/tags/blue-origin Blue Origin en-US Copyright Thu, 23 May 2024 18:17:22 GMT /science-technology/2024-05-23/north-texas-astronaut-wally-funk-texas-aviation-hall-of-fame The honor comes after the aviator became at the time the oldest person to travel to space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin spacecraft in 2021. Thu, 23 May 2024 18:17:22 GMT /science-technology/2024-05-23/north-texas-astronaut-wally-funk-texas-aviation-hall-of-fame Megan Cardona /news/2021-10-11/william-shatner-is-bound-for-space-but-the-rest-of-us-will-have-to-wait New space companies are touting space tourism. But so far the final frontier has been the playground of the rich or famous, plus a few everyday folks who had a bit of luck. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:00:00 GMT /news/2021-10-11/william-shatner-is-bound-for-space-but-the-rest-of-us-will-have-to-wait Nell Greenfieldboyce /news/2021-10-04/william-shatner-is-going-to-space-next-week-for-real At age 90, the Star Trek actor is poised to become the oldest person ever to visit space. "It's never too late to experience new things," Shatner said on Monday. Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT /news/2021-10-04/william-shatner-is-going-to-space-next-week-for-real Bill Chappell /news/2021-10-02/workers-at-bezos-rocket-company-allege-sexism-safety-risks A group of more than 20 current and former employees are accusing Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket ship company of being a toxic work environment and not adhering to proper safety protocols. Sat, 02 Oct 2021 17:00:00 GMT /news/2021-10-02/workers-at-bezos-rocket-company-allege-sexism-safety-risks Associated Press /news/2021-07-20/liftoff-jeff-bezos-and-three-crewmates-travel-to-space-and-back-in-under-15-minutes The Amazon founder became the second billionaire this month to reach the edge of space — following Richard Branson, who rocketed there aboard a vessel made by his company Virgin Galactic. Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:33:51 GMT /news/2021-07-20/liftoff-jeff-bezos-and-three-crewmates-travel-to-space-and-back-in-under-15-minutes Laurel Wamsley /texas-news/2021-07-20/bezos-rocket-launch-puts-tiny-west-texas-town-van-horn-in-the-spotlight Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ flight to the edge of space with his brother and two other passengers has put this tiny West Texas town in the national spotlight. Van Horn, population about 2,000, is the closest town to the launch site. Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:00:37 GMT /texas-news/2021-07-20/bezos-rocket-launch-puts-tiny-west-texas-town-van-horn-in-the-spotlight Angela Kocherga | KTEP /science/2016-10-05/watch-new-shepard-rocket-survives-launch-in-west-texas-suprising-blue-origin-crew The commercial space company Blue Origin carried out another successful test flight from West Texas on Wednesday. The firm owned by billionaire Amazon… Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:47:14 GMT /science/2016-10-05/watch-new-shepard-rocket-survives-launch-in-west-texas-suprising-blue-origin-crew Travis Bubenik Marfa Public Radio /texas-news/2016-06-16/blank-space-in-the-hall-of-state-to-be-filled-with-taylor-swift-memorabilia-during-fair Five stories that have North Texas talking: The Taylor Swift Experience will be on display this fall in Fair Park; Mark Cuban donated $1 million to Dallas… Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:23:00 GMT /texas-news/2016-06-16/blank-space-in-the-hall-of-state-to-be-filled-with-taylor-swift-memorabilia-during-fair Molly Evans