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Michael Strahanis preparing for his biggest journey yet: a trip to space.
TheGood Morning Americaanchorsharedthe exciting news on the show Tuesday, telling his co-hostsRobin RobertsandGeorge Stephanopoulosthat he’ll be on board for Blue Origin’s third human flight into space, which takes off Dec. 9.
Strahan, 50, shared footage of himself being measured for his flight suit and testing out a seat to ensure it would fit his 6 foot, 5 inch frame.
“Blue Origin, they approached me and they asked if I wanted to be a crew member,” Strahan explained onGMA. “Without hesitation, I said yes.”
Strahan reported on the first Blue Origin launch in July, according toABC News. Amazon magnateJeff Bezos, who owns Blue Origin, traveled to space on the company’s first human flight, which the host covered for ABC. The anchor said watching the historical event that day inspired him to join the Dec. 9 launch.
“I wanted to go to space,” he said. “I think just being there, at the first launch, it really was mind-blowing.”
Strahan explained, “I believe that this is the way of being innovative, creative, pioneers in aviation, now space travel. And it’s going to take a while but I do believe that it will bring a lot of technological breakthroughs and also innovations to us here on Earth, I just wanted to be a part of it.
Blue Origin launch.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The Bess' will make history as the first parent-child pair to fly to space together, according to a Blue Originpress release. Strahan is receiving a stipend from Blue Origin as a crew member, which he plans to donate to The Boys & Girls Club, per the statement.
The Blue Origin flight is scheduled for liftoff at 9 a.m. local time on Dec. 9 from a remote launch site in West Texas. Blue Origin will provide coverage of the flight on theirwebsitethat day starting at 90 minutes before launch.
Strahan’s flight comes after another celebrity made history with a Blue Origin trip to space in October.William Shatnerbecame theoldest personto ever travel to space at 90 years old when he completed a Blue Origin mission Oct. 13.
source: people.com
