"It's certainly an honor to be one of the first LGTBQ+ people in space," Cameron, who is pansexual, says in the video. Blue Origin sued NASA in August, contending that the agency unfairly awarded to SpaceX a 2.9 billion contract in April to conduct the first two missions to the moon. "We weren't thinking about it being first father and child so much as it being an opportunity to experience it together." "When it became real, I went up to the family and said 'Who wants to go?' and the only person who raised their hand was Cameron," Lane says. It was amazing."ĭylan Taylor, one of the four paying passengers, says going to space has been a lifelong dream, while another passenger, Evan Dick, says he'd hoped to work in aerospace when he was younger and is catching up for lost time with this flight.įather-child duo of Lane and Cameron Bess - also paying passengers - round out the crew. Blue Origin Rocket stock photos are available in a variety of sizes and formats to fit your needs. "Watching Jeff and Mark Bezos completely changed my mind. Browse Getty Images premium collection of high-quality, authentic Blue Origin Rocket stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures.
"The moment that I decided I would be willing to go was here," Strahan says, referring to when he covered Blue Origin's first crewed launch with Jeff Bezos aboard for Good Morning America earlier this year. "I kind of feel like a little bit like I'm following in my father's footsteps," Churchley says in the video. The NS-19 mission will launch Good Morning America host and former NFL star Michael Strahan on a suborbital trip with five crewmates, including Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of the late Alan Shepard, one of NASA's Mercury 7 astronauts who was the first American to fly in space and later walked on the moon. Blue Origin has released a new video showcasing New Shepard's NS-19 crew and you can watch it here.
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