Liftoff is scheduled for 9:30 am CT on December 9 from Blue Origin’s launch facilities in Texas.
Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of first American astronaut Alan Shepard, will be joined by investors Evan Dick, Dylan Taylor, Lane Bess, and Bess’ son Cameron Bess.
Blue Origin has called Strahan and Shepard Churchley its “honorary guests”, hosting them on the flight free of charge.
The upcoming third Blue Origin flight will mark the first time that Bezos’ space company will fill all six seats onboard its New Shepard rocket, named after Alan Shepard. The company’s previous two flights only saw four of the six seats being occupied. The flight will also put Blue Origin a step closer to achieving its goal of becoming a successful space tourism company.
