Blue Origin introduced the six area tourists– a group that consisted of previous NFL star and “Good Morning America” host Michael Strahan– on a New Shepard rocket from the businesss Launch Site One near Van Horn, Texas early Saturday (Dec. 11). (Image credit: Blue Origin) The GMA host only appears briefly in the video, which uses a quick look into the complete 10 minute, 13 second flight. His cheers and those of his fellow passengers are clear, as are comments from team member Laura Shepard Churchley. He likewise joked about the forces of gravity pulling upon the crew during landing: “I know what Im going to look like at 85,” he said.Blue Origins New Shepard launch on Saturday marked the businesss 3rd human spaceflight, and the very first to carry a complete crew.
With small footballs, cheers and wide smiles, Blue Origins most significant crew of space tourists yet plainly had a blast on their journey to space this weekend. Blue Origin launched the 6 area tourists– a team that included previous NFL star and “Good Morning America” host Michael Strahan– on a New Shepard rocket from the companys Launch Site One near Van Horn, Texas early Saturday (Dec. 11). Hours later, Blue Origin revealed a 45-second video showing what the area experience resembled for Strahan and his crewmates. Video recap: Watch Blue Origin launch Michael Strahan to spaceThe crew members of Blue Origin NS-19 hold mini-footballs in space on Dec. 11, 2021, in a screenshot of a short cabin video. (Image credit: Blue Origin) The GMA host only appears briefly in the video, which uses a quick glimpse into the complete 10 minute, 13 second flight. His cheers and those of his fellow guests are clear, as are remarks from team member Laura Shepard Churchley.” Oh my goodness sakes, this is heaven!” exclaimed crew member Churchley, the daughter of NASA astronaut Alan Shepard, in the video. (Blue Origins spacecraft is named after Shepard, the very first American in space.) Despite viewing her fathers space profession closely, Churchley happy in little surprises of weightlessness. “You just let go, and you increase! Holy moly,” she continued.Later in the video, with her back dealing with the video camera and hair flying totally free, Churchley asks somebody else how her hair looks. Next she and other team members are shown glued to the window: “Look at the black!” Churchley cries.Crew member Cameron Bess also took a minute throughout the video to hold their hand to the camera. “Meowdy” checked out the text on their palm. (Bess is a Twitch streamer using the deal with MeepsKitten.) While we dont hear much from Strahan in the video, however he does scream a triumphant “We did it!” with this team. The GMA host likewise had plenty to say after landing. ” I cant wait to return,” he was heard to say to observers nearby where his spacecraft went back to Earth. He also joked about the forces of gravity pulling upon the team throughout landing: “I know what Im going to look like at 85,” he said.Blue Origins New Shepard launch on Saturday marked the businesss 3rd human spaceflight, and the very first to bring a full team. The 2 previous flights this year carried four-person crews.Follow Elizabeth Howell on Twitter @howellspace. Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom or on Facebook..
