Wally Funk makes history during Blue Origin's launch to space
At age 82, the aviation pioneer was once denied a chance to become an astronaut because of her gender. On Tuesday, her dream of seeing what lies beyond Earth was achieved.
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At age 82, the aviation pioneer was once denied a chance to become an astronaut because of her gender. On Tuesday, her dream of seeing what lies beyond Earth was achieved.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin crew safely returned to Earth after making a historic trip to the brink of space. The crew of four made history on board Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, traveling 66 miles above Earth's surface during the roughly 10-minute trip. CBS News' Skyler Henry has more on the flight and what it means for the future of consumer space travel, and former astronauts Clayton Anderson and Leroy Chiao joined CBSN to discuss the flight's significance.
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos blasts off into space with three crew members Tuesday on the New Shepard spacecraft, which will spend about 10 minutes in space before the capsule comes back to Earth. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann joins CBSN AM to discuss.
Retired NASA astronaut and Axiom Space Commander Peggy Whitson joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space flight and her own potential return to space.
Blue Origin is sending its founder, billionaire Jeff Bezos, into space on its inaugural human spaceflight. The engineers have designed several safety systems that they've thoroughly tested ahead of today's launch. Mark Strassmann reports.
CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann spoke with Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark soon after they landed from the company's first passenger spaceflight. "When you get up there, you see that we are one world, this is one planet," Bezos said.
Blue Origin's launch of the New Shepard rocket in West Texas was a successful one. But what does this trip means for the future of commercial space travel? Eric Stallmer, Executive Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy at Voyager Space Holdings, spoke with Anne-Marie Green on CBSN about Jeff Bezos' flight and what could make space travel more accessible.
About a week after Branson soared to an altitude just above 50 miles, Bezos reached just above 62 miles.
The tiny town of Van Horn, Texas, is preparing for an influx of people and international attention ahead of Jeff Bezos' launch to space. Blue Origin's first human flight will launch from its facility just to the north of the town. Mark Strassmann reports.
Days after being upstaged by Richard Branson, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos blasts off on his own spaceflight Tuesday morning.
Four civilians -- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, his brother, and the oldest and youngest people to go to space -- are set to launch into space on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. The group joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss their training, and the risks and rewards of their history-making trip.
"None of us are nervous," said aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who is joining Bezos on the flight.
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos will be launching into space Tuesday along with three crewmates. It will be the first human flight for the space company. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann joins "CBSN AM" from near the launch site in West Texas with more on the plans.
Jeff Bezos will become the second "space billionaire" to leave Earth on his own rocket, blasting into space on July 20. His flight is the culmination of decades of work -- and will include some special passengers. Mark Strassmann reports.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company will launch its first crewed mission to the edge of space on Tuesday. Greg Autry, a clinical professor of space leadership, policy and business at Arizona State University, joined CBSN to discuss.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos is ready to rocket to space. His crewmembers include the people set to become the oldest person ever to go to space and the youngest person to make the trip. Mola Lenghi reports.
Two more passenger flights are planned before the end of the year as Bezos kicks off commercial flight operations.
"It's a thing I've wanted to do all my life. It's an adventure," Jeff Bezos said. Here's what his flight aboard the New Shepard spacecraft will entail.
The first paying customer to fly aboard a Blue Origin rocket is a teenage physics student.
Branson and five crewmates are set for a dramatic sub-orbital flight to space.
Branson and five crewmates plan to launch Sunday on the first fully commercial passenger flight to space.
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson, and the world's richest man, Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos, are both riding their own rockets into space this month on separate missions, nine days apart.It will be Virgin Galactic's fourth flight to space, but the first carrying its founder. Mark Strassmann has the story.
Richard Branson is slated to be on his Virgin Galactic's maiden manned flight and the same goes for Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin's first manned flight a few days later.
This month, a pair of billionaires plan to begin a new era in civilian space travel. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson is set to fly to space on July 11 while Amazon's Jeff Bezos has his own flight planned for 11 days later. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Lana Zak to explain more.
As billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson prepare for space flights, professional astronauts say bring it on.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that it would be the "most intense day" of strikes against Iran so far.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally designated Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, paving the way for the Trump administration to impose penalties such as sanctions and export controls.
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More than a year after the Alexander brothers were first arrested on charges including sex trafficking, a jury found the trio guilty of all 10 counts against them. During the trial, the jury heard from 11 women who accused the brothers of rape or sexual assault.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered assistance to the U.S. and Gulf Arab states to fight against Iranian drone strikes. CBS News reporter Aidan Stretch has more details.
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