At age 90, America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Ed Dwight, the man who six decades ago nearly became America's first Black astronaut, made his first trip into space at age 90 on Sunday along with five crewmates aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. The liftoff …
Star Trek's William Shatner has become the oldest person in space at the age of 90, following an epic journey aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket into the final frontier and he's come back with a message: 'What we're looking down upon is Mother Earth and it needs protecting in the world needs to see this'. The New Shephard will …
New Shepard launches to an altitude of roughly 101 km, a widely recognized marker of where space begins and known as the Kármán line and the full mission lasts about 10 minutes. Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is set to launch William Shatner, the actor known best for his role as Capt. Launching Shatner, whose character crisscrossed outer space …
As the 60-foot tall rocket thundered the launch site one in Texas, four passengers strapped in the capsule waited with bated breath for the first glimpse of the big blue marble. The four astronauts, who travelled to space on Blue Origin's latest flight. A 10 MINUTE TRIP TO SPACE The New Shepard flight comes just weeks after SpaceX flew four …
William Shatner, second from left, speaks as Audrey Powers, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries look on after their flight at the Blue Origin spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, on Wednesday. After decades of exploring the final frontier on screen, “Star Trek” actor William Shatner became the oldest person to reach space in a 10-minute flight Wednesday that moved him …
William Shatner, who is known for the portrayal of Captain Kirk, will have to wait to go boldly where just some have gone before. His flight into space onboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft is delayed by a day due to strong winds in the region. Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin said that the October 12 flight into space carrying four …