... developed launch vehicles. Professor David Alexander, Director of the Rice Space Institute at Rice University, Houston, Texas said: “As low-earth orbit becomes more accessible, what’s often called the “democratisation” of space, a pathway...
... later on its 11th test flight. The rocket-capsule combo lifted off from Blue Origin's West Texas testing ground shortly after 9:35 a.m. EDT. After reaching a peak altitude of 105.6 kilometers, the crew capsule separated...
... "boiling" plasma that covers the entire sun. The cell-like structures - each about the size of Texas - are the signature of violent motions that transport heat from the inside of the sun to its surface...
... be Kimbrough’s third trip to space and his second long-duration stay at the space station. Born in Killeen, Texas, and raised in Atlanta, Kimbrough was selected as an astronaut in 2004. He first launched aboard space shuttle Endeavour for...
..., Scottish Enterprise and the European Space Agency. The panel also included a professor from the University of Texas at Austin and a former judge from BBC television’s Robot Wars. Friends of the Earth Scotland Director, Richard...
... astronauts were greeted by their families and Blue Origin’s ground operations team for a celebration in the West Texas desert. "Oh my god!" Bezos said during a post-flight press conference on the day. "My expectations were high, and...