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Blue Origin Completes Third Crewed Space Flight, Daughter of First American Astronaut Alan Shepard on Board
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin blasted its third private crew into space and brought it back safely, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut and TV personality Michael Strahan.
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Daughter Of 1st US Astronaut Alan Shepard Soars To Space In Blue Origin
The eldest daughter of pioneering US astronaut Alan Shepard took a joyride to the edge of space aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocketship on Saturday, 60 years after her late father's famed suborbital NASA flight at the dawn of the Space Age.
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First American Astronaut's Daughter Set For Blue Origin Spaceflight
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set to blast its third private crew to space on Saturday, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut.
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Daughter Of First American In Space On Next Blue Origin Flight
Sixty years after her father's historic flight, she too will cross the final frontier: Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of the first American in space Alan Shepard, will be one of six passengers on Blue Origin's next flight.
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NASA Honours Alan Shepard as It Celebrates 60th Anniversary of First American in Space
NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space 60 years ago on May 5. The space research organisation honoured Shepard and his mission with a special page on its website. The year 1961 was extremely crucial as the United States and the Soviet Union — the two dominant superpowers at the time — were locked in a race to s...
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Will Fly First Crew to Space in July, Will Offer a Seat to Online Auction Winner
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will send its first crew to space on July 20 and is offering one of the seats to the winner of an online auction, the company said.
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All 'Original Seven' American Astronauts Now Dead
John Glenn's passing on Thursday means that the first seven American astronauts chosen to lead the fledging US space program in 1959 are now dead, ending a groundbreaking chapter in American history.
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Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, 6th Man On Moon, Dies In Florida
Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who became the sixth man on the moon when he and Alan Shepard helped NASA recover from Apollo 13's "successful failure" and later devoted his life to exploring the mind, physics and unexplained phenomena such as psychics and aliens, has died in Florida. He was 85.
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Blue Origin Completes Third Crewed Space Flight, Daughter of First American Astronaut Alan Shepard on Board
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin blasted its third private crew into space and brought it back safely, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut and TV personality Michael Strahan.
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Daughter Of 1st US Astronaut Alan Shepard Soars To Space In Blue Origin
The eldest daughter of pioneering US astronaut Alan Shepard took a joyride to the edge of space aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocketship on Saturday, 60 years after her late father's famed suborbital NASA flight at the dawn of the Space Age.
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First American Astronaut's Daughter Set For Blue Origin Spaceflight
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set to blast its third private crew to space on Saturday, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut.
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Daughter Of First American In Space On Next Blue Origin Flight
Sixty years after her father's historic flight, she too will cross the final frontier: Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of the first American in space Alan Shepard, will be one of six passengers on Blue Origin's next flight.
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NASA Honours Alan Shepard as It Celebrates 60th Anniversary of First American in Space
NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space 60 years ago on May 5. The space research organisation honoured Shepard and his mission with a special page on its website. The year 1961 was extremely crucial as the United States and the Soviet Union — the two dominant superpowers at the time — were locked in a race to s...
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Will Fly First Crew to Space in July, Will Offer a Seat to Online Auction Winner
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will send its first crew to space on July 20 and is offering one of the seats to the winner of an online auction, the company said.
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All 'Original Seven' American Astronauts Now Dead
John Glenn's passing on Thursday means that the first seven American astronauts chosen to lead the fledging US space program in 1959 are now dead, ending a groundbreaking chapter in American history.
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Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, 6th Man On Moon, Dies In Florida
Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who became the sixth man on the moon when he and Alan Shepard helped NASA recover from Apollo 13's "successful failure" and later devoted his life to exploring the mind, physics and unexplained phenomena such as psychics and aliens, has died in Florida. He was 85.
