Mercury 13 icon Wally Funk, who waited 60 years to reach space with Jeff Bezos, dies at 87
Wally Fink is one of the world’s most accomplished female pilots and a pioneer in breaking barriers for women in aviation and space exploration. She died peacefully at her home in Grapevine TexasWednesday. She is 87 years old. Grapevine city…
Blue Origin’s Glenn rocket explodes at launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida: ‘Wild footage’
According to reports, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a “hot test” at Cape Canaveral, Florida, around 9 p.m. ET on Thursday. Thick smoke billows over Launch Site 36. The explosion occurred as Blue Origin was conducting a…
Major setback: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket failure could delay NASA’s moon landing plans
The latest failure of the Blue Origin mission raises new questions about the program’s timeline NASAof the Artemis program, although the space agency was not directly involved in the launch. The company’s heavy-lift New Glenn rocket…
Jeff Bezos’ NEO Hunter mission could protect Earth from deadly asteroids: Inside the high-speed mission that could head off disaster |
Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology to study asteroid deflection strategies. The program, known as the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Hunter mission, aims to…