Blue Origin successfully launched the 37th flight of the New Shepard program, marking a first for wheelchair altitude.
Blue Origin flew its New Shepard suborbital vehicle Dec. 20, taking six people, including the first person who uses a wheelchair to go to space.
Four business leaders, one scientists and a mystery guest are about to embark on Blue Origin's next human spaceflight, where they will soar high above Earth's atmosphere after lifting off from Texas.
Saturday's launch marked Blue Origin's 16th New Shepard flight with passengers aboard since Bezos, his brother and two others blasted off on the first such flight in July 2021. Including Saturday's ...
Blue Origin will make history by carrying a person who uses a wheelchair on its next space launch. Michaela "Michi" Benthaus, who was injured in a mountain biking accident in 2018, is expected to ...
Michaela Benthaus, a German aerospace engineer at the European Space Agency in Germany, is soon to make history as the first wheelchair-bound individual to travel to space. Benthaus has used a ...
The crew includes a physicist from Florida and a German aerospace engineer who could become the first person who uses a wheelchair to reach space. The suborbital flight will last about 11 minutes, ...
The New Shepard rocket is scheduled to launch from West Texas on Thursday, December 18. The suborbital flight will last about 11 minutes, offering passengers a few minutes of weightlessness. Other ...
Update: Blue Origin said in a post on social media site X that the launch window is now due to open at 9:40 a.m. ET Wednesday, Aug. 8. Another lucky few are preparing to board a Blue Origin spacecraft ...
The company, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced the crew for its next New Shepard rocket launch from its facility in West Texas. Each spaceflight on a New Shepard vehicle lasts about 11 ...