Blue Origin NS-19

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

Blue Origin NS-19
Mission typeCrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
OperatorBlue Origin
Mission duration10 minutes, 13 seconds
Apogee107 km (66 mi)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftRSS First Step
ManufacturerBlue Origin
Crew
Crew size6
Members
Start of mission
Launch date11 December 2021, 15:00:42 UTC
RocketNew Shepard (NS4)
Launch siteCorn Ranch, LS-1
ContractorBlue Origin
End of mission
Landing date11 December 2021, 15:10:55 UTC
Landing siteCorn Ranch

Blue Origin NS-19 mission patch
 

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.[4]

Crew

The NS-19 crew was nicknamed the "Original Six".[5]

The crew of six included Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of the first U.S. astronaut in space, 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.[2][6] Cameron Bess became the youngest American at age 23[7] and the first pansexual person and the first member of the furry fandom to fly to space.[8]

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

References
  1. Holpuch, Amanda (23 November 2021). "Michael Strahan to Join Next Blue Origin Space Flight". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. Harwood, William (28 November 2021). "Astronaut Alan Shepard's daughter and Michael Strahan named to spaceflight". Spaceflight Now. 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.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. "Blue Origin to launch NS-19 with full passenger complement". NASASpaceFlight.com. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-19 Webcast, retrieved 8 August 2022
  6. Pearlman, Robert Z. (23 November 2021). "Blue Origin to fly 1st astronaut's daughter, GMA host Michael Strahan on New Shepard spaceflight". Space.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. "Twitch". Twitch. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  8. "The first ever furry is about to go into space". The Independent. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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