As space tourism gets ready to take off in earnest later this decade, we thought it would be illuminating to quote some pros who have been up there regarding, what else – the view. So we’ve assembled a group of prominent Mercury, Apollo, Shuttle and...
BOSTON – Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who was one of the first men to step foot on the Moon in 1969, now eyes Mars as earth’s next frontier. Aldrin shared his experiences in the U.S. space program as well as his dreams for a permanent human settlement...
BOSTON — Iconic astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, a passionate advocate for science education and exploration, will take the stage during the opening general session of Optometry's Meeting by the American Optometric Association (AOA). On July 21, 1969, Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first humans to...
Blue Origin is an entrepreneurial space firm backed by Amazon.com mogul, Jeff Bezos. This rocket system is undergoing extensive testing – all prelude to offering rides to paying passengers to the edge of space. You can watch this uncrewed flight of the same New Shepard hardware...
A Blue Origin rocket has now made four trips to space. The private space company headed by Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) CEO Jeff Bezos successfully landed the same Blue Shepherd rocket again Sunday after an unmanned test flight from its launch site in West Texas. Blue Origin wants...