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John Glenn

Illustration: Stoke Space second stage in orbit

Godspeed, Stoke Space! Rocket startup gets John Glenn’s launch pad at the Cape

Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space says it’s won the go-ahead to take over the Florida launch complex where John Glenn began… Read More

John Glenn burial

Pioneer astronaut John Glenn finally laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery

Almost four months after his death at the age of 95, the mortal remains of former astronaut and senator John Glenn… Read More

Buzz Aldrin at Apollo/Saturn V Center

‘You press on’: Buzz Aldrin talks about South Pole medical scare and John Glenn

Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin made light of what some might consider a close brush with death during an interview… Read More

Obama orders U.S. flags to fly at half-staff to mark space hero John Glenn’s passing

American flags around the world will be flying at half-staff for the next few days in memory of John Glenn,… Read More

Bezos and Blue Origin

John Glenn hails Jeff Bezos’ space feats in letter written days before astronaut’s death

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos accepted yet another award tonight for his Blue Origin space effort, but the prize he treasured… Read More

John Glenn

Astronaut-senator John Glenn, first (and oldest) American in orbit, dies at age of 95

Godspeed, John Glenn. The first American to go into orbit, and the first astronaut to become a senator and presidential… Read More

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