« I want to go to space, » the ‘Good Morning America’ co-host said. « I think being there at the first launch, it really was mind-blowing. »
New York Giants football legend Michael Strahan will be heading to space along with the daughter of the late American astronaut Alan Shepard and four others on Dec.9, the Associated Press reported. Strahan made the announcement Tuesday about his Blue Origin flight on ABC ‘s Good Morning America, which co-hosts. « I want to go to space, » the former NFL player said. « I think being there at the first launch, it really was mind-blowing. » Joining Strahan is Laura Shepard Churchley, the oldest daughter of Alan Shepard, on the mission next month aboard the New Shepard. The spacecraft is named after Churchley’s father, who became the first American in space in 1961. Carrying Strahan, Churchley and four paying customers, the upcoming flight will be the third one by the New Shepard this year to shuttle humans into space.
