{"id":1109633,"date":"2021-12-11T17:14:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T22:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1109633"},"modified":"2021-12-11T17:14:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T22:14:15","slug":"michael-strahan-heads-to-space-on-blue-origin-rocket-brings-super-bowl-ring-and-retired-giants-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-strahan-heads-to-space-on-blue-origin-rocket-brings-super-bowl-ring-and-retired-giants-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Strahan Heads To Space On Blue Origin Rocket, Brings Super Bowl Ring And Retired Giants Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichael-strahan-heads-to-space-on-blue-origin-rocket-brings-super-bowl-ring-and-retired-giants-jersey%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1109633&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Saturday, Blue Origin \u2014 Jeff Bezos\u2019 rocket company \u2014 sent Michael Strahan to space.<\/p>\n<p>Strahan \u2014 a \u201cGood Morning America\u201d host and former New York Giants defensive end \u2014 was joined by multiple investors and the daughter of astronaut Alan Shepard on the brief mission.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/12\/11\/business\/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-michael-strahan-launch-scn\/index.html\">CNN Business<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p>The group blasted off aboard Blue Origin\u2019s suborbital space tourism rocket at 9:01 am CT from the company\u2019s launch facilities near the rural town of Van Horn, Texas, where Bezos owns a sprawling ranch, and took a supersonic, 10-minute flight that reached more than 60 miles above the Earth\u2019s surface before parachuting to a landing\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, whose father Alan Shepard went on a suborbital flight in 1961 and later walked on the moon, rode alongside investors Dylan Taylor, Evan Dick, and Lane Bess, as well as Bess\u2019 adult child, Cameron Bess \u2014 all of whom were paying customers. Blue Origin said that Strahan and Shepard Churchley were \u201chonorary guests,\u201d much like the last celebrity Blue Origin sent to the edge of space, William Shatner, and did not have to pay their way.<\/p>\n<p>This flight marks the first time that Blue Origin filled all six seats on its New Shepard rocket and capsule, which is named for Alan Shepard. On the company\u2019s two previous flights \u2014 including the July flight that sent Bezos himself to space \u2014 only four of the seats were taken up.<\/p>\n<p>Strahan <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/sports\/new-york-giants-legend-tv-personality-michael-strahan-flies-in-spa\/11325392\/\">brought<\/a> his Super Bowl ring and retired Giants jersey aboard the vessel; meanwhile, Churchley carried a piece of the Freedom 7 capsule, as well as some of the golf balls that her father once hit on the surface of the moon.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted to social media, an elated Strahan said that the experience was \u201csurreal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TOUCHDOWN has a new meaning now!!!<\/p>\n<p>WOW\u2026. that was amazing!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blueorigin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@blueorigin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SMAC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xz54JT49f3\">pic.twitter.com\/xz54JT49f3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Strahan (@michaelstrahan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelstrahan\/status\/1469716074610446337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In October, Blue Origin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/we-are-just-getting-started-blue-origin-celebrates-william-shatners-return-from-to-space\">sent<\/a> William Shatner \u2014 who starred as Captain Kirk in the original \u201cStar Trek\u201d television series \u2014 to the edge of space, making him the oldest person in history to make the journey. \u201cEverybody in the world needs to do this,\u201d the Canadian actor told Bezos after the Blue Origin craft safely landed. \u201cIt was unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In July, Bezos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/billionaire-bezos-blasts-into-space-soars-to-66-5-miles-high-lands-safely-back-on-earth\">journeyed<\/a> to space alongside his brother, Mark; an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from Texas; and an 18-year-old physics student from the Netherlands. However, Richard Branson narrowly edged out Bezos in becoming the first man to enter space in his own vessel.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past several months, China and Russia have also been advancing their spacefaring capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>A recent report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/milley-confirms-china-indeed-fired-hypersonic-missiles\">stated<\/a> that the Chinese military launched a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that circumnavigated the planet before taking aim at its target. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley subsequently acknowledged the tests: \u201cThey\u2019re expanding rapidly \u2014 in space, in cyber, and then in the traditional domains of land, sea, and air. And they have gone from a peasant-based infantry army that was very, very large in 1979 to a very capable military that covers all the domains and has global ambitions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/irresponsible-russia-shoots-down-satellite-generates-debris-threatening-international-space-station\">tested<\/a> a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile that destroyed a Russian satellite \u2014 provoking criticism from other nations for creating a debris field in low-earth orbit.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, Blue Origin \u2014 Jeff Bezos\u2019 rocket company \u2014 sent Michael Strahan to space.Strahan \u2014 a \u201cGood Morning America\u201d host and former New York Giants defensive end \u2014 was joined by multiple investors and the daughter of astronaut Alan Shepard on the brief mission.CNN Business reported:The group blasted off aboard Blue Origin\u2019s suborbital space tourism rocket at 9:01 am CT from the company\u2019s launch facilities near the rural town of Van Horn, Texas, where Bezos owns a sprawling ranch, and took a supersonic, 10-minute flight that reached more than 60 miles above the Earth\u2019s surface before parachuting to a landing\u2026Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, whose father Alan Shepard went on a suborbital flight in 1961 and later walked on the moon, rode alongside investors Dylan Taylor, Evan Dick, and Lane Bess, as well as Bess\u2019 adult child, Cameron Bess \u2014 all of whom were paying customers. Blue Origin said that Strahan and Shepard Churchley were \u201chonorary guests,\u201d much like the last celebrity Blue Origin sent to the edge of space, William Shatner, and did not have to pay their way.This flight marks the first time that Blue Origin filled all six seats on its New Shepard rocket and capsule, which is named for Alan Shepard. On the company\u2019s two previous flights \u2014 including the July flight that sent Bezos himself to space \u2014 only four of the seats were taken up.Strahan brought his Super Bowl ring and retired Giants jersey aboard the vessel; meanwhile, Churchley carried a piece of the Freedom 7 capsule, as well as some of the golf balls that her father once hit on the surface of the moon.In a video posted to social media, an elated Strahan said that the experience was \u201csurreal.\u201dTOUCHDOWN has a new meaning now!!!WOW\u2026. that was amazing!!! @blueorigin @SMAC pic.twitter.com\/xz54JT49f3\u2014 Michael Strahan (@michaelstrahan) December 11, 2021In October, Blue Origin sent William Shatner \u2014 who starred as Captain Kirk in the original \u201cStar Trek\u201d television series \u2014 to the edge of space, making him the oldest person in history to make the journey. \u201cEverybody in the world needs to do this,\u201d the Canadian actor told Bezos after the Blue Origin craft safely landed. \u201cIt was unbelievable.\u201dIn July, Bezos journeyed to space alongside his brother, Mark; an 82-year-old aviation pioneer from Texas; and an 18-year-old physics student from the Netherlands. However, Richard Branson narrowly edged out Bezos in becoming the first man to enter space in his own vessel.Over the past several months, China and Russia have also been advancing their spacefaring capabilities.A recent report stated that the Chinese military launched a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that circumnavigated the planet before taking aim at its target. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley subsequently acknowledged the tests: \u201cThey\u2019re expanding rapidly \u2014 in space, in cyber, and then in the traditional domains of land, sea, and air. And they have gone from a peasant-based infantry army that was very, very large in 1979 to a very capable military that covers all the domains and has global ambitions.\u201dRussia tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile that destroyed a Russian satellite \u2014 provoking criticism from other nations for creating a debris field in low-earth orbit.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1109633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1109633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1109633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1109633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1109633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}