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How To Watch Good Morning America's Michael Strahan Go To Space
How To Watch Good Morning America's Michael Strahan Go To Space-November 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:13:55

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For thousands of years, when humans were tethered to the Earth, we looked to the sky and dreamed of flight. When we achieved that, we looked higher; setting our sights on the . After and sending scientists out among the stars, that dream of reaching beyond our world can be realized by a new group: Bored rich people.

Blue Origin, for sightseeing tours in space, is gearing up for another . This time, the “” are Good Morning America host and former NFL player Michael Strahan, and Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of Alan Shepard, the first American to fly in space. No word on whether will be getting comped tickets on a future flight.

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Strahan and Churchley will be joined by four paying customers, meaning the flight will be Blue Origin’s first to carry a full crew of six. Blue Origin’s site definitively uses the word “astronaut” for the passengers, but the FAA Maybe they’re less “crew,” and more “cargo.”

The flight was , December 8, but was delayed due to high winds at the launch site. Its new scheduled start is Saturday, December 11, at 9:45 am Eastern time. While not the , I hope none of the passengers had a connecting flight they were trying to make. Maybe Blue Origin can spring for a couple nights at the ISS for anyone waiting to transfer.

The flight will be streamed live at , where you can also celebrating other people briefly crossing the threshold of space in a vehicle over which they have no control. It reminds me a bit of , just to cross it off your list. Though, I’m not sure where Strahan will be putting the pin on his map when he gets back home.

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