Top left to right: Lane Bess, Cameron Bess, and Evan Dick; Bottom left to right: Dylan Taylor, Laura Shepard Churchley, and Michael Strahan. Credit: Blue Origin
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Blue Origin's New Shepard will carry six people to space on December 9, including Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of astronaut Alan Shepard, and "Good Morning America" co-host Michael Strahan.
This marks the company's third human flight and will feature Lane and Cameron Bess as the first parent-child pair to fly in space, alongside two other customers.
The mission continues Blue Origin's human spaceflight program, with Strahan donating his stipend to The Boys and Girls Club and postcards from Club for the Future also onboard.
Laura Shepard Churchley, the daughter of astronaut Alan Shepard, and “Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan are heading to space next month.
On Tuesday, Blue Origin announced it is sending New Shepard back up on December 9 for its third human flight and the sixth for the program in 2021. It will be the 19th mission in the program’s history.
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