Blue Origin NS-19 facts for kids
| Mission type | Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
 Blue Origin NS-19 mission patch |
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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
| Position | Crew | |
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| Civilian |  Laura Shepard ChurchleyFirst spaceflight |
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| Civilian | Michael Strahan First spaceflight |
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| Civilian | Dylan Taylor First spaceflight |
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| Civilian | Evan Dick First spaceflight |
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| Civilian | Lane Bess First spaceflight |
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| Civilian | Cameron Bess First spaceflight |
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