{"id":17452,"date":"2021-12-09T00:19:31","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T16:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/blue-origin-delays-its-next-suborbital-space-trip-because-of-worries-about-texas-winds\/"},"modified":"2021-12-09T00:19:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T16:19:31","slug":"blue-origin-delays-its-next-suborbital-space-trip-because-of-worries-about-texas-winds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/blue-origin-delays-its-next-suborbital-space-trip-because-of-worries-about-texas-winds\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Origin delays its next suborbital space trip because of worries about Texas winds"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full-width\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211208-blueorigin2-630x421.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-660466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211208-blueorigin2-630x421.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211208-blueorigin2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211208-blueorigin2.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption>Spacefliers-to-be Laura Shepard Churchley, Lane Bess and Cameron Bess listen in on a training session at Blue Origin\u2019s Launch Site One. (Blue Origin Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard\u2019s daughter will have to wait a little longer to take a ride on the suborbital spaceship that\u2019s named after her father.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin space venture has delayed its next New Shepard mission until Saturday, due to concerns about forecasted winds on Thursday \u2014 the date that was originally set for Laura Shepard Churchley\u2019s launch. Her late father was the first American in space in 1961, and his suborbital spaceflight was the inspiration for New Shepard\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>Five other spacefliers will be waiting alongside Churchley for the suborbital trip at Blue Origin\u2019s Launch Site One in West Texas: Michael Strahan, a co-anchor for ABC\u2019s \u201cGood Morning America\u201d; Bess Ventures founder Lane Bess and Cameron Bess, the first parent-and-child duo to go into space together; and two business executives, Evan Dick and Dylan Taylor. Churchley and Strahan are flying as Blue Origin\u2019s guests, while the others are paying an undisclosed fare.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Strahan and crewmembers talk final preparations ahead of space launch l GMA\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ANuRYSWwLRo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe team has completed Flight Readiness Review and confirmed the vehicle has met all mission requirements for launch,\u201d Blue Origin spokesperson Sara Blask said today in an email. \u201cAstronauts will complete training today and weather remains the only gating factor for launch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff is now set for 8:45 a.m. CT (6:45 a.m. PT) on Saturday. Live launch coverage is due to begin on Blue Origin\u2019s website and YouTube at T-minus-90 minutes. Further updates will be passed along via Blue Origin\u2019s Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the third crewed suborbital spaceflight for Blue Origin \u2014 coming after the first trip (with Bezos among the spacefliers) in July, and a flight featuring Star Trek captain William Shatner in October.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spacefliers-to-be Laura Shepard Churchley, Lane Bess and Cameron Bess listen in on a training session at Blue Origin\u2019s Launch Site One. (Blue Origin Photo) Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard\u2019s daughter will have to wait a little longer to take a ride on the suborbital spaceship that\u2019s named after her father. 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