In May 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to reach space aboard Mercury-Redstone 3, just weeks after Yuri Gagarin’s historic orbital flight. This video explores how close the United States ...

A generation of schoolchildren in New Hampshire grew up believing that our capacity to do the extraordinary knew no limits.

A generation of schoolchildren in New Hampshire grew up believing that our capacity to do the extraordinary knew no limits.

Blue Origin completed its 38th New Shepard flight into space on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, launching from Van Horn, Texas and ...

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch a rocket from West Texas bearing six lucky passengers who will become the latest to ride ...

Blue Origin's next rocket launch from Florida won't happen for awhile, but you can still watch Jeff Bezos' company conduct an ...

Blue Origin will launch a 6-person crew to the edge of space from West Texas. Here's where to watch the mission from nearby.

The movie based on Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson was the top-grossing Oscar-nominated film of 2017 ...

Six people have been announced as the next group of passengers who will make a short trip to the edge of space on Blue Origin ...

Christa McAuliffe’s Teacher in Space application captures the essence of her desire to voyage beyond Earth. From the moment ...

The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is one part of McAuliffe's legacy. Jeanne Gerulskis, former executive director of the ...