Blue Origin reaches orbit for the first time with New Glenn rocket
Blue Origin, the company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, launched a rocket into orbit for the first time on Thursday. The New Glenn rocket took its fiery debut at 1:03 a.m. CST from the Cape Canaveral ...
Business Insider India2y
John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, has been laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery
US flags worldwide were ordered flown at half-staff on Thursday as astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, was laid to rest with military honors. Glenn died in December 2016 at ...
BBC9mon
Western Australia: A Southern Hemisphere hub for space exploration
In 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. On this epic mission, Glenn flew over Perth and the city's residents acknowledged his efforts by turning on their lights in a ...