Blue Origin sends 6 passengers on sub-orbital trip to space and back
Blue Origin launched six passengers, including a NASA-sponsored researcher and the youngest woman to fly in space, in the company's eighth crewed spaceflight.
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Blue Origin launched six passengers, including a NASA-sponsored researcher and the youngest woman to fly in space, in the company's eighth crewed spaceflight.
Along with the first private-sector spacewalk, the SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew also will set a new Earth-orbit altitude record.
It was the final flight of Virgin's Unity spaceplane while the company transitions to a more capable spacecraft.
NASA ruled out a planned Saturday launch of Boeing's Starliner to allow more time for analysis of a small, but persistent helium leak in the ship's propulsion system.
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally reached space on a Blue Origin flight at 90 years old. The 10-minute flight ended Dwight's 60-year journey for a chance to travel beyond Earth. Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with more on Dwight's legacy.
Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday.
In 1961, Ed Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy to enter an Air Force training program known as the path to NASA's Astronaut Corps. But he ultimately never made it to space.
American astronauts aren’t heading back to the moon just yet. NASA’s pricey Artemis mission is facing technical challenges. The space agency is now working with both SpaceX and Blue Origin.
American astronauts aren't heading back to the moon just yet. NASA's pricey Artemis mission is facing technical challenges. The space agency is now working with both SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Rough seas and high winds prompt NASA to delay launch of three-man one-woman crew to the International Space Station.
The third commercial station flight chartered by Houston-based Axiom Space ends with picture-perfect Atlantic Ocean splashdown.
After multiple weather delays, the Ax-3 crew was cleared for undocking and return to Earth on Friday to close out an extended mission.
NASA is preparing for a commercially-built craft to land on the moon's surface for the first time as part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, joined CBS News to discuss the launch.
The launch was Blue Origin's first since an engine nozzle failed in September 2022, triggering a dramatic in-flight abort.
The billionaire is moving away from Amazon's headquarters "to be close to" his parents, partner and space company, he said in an Instagram post.
The six-member crew included three paying customers: a planetary scientist, a popular STEM educator and an investment manager.
In the aftermath of the Titan submersible tragedy, extreme travel has come under fresh scrutiny. But one industry stands out for both its allure and the lack of regulation protecting participants' safety: space tourism. CBS Reports explores the next great leap for humankind and whether regulators and industry stakeholders are striking the right balance between encouraging innovation and ensuring safety.
As new space tour companies change the way we can see our world, a moratorium on spaceflight regulation and participant safety has come to the forefront. In the latest CBS Reports documentary, Mark Strassmann takes a close look at the next great leap for humankind -- and whether regulators and industry stakeholders are striking the right balance between encouraging innovation and ensuring safety.
The new satellite will help free up bandwidth for emerging 5G cellular networks while maintaining uninterrupted C-band TV service.
The company is implementing a fix to prevent hydrogen leaks like one that destroyed a Centaur upper stage in a test failure.
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic launched its first commercial space flight Thursday, sending three Italian researchers, two company pilots and an astronaut trainer on a high-speed thrill ride to the edge of space aboard a winged rocket plane. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood has more.
Virgin Galactic successfully launched its first paying customers to the edge of space.
The SATRIA broadband relay station will boost internet connectivity across the vast Indonesian archipelago.
A new launch target was not announced, but Boeing officials said a flight this year is still feasible. In theory.
It was the second commercial visit to the International Space Station by a crew from Houston-based Axiom Space, which is planning a station of its own.