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This is the fourth human flight for Blue Origin's New Shepard Program. The first flight took founder Jeff Bezos and three others to space in July 2021.
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This is the fourth human flight for Blue Origin's New Shepard Program. The first flight took founder Jeff Bezos and three others to space in July 2021.
Six passengers, including TV host Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, the daughter of legendary astronaut Alan Shepard, launched aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft for a 10-minute ride to space and back on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Watch how the mission unfolded.
TV host Michael Strahan, astronaut Alan Shepard's daughter and four crewmates flew aboard a Blue Origin New Shepard spacecraft.
"I'm excited to kind of be following in my father's footsteps, for starters," said Laura Shepard Churchley, 60 years after her father, Alan Shepard, became the first American to fly in space.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is launching its third sub-orbital passenger flight to the edge of space.
The New Shepard flight in December will be Blue Origin's third with passengers and its first with a crew of six.
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Glen de Vries, an entrepreneur who recently flew to space with actor William Shatner, was killed in a plane crash in New Jersey.
Last month, de Vries launched to space with actor William Shatner and two other crewmates.
An all-civilian crew will orbit Earth for three days as part of SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission. Mark Strassmann has the details.
The privately-funded outpost will provide a destination in orbit after the International Space Station is retired.
Blue Origin's second crewed launch into space is set to blast off this morning, carrying "Star Trek" star William Shatner. Mark Strassman reports.
“Star Trek” actor William Shatner became the oldest person to travel to space at age 90. He was moved by the experience. Mark Strassmann has more.
Minutes after touching down from his flight to the edge of space, "Star Trek" legend William Shatner got emotional describing the experience to Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos. Watch his remarks.
"I hope that I can maintain what I feel now. I don't want to lose it," Shatner said moments after the spaceflight.
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket has successfully returned from its second passenger flight to the edge of space space. 90-year-old "Star Trek" actor William Shatner was onboard and made history as the oldest person ever to travel to space. Retired NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson, author of the book "Letters from Space," joins CBSN to discuss today's historic flight.
The 90-year-old "Star Trek" actor set a record as the oldest person to fly in space with a 10-minute ride aboard Jeff Bezos' rocket.
A crew of four, including "Star Trek" actor William Shatner, blasted off for a 10-minute sub-orbital spaceflight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft. At age 90, Shatner became the oldest person ever to fly in space, courtesy of Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos. "CBS Mornings" co-hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson anchor this CBS News Special Report with correspondent Mark Strassmann at the launch site in West Texas.
The 90-year-old actor will be the oldest to fly in space when he joins three crewmates aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft
Alexandra Abrams said pressure from leadership, including Jeff Bezos, led to concerns about whether "making progress" was taking precedence over safety.
The Inspiration4 crew splashed down at 7:07 p.m. ET near Cape Canaveral to close out a three-day mission.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk says "all is well" with the first all-civilian non-government trip to orbit.
The Inspiration4 mission is raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with three days in orbit aboard a SpaceX capsule.
Hayley Arceneaux is set to make history as she travels on the first all-civilian mission to space. She shows Norah O’Donnell how she prepared for the trip.
Blue Origin followed Jeff Bezos' spaceflight with a successful research-only mission.