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OTD In Space - April 14: 1st Space Shuttle Mission Lands
On April 14, 1981, the first space shuttle mission returned to Earth after a two-day flight in space. The space shuttle ...
How High Did Blue Origin New Shepard Really Go?
A former NASA scientist explains how we know whether Blue Origin New Shepard made it to space, and how its altitude compares ...
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In the 1980s, This Special Camera Helped Turn Astronauts Into Cinematographers to Shoot the First Imax Movie Ever Filmed in Space
It takes a lot to be an astronaut. Today, American astronauts typically need a master’s degree in a STEM field, two years of ...
Trailblazing astronaut corrects CBS anchor after he uses term ‘mankind’ ahead of Blue Origin space flight
Trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison scolded anchor Vladimir Duthiers as she insisted on the importance of the star-studded ...
History Today: How Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space
Soviet Union’s cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in history to travel to space. Lasting there for just 108 ...
Jeff Bezos takes a tumble as he excitedly greets fiancée Lauren Sanchez after Blue Origin space flight
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos face-planted onto the Texas desert as he ran up to greet his fiancée Lauren Sanchez ...
Rewatch: Katy Perry, Gayle King, 4 other women head to space on Blue Origin launch
The Monday morning launch of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, was the first all-women spaceflight in more than 60 years.
Blue Origin’s First All-Women Crew Returns To Earth From Historic Space Launch
The Blue Origin New Shepard space program was founded by Jeff Bezos, and allowed for King and a group of influential women to ...
Blue Origin launches star-studded crew on space tourism rocket
Pop star Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King were among six women who traveled aboard Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin’s all-female, suborbital space tourism mission, which lifted off Monday.