Posted on 01/27/2023 12:37:47 PM PST by billorites
Billionaire Jeff Bezos' private space firm, Blue Origin, will send the first ever all-female crew into space in the next year.
Lauren Sanchez, Bezos' girlfriend, told the Wall Street Journal that she will lead the mission in early 2024.
Identities of the five ladies joining her won't be revealed until nearer the launch, which is yet to be officially confirmed by the company.
Bezos, who is also the founder and former CEO of Amazon, was aboard the first crewed Blue Origin mission to space on July 20, 2021.
It mirrors plans of NASA, which will send the first female astronauts to the moon in 2025 as part of its Artemis programme.
Sanchez told the WSJ that she is 'super excited' and 'a little nervous' about going into space.
'It's going to be women who are making a difference in the world and who are impactful and have a message to send,' she said.
Meanwhile, Bezos – who divorced his wife in 2019 following an affair with Sanchez – has been 'very encouraging' about the mission and is 'thrilled' that it's happening, she added.
'As much as he wants to go on this flight, I'm going to have to hold him back,' she said.
'He'll be cheering us all on from the sidelines.'
Sanchez is known in the US as a media personality and news anchor, but she's also a licensed helicopter pilot.
She's the founder of Black Ops Aviation, a female-owned aerial film and production company.
According to the WSJ, Bezos credits Sanchez for helping him get comfortable in the air again following a helicopter crash in 2003.
Bezos is also in the process of getting his own pilot's license.
Although Sanchez has no experience as an astronaut, this should not be an issue...
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Personally, I liked Judy (Marta Kristen). She only had about 5 or so lines in the entire series though.
Spam in a Can...
No idea what you’re saying here.
He’s got all that money but won’t date a normal human being.
I was younger than you when the show aired. Penny was my age.
They’re going to have to reduce the payload in order to make room for those lips.
Bezos and his Blue Horizons are jokes that are not funny.
Pe-tit-sa - little bird, her call sign
Wish them good luck.
Interestingly when the US did it 50+ yrs ago, the equipment was designed with slide rules, drawn on vellum with pencil, and fabricated by high school graduates running manually controlled machine tools.
Bezo plans to return his alien looking girlfriend Lauren Sanchez into space next year.
My favorite move! :) "No bucks ..."
They might wanna check with the Navy to learn how well that worked out.
My grandfather used to double check his hand held calculator with his slide rule.
Overly Botoxed plastic and rubber faced “Hoes in Space” travelling on the Big Blue Organ.
Mean, but true.
Stupid stunt.
Got the same one and a collection of others.
Logs rule.
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