Laura Shepard Churchley's (left) father became the first US astronaut in space in 1961 The daughter of the first US astronaut, Alan Shepard, has blasted into space - 60 years after her father's ...

Blue Origin has revealed New Glenn is on track to launch by the end of the year - pending regulatory approval.

Blue Origin sent six more people to the edge of space, including the first married couple to make two trips together to the ...

The Karman Line is the invisible boundary recognized as where space begins. When a person flies over it, they are considered ...

Jason Isaacman, Donald Trump's appointee to lead NASA, is a spaceflight enthusiast with a skeptical view on the agency's role ...

It was a special tribute on what would have been Alan B. Shepard Jr.’s 101st birthday. A restored portrait of the first American in space was unveiled Monday night at Pinkerton Academy in Derry ...

New Hampshire has had its eyes on space exploration for decades. This program looks at the history of Alan Shepard and Christa McAuliffe; why the University of New Hampshire is probing the moon ...

Jul 14, 2019 Jul 14, 2019 Updated Jul 15, 2019 The late Alan Shepard of Derry ... “The Right Stuff,” Shepard became the first American to travel in space.

NFL Hall of Famer and "Good Morning America" co-host Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of Alan Shepard, the first American in space for whom the rocket is named.

Blue Origin has raised its multi-stage New Glenn rocket once again, and it's visible from Brevard beaches. The company aims ...

Named after Alan Shepard, the first American in space, this suborbital vehicle was designed to carry both payloads and passengers into space and return them safely to Earth. The New Shepard was ...

The New Shepard rocket, named after the first American in space Alan Shepard, is designed for suborbital space tourism. Passengers can experience a few minutes of weightless as the spacecraft ...