NASA's former shuttle landing facility.
An unexpected bird strike triggered the crash, and the test vehicle exited the north end of the runway at low speed, Space Florida officials said in a statement. The vehicle struck the NASA-owned transformer, causing $561,595 in repair and restoration damages. No injuries were reported.
Live updates from the Starlink 6-99 mission, which launched 8:42 a.m. Dec. 17 from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.