Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket is named for Alan Shepard, the first American in space. He was one of NASA’s first seven astronauts. He also walked on the moon. New Shepard launched from the ...

The upcoming test flight of the uncrewed New Shepard was announced on Friday by Jeff Bezos via Twitter. The Amazon CEO tweeted Friday morning that preparations are underway for a Sunday launch from ...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched his fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King. It was the latest wave in space tourism, where ...

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While Jeff Bezos was floating in space Tuesday morning, the internet was confounded and somewhat delighted by the shape of his rocket and capsule, New Shepard. As images of the rocket, launched by the ...

Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was once the oldest to ever fly in space, has died at the age of 87. (Photo: Blue Origin) ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket stood tall on its Cape Canaveral launch pad for a prelaunch static fire test when plans for a future liftoff came to a fiery end as the rocket exploded on May 28, ...