Blue Origin: This will be the first exclusive mission of female astronauts, led by Lauren Sánchez

At the end of 2022, the first mission made up exclusively of female astronauts was announced, promoted by the company Blue Origin. Your commander will be the journalist and pilot Lauren Sanchez, of Latino origin and girlfriend of Jeff Bezos.

Sánchez, of Mexican descent, will lead the flight, which is expected to be completed by early 2024. He will lead five astronauts, whose names have not been revealed.

“They will be women who will make a difference in the world and will have an impact and a message to send,” said the journalist, interviewed by the Wall Street Journal.

The origins of Lauren Sánchez, the commander of the Blue Origin space mission

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lauren Sanchez she was an entertainment reporter and news anchor. She worked in media like Fox Sports Network and CNN, winning an Emmy Award.

Aircraft and helicopter pilot Sánchez founded in 2016 Black Ops Aviation, the first aerial film and production company owned by a woman.

She is officially the girlfriend of Jeff Bezos since 2020. Sánchez has two children, born from her previous marriage to Patrick Whitesell, a Hollywood agent and founding partner of the Endeavor talent agency.

This is the suborbital flights of Blue Origin, the company of Jeff Bezos

Blue Origin, the company founded by Jeff Bezos, has launched six passenger flights to the edge of space, with him starring in the first of them together with his brother Mark. The trips were round trips.

They do it in New Shepard rockets, manufactured by the company. His vehicle, of the same name, is autonomous and reusable, powered by a mixture of liquid hydrogen and oxygen.

At a certain point, the rocket releases the capsule for six crew members, when it reaches 100 kilometers above the sea. The astronauts experience the lack of gravity and see the curvature of the Earth for a short time.