From Alan Shepard to Artemis, celebrating 65 years of Americans in space

On the morning of May 5th, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard woke up, ate a breakfast (consisting of a filet mignon wrapped in ...

The story of how the first American went to space

As NASA fought to catch up to the Soviet Union in the space race, they selected a Navy veteran as the first astronaut. But ...
The Spokesman-Review

'The Clock Has Started:' Alan Shepard and the Mercury missions

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 ...
USA Today

Blue Origin rocket launch: How to watch Bezos-owned company conduct human spaceflight

Blue Origin's next crewed launch, known as NS-33, will get off the ground from a private facility in West Texas. Reaching the very edge of space, the 6 people on board New Shepard spacecraft will be ...
El Paso Times

Blue Origin preps for next crewed rocket launch: What time and where to see liftoff in Texas

Blue Origin is preparing to send 6 passengers on a brief voyage to the edge of space to see some striking views of Earth and experience weightlessness. The rocket launch will bet off the ground from ...
AOL

Blue Origin to pause New Shepard flights in Texas. Here's why

Blue Origin won't be launching any space tourists high above Earth's atmosphere anytime soon. Though Blue Origin said in a press release it has a "multi-year customer backlog" for New Shepard ...