John Glenn was the only one of the Mercury Seven astronauts to fly on the space shuttleon STS-95 in October-November 1998. The flight came 36 years after his only other space mission, Mercury ...

How John Glenn Made History on 1st US Orbital Flight Mercury-Atlas 6 — Photos: John Glenn, First American in Orbit The facility was named after John Glenn, an astronaut who became the first ...

It's the debut flight of what Blue Origin hopes will be a partially ... The new rocket, named after famed NASA Mercury 7 astronaut John Glenn, is designed to carry payloads of up to 13 metric tons (14 ...

After abruptly calling off its first launch attempt in the early hours of Monday morning, Blue Origin notched a historic ...

John Glenn's last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket. Nine years later, the "New Glenn" is ready for its inaugural launch.

Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier in the week was scrubbed. The flight is a crucial test of the company’s ability to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Founded 25 years ago by Bezos, Blue Origin has been launching paying passengers to the edge of space since 2021, including ...