12 December 2016
John Glenn; one of NASA's original 'Mercury 7' astronauts dies aged 95
... state of Ohio – a role in which he pursued for 25 years. John Glenn became the oldest person to fly in space on his second flight, aboard ...to orbit the Earth, NASA astronaut and Ohio Senator John Glenn, passed away. We mourn this tremendous loss for ...
August 2016
Fireflies and saucers
... cosmonaut Georgy Grechko is an acknowledged ‘UFO expert’. The thing is - he actually created his own UFO! Astronaut John H. Glenn wearing a Mercury pressure suit at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during preflight training activities for his Mercury- Atlas...
October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
... to the much larger orbital vehicle named New Glenn (after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth). New ...broomstick on your hand! New Shepard landing. Large payload capability New Glenn itself is a large vehicle and the first stage alone - at...
13 March 2018
mu Space confirms satellite mission aboard New Glenn
... will launch a geostationary satellite aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn orbital rocket. The launch window starts in late 2020...Named after the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, John Glenn, the launch vehicle is designed to be reusable which ...
26 September 2017
First Asian company partners with Blue Origin
...partner on a future launch of a geostationary satellite aboard the New Glenn orbital rocket. The launch is set to happen early in the ...after the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, John Glenn, the launch vehicle is designed to be reusable ...
October 2018
Radiation study paves way for safe deep space exploration
...exploration goals including human exploration of Mars. About the author John Charles is a long-time NASA life scientist and manager...the Russian space station Mir, the Shuttle flight of John Glenn, and Columbia’s last mission, and included developing ...
