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In the third launch of its larger New Glenn rocket, and the first time Blue Origin had attempted to re-use a booster, it failed to place its payload into an effective orbit. Now, the satellite will need to be de-orbited, TechCrunch reports. Although the company in question has many more …

Former astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, has died aged 95. Pallab Ghosh looks back at the day he made history.

2016 came in like a lion and is clearly determined to go out like a total sack of crap: John Glenn has died. Glenn wore many hats during his time on and around our pale blue dot: test pilot, veteran, spaceman, and senator. As a young man, Glenn flew combat …