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Blue Origin's biggest crew of space tourists had a blast on their trip to space this weekend, with tiny footballs, cheers and wide smiles.
The New Shepard rocket that Blue Origin launched the six space tourists on was near Van Horn, Texas. Blue Origin showed a video clip of what the space experience was like for the crew.
Blue Origin launched Michael Strahan to space.
The crew members of Blue Origin are in space in December of 2021. The image is from Blue Origin.
The brief glimpse into the full flight is offered in the video, which only features the GMA host. Laura Shepard Churchley's comments are clear, as are his cheers and those of his fellow passengers.
Churchley, the daughter of Alan Shepard, exclaimed "Oh my goodness, this is heaven!" in the video. Shepard was the first American in space.
Churchley was delighted in little surprises of weightlessness despite watching her dad's space career closely. You just let go and go up! "Holy moly," she said.
Churchley asks someone else how her hair looks when she is facing the camera. She and other crew members are shown in front of a window. Churchley is crying.
The crew member held their hand to the camera during the video. "Meowdy" read the text on their palm. It's similar to "Howdy" from a cat. Bess uses the handle MeepsKitten to stream on twitch.
In the video, we don't hear much from the man, but he does shout "We did it!" The host had a lot to say after landing.
"I can't wait to go back," he was heard to say to onlookers near where his craft came back to Earth. He joked about the forces of gravity pulling upon the crew during landing, and he also knew what he was going to look like at 85.
Blue Origin's New Shepard launch on Saturday marked the company's third human spaceflight and the first to carry a full crew. Four-person crews were carried on the two previous flights.
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