Blue Origin announced the composition of the new crew: two people will fly into space for free

Today, Blue Origin announced that it will join the crew of the upcoming NS-19 flight on December 9.Six will take part in the flight

Among the participants are two guests of honor – the famous co-host of "Good Morning America" Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of Alan Shepard.Recall that this is the first American who flew into space. 

Four more passengers paid for their tickets:space executive and philanthropist Dylan Taylor; investor Evan Dick; Bess Ventures founder Lane Bess and Cameron Bess. Lane and Cameron Bess will be the first parent-child couple to fly into space.

Top left to right: Lane Bess, Cameron Bess, Evan Dick; Below left to right: Dylan Taylor, Laura Shepard Churchley, Michael Strahan

The launch is scheduled for 8 a.m. El Paso, Texas time (17:00 Moscow time) from the Blue Origin spaceport north of Van Horn. It is a city located in the western state of Texas, about 170 km southeast ofEl Paso.

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