John Glenn launched on the Friendship 7 flight, the first human orbital flight for NASA, which premiered this video to ...

NASA launched an astronaut into orbit around the Earth for the first time. John Glenn was the third American to launch into ...

On Feb. 20, 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Project Mercury’s ...

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will award its 2025 Michael Collins Trophy to Margaret Hamilton for Lifetime Achievement and the OSIRIS-REx Team for Current Achievement. These annual ...

King Tut's tomb opened in 1923, John Glenn orbits Earth in 1962, Nixon's plan to stem inflation in 1973, Dale Earnhardt dies ...

Here is a look at the life of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a former US senator. Personal Birth date: July 18, 1921 Death date: December 8, 2016 Birth place: Cambridge, Ohio ...

California could see its first Vulcan rocket launch later this year as SLC-3, most recently home to Atlas IIAS and Atlas V missions, continues to get ready for the debut. The launch facility ...

It won't be operational again until 2026. Rival SpaceX does operate a limited space tourism business but so far at least mostly offers rocket rides on its own Falcon 9 spacecraft and Dragon capsules.

The company successfully test-flew its first orbital-class rocket, the New Glenn, earlier this month. This is important for two reasons. First, it means Blue Origin now has a rocket capable of ...

The company successfully test-flew its first orbital-class rocket, the New Glenn, earlier this month ... going away -- and Orbital Reef is coming. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market ...