Jeff Bezos in the control room, as seen in a Blue Origin video. Blue Origin, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ space venture, launched the first developmental test flight of its New Shepard spacecraft in ...

When Apollo-era flight director Gene Kranz walked into the newly refurbished Mission Control room, it felt like old times. Amber-colored ashtrays dot the consoles, filled with discarded cigarette ...

The restored room is a museum piece ... occasional tours to V.I.P.s at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. It was there in the Apollo Mission Control Center that Mr. Kranz had a view like few others ...