Blue Origin mission complete recap: Michael Strahan reflects on trip to space

The "GMA" co-anchor joins 5 others on the New Shepard launch from West Texas.

Last Updated: December 11, 2021, 8:24 PM EST

"Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan and the Blue Origin crew of astronauts successfully blasted off to space and back to Earth aboard New Shepard on Saturday morning.

The Dec. 11 mission was the rocket's third human flight this year and marked the first with a full astronaut manifest of six crew members in the capsule, according to Blue Origin.

The mission elapsed time was 10 minutes and 13 seconds with a maximum ascent velocity of 2,244 miles per hour, or 3,611 kilometers per hour.

The "GMA" co-anchor joined 5 others on New Shepard's third human flight this year.

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Best moments from Michael Strahan's Blue Origin space trip

The "GMA" co-anchor joined 5 others on New Shepard's third human flight this year.

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Check out all the live details and recap below from the "Launch Site One" facility in the West Texas desert.

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Thursday launch delayed, pushed to Saturday

Strahan and five others originally trained and prepared for a Thursday launch from West Texas, but the Jeff Bezos-owned aerospace travel company made the call Wednesday to delay due to weather.

"Due to forecasted winds on Thursday, December 9 and Friday, December 10, the New Shepard launch team has made the call to delay the launch of NS-19 to Saturday, December 11," Blue Origin said in a statement. "Liftoff from Launch Site One is targeted for 8:45am CST / 14:45 UTC."