Blue Origin NS-19

NS-19
Mission type	Crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Operator	Blue Origin
Mission duration	about 10 minutes
Apogee	above 100 kilometres
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	RSS First Step
Manufacturer	Blue Origin
Crew
Members	Laura Shepard Churchley; Michael Strahan; Dylan Taylor; Evan Dick; Lane Bess; Cameron Bess;
Start of mission
Launch date	11 December 2021, 14:45 UTC
Rocket	New Shepard (NS4)
Launch site	Corn Ranch LS-1
End of mission
Landing date	11 December 2021, 14:55 UTC
Landing site	Corn Ranch
	New Shepard crewed flights ← NS-18 New Shepard flights ← NS-18 NS-20 →

NS-19 is a sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin that will launch on 11 December 2021.^[1] The flight was scheduled to launch on 9 December,^[2] later delayed to 11 December.^[3]

The crew of six include Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of the first US astronaut Alan Shepard, and Michael Strahan, a co-anchor of Good Morning America; both as guests of Blue Origin. Paying passengers include executive Dylan Taylor, investor Evan Dick, Lane Ventures founder Lane Bess and his son, Cameron. The latter two are scheduled become the first parent and child on the same spaceflight.^[2]^[4]

Crew

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

References

^ "Michael Strahan to Join Next Blue Origin Space Flight". New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b Harwood, William (28 November 2021). "Astronaut Alan Shepard's daughter and Michael Strahan named to spaceflight". SpaceflightNow. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ Howell, Elizabeth (9 December 2021). "Blue Origin's New Shepard launch with GMA anchor Michael Strahan: When to watch and what to know". Space. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ Pearlman, Robert Z. (23 November 2021). "Blue Origin to fly 1st astronaut's daughter, GMA host Michael Strahan on New Shepard spaceflight". Space. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[1] "Michael Strahan to Join Next Blue Origin Space Flight". New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[Spaceflight_Now-2] Harwood, William (28 November 2021). "Astronaut Alan Shepard's daughter and Michael Strahan named to spaceflight". SpaceflightNow. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[3] Howell, Elizabeth (9 December 2021). "Blue Origin's New Shepard launch with GMA anchor Michael Strahan: When to watch and what to know". Space. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[4] Pearlman, Robert Z. (23 November 2021). "Blue Origin to fly 1st astronaut's daughter, GMA host Michael Strahan on New Shepard spaceflight". Space. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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v t e Blue Origin
Vehicles	Charon^† Goddard^† PM2^‡ New Shepard Propulsion modules Tail 1 ^‡ Tail 2 ^† Tail 3 ^‡ Tail 4 Capsules Jules Verne ^† H.G. Wells First Step New Glenn ^* Blue Moon ^* Blue Ring ^* LPV^†
Rocket engines	BE-1 ^† BE-2 ^† BE-3 BE-4 BE-7 ^*
Notable spaceflights	NS-15 NS-16 NS-17 NS-18 NS-19 NS-20 NS-21 NS-22 NS-23^X NS-24 NS-25
Facilities	Headquarters Kent, Washington Corn Ranch Launch Complex 36 Cape Canaveral
Key people	Jeff Bezos (founder) Robert Smith (CEO) Jeffrey Ashby (chief of mission assurance) Nicholas Patrick (human integration architect)
Related	Commercial astronaut Billionaire space race Blue Origin v. United States & Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
* – denotes unflown vehicles or engines † – denotes retired vehicles, engines, products ‡ – denotes destroyed vehicles ^X – denotes failed flight