Blue Origin

This astronaut crossed the Kármán Line (100 km), the internationally accepted boundary of space.

Crossed Kármán Line

Laura has dedicated her life to promoting what her father, Alan Shepard, started when he became the first American in space and the fifth person to walk on the Moon. Alan Shepard is the namesake of New Shepard. 

Laura is active in the space and astronaut community to promote what her father started. She is currently the Chair of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees at Kennedy Space Center, FL. This foundation raises funds for college students and provides mentoring to these scholars who are pursuing careers and research in the science fields.

NS-19

Blue Origin will launch its third crewed suborbital mission. Passengers include Good Morning America's Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of Alan Shepard, who was the first American to fly to space.

Named after the first American to reach space, Alan Shepard, the New Shepard rocket is powered by a single Blue Origin-developed engine for both launch and landing.

New Shepard

Laura Shepard Churchley

United States of America

Michael Strahan

Dylan Taylor

NS-21

Blue Origin launched its 5th crewed suborbital mission. The NS-21 marks the first time a New Shepard passenger flew for a second time and ferried the first Mexican-born and youngest woman to fly to space as well as the second Brazilian to travel to space.

Evan Dick

NS-30

Spain

Singapore

Australia

Blue Origin launched its tenth crewed suborbital mission. The NS-30 mission sent six humans to suborbital space.

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