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Blue Origin NS-19
Mission type Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Operator Blue Origin
Mission duration 10 minutes, 13 seconds
Apogee 107 km (66 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft RSS First Step
Manufacturer Blue Origin
Crew
Crew size 6
Members
  • Laura Shepard Churchley
  • Michael Strahan
  • Dylan Taylor
  • Evan Dick
  • Lane Bess
  • Cameron Bess
Start of mission
Launch date 11 December 2021, 15:00:42 UTC
Rocket New Shepard (NS4)
Launch site Corn Ranch, LS-1
Contractor Blue Origin
End of mission
Landing date 11 December 2021, 15:10:55 UTC
Landing site Corn Ranch
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Blue Origin NS-19 mission patch

Blue Origin NS-19 was a crewed New Shepard sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin that launched on 11 December 2021. The flight was scheduled to launch on 9 December 2021, later delayed to 11 December 2021.

The crew of six included Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of the first U.S. astronaut, as well the namesake for the New Shepard spaceflight program, Alan Shepard, and Michael Strahan, a Hall of Fame former New York Giants defensive end, as well as a co-anchor of Good Morning America and analyst for Fox NFL Sunday; both as guests of Blue Origin. Paying passengers included executive Dylan Taylor, investor Evan Dick, Bess Ventures founder Lane Bess and his child, Cameron. The latter became the first parent and child on the same spaceflight. Cameron Bess became the youngest American at age 23 and the first pansexual person and the first member of the furry fandom to fly to space.

The mission patch of the flight also featured the initials of Glen de Vries who died in a plane crash a month after flying on Blue Origin's previous crewed flight NS-18.

Crew

Prime crew
Position Crew
Civilian United States Laura Shepard Churchley
First spaceflight
Civilian United States Michael Strahan
First spaceflight
Civilian United States Dylan Taylor
First spaceflight
Civilian United States Evan Dick
First spaceflight
Civilian United States Lane Bess
First spaceflight
Civilian United States Cameron Bess
First spaceflight
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