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Jeff Bezos is risking his life to reach space. The rocket has flown 15 times, but hell have no pilot and possibly no spacesuit. mmcfalljohnsen@insider.com (Morgan McFall-Johnsen) © Provided by Business Insider Jeff Bezos (left) is set to launch aboard the New Shepard rocket (right) on July 20. Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters; Blue Origin About 1% of US human spaceflights have resulted in a fatal accident. But the New Shepard rocket seems relatively safe, given its flight record and...

The work of my life. ali, good morning. good to see you. when apollo happened in the late 60s into the early 70s, its this expectation that, wow, we started, this is the beginning and were not turning back. that it was, you know, a few brave men that would be followed by a few brave women, and then the public would go next. but that wasnt what happened. the apollo program ended in december of 1972, and after a hiatus of a decade, the space shuttle program went and it as well was only a governmen...

Commercialized space travel has taken off. weve seen a multitude of test flights from virgin, from elon musks spacex, and jeff bezos blue origin. but as the private sector waxed, nasa and government funded space travel has waned. nasa officially hung up its space shuttle program almost ten years ago to the day. >> two, one, zero, and the final lift-off of atlantis on the shoulders of the space shuttle. america will continue the dream. >> atlantis launched finally on july 8, 2011, and the agency ...

Updated: 8:56 PM PDT Jul 8, 2021 A decade ago this week, on July 8, 2011, Space Shuttle Atlantis took off from the Space Coast on the last mission of NASAs Space Shuttle Program. Nearly a million spectators gathered to watch the launch, despite a 70% chance that the rocket would not take off at the start of the day. "The space shuttle spreads its wings one final time for the start of a sentimental journey into history," Ascent Commentator Rob Navias said. "For the last time, the spa...

Im humbled and honored, NASA names new director for Johnson Space Center Vanessa Wyche, director of the NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston (Photo courtesy of NASA) HOUSTON - Houston, we dont have a problem because NASA has named a new director for the Johnson Space Center!  Based on a news release, Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator announced Wednesday two new directors for the space centers in Houston and Florida, respectively. In Houston, Vanessa Wyche was appointed the director of the agen...

Were still keeping everything crossed that the engineers extract a rabbit from a hat once again Richard Speed Wed 30 Jun 2021 // 22:43 UTC Share Copy Updated The outlook continues to look a little bleak for NASAs veteran Hubble telescope as a former astronaut and a Space Shuttle manager weighed in on repair options and the possibility of a fix. NASA has remained silent on the fate of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) since an admission last week that back-up computer hard...

About 1% of US human spaceflights have ended in a fatal accident, but the New Shepard rocket seems relatively safe.

About 1% of US human spaceflights have ended in a fatal accident, but the New Shepard rocket seems relatively safe.

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Virtual program on space shuttle to be held Monday, June 7 WAPAKONETA — First on the Moon, Inc., and the Auglaize County Historical Society will co-host “My Work on the Space Shuttle Program: A Short Summary” with Ken Elchert as a Facebook Live event at 7 p.m. Monday, June 7. The program is free and open to the public and is accessible through the Facebook page of either organization. Elchert grew up in Wapakoneta and attended St. JosephElementary and High School. He then attended St. Jos...