Welcome to Edition 4.05 of the Rocket Report! We have a really big week in small launch: Virgin Orbit confirmed the viability of its LauncherOne vehicle with a second consecutive successful flight.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A legendary aviation pioneer who lives right here in North Texas will soon be fulfilling a decades long dream. Three weeks from now, 82 year-old Wally Funk will be ...

Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos has chosen an early female aerospace pioneer — an 82-year-old pilot denied astronaut wings decades ago because of her gender — to rocket into space with him later this month.

There’s a good reason for all the fuss about Wally Funk this week. On July 20, Funk, 82—an aviator, the first female air-safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and ...

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Pilot and space pioneer Mary Wallace Funk has not let setbacks bring her down over 82 years of living. This week, the New Mexico native’s reward came in the form of a ride on a rocket ship. Wally Funk ...

Funk will be aboard the July 20 launch from West Texas alongside Bezos, flying in the capsule for the 10-minute hop as an “honored guest" NBCUniversal, Inc. Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos has chosen an ...