Blue Origin Successfully Sends Six Into Space

The word ‘touchdown’ took on a whole new meaning for former NFL player Michael Strahan Saturday, who was an honorary guest on the mission.

Kimberly Johnson

Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 03:44 PM ET

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In this image taken from video, the crew celebrates after a successful flight. Courtesy: Blue Origin

Key Takeaways:

Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-19 mission successfully completed its third human spaceflight of 2021, marking the first time the program carried a full manifest of six people into near space.
The approximately 10-minute autonomous flight included honorary guests Laura Shepard Churchley (daughter of astronaut Alan Shepard) and TV personality Michael Strahan.
Among the four paying customers, Lane and Cameron Bess became the first parent-child pair to travel to space.

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Blue Origin’s New Shepard’s 19th mission successfully launched its third human flight of four paying customers and two honorary guests into near space Saturday morning. The flight was the first time the program carried a full manifest of six people.

The approximately 10-minute flight, dubbed NS-19 mission, began at 10 a.m. EST when it launched from Launch Site One located in West Texas. The NS-19 flight marks the third Blue Origin flight with humans in 2021 and the 19th trip to space for the New Shepard rocket.