Pete Davidson skipping ride to space on Jeff Bezos rocket
Pete Davidson has bowed out of a short ride to space on a Jeff Bezos rocket. The “Saturday Night Live” star is no longer able to make the flight, which has been delayed for nearly a week, Bezos' space travel company said Thursday night. The company announced earlier this week that Davidson would be one of six passengers on Blue Origin's next flight.
news.yahoo.comThe Latest: Steelers' T.J. Watt ties Strahan's sacks record
Steelers Ravens Football Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt rushes in on the Baltimore Ravens during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci)The Latest from Week 18 of the NFL (all times Eastern):___2:40 p.m.Pittsburgh’s T.J. Watt has tied Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan’s single-season NFL sacks record. Watt now has 22½ sacks after bringing down Baltimore’s Tyler Huntley late in the first half. The Steelers and Ravens are tied at 3 at halftime. Ben Roethlisberger still has playoff hopes in his final season, a week after the star quarterback’s farewell in Pittsburgh.
wftv.comStrahan flies to space with astronaut's daughter: 'Wow!'
Blue Origin Strahan Blue Origin's latest space passengers from left, Laura Shepard Churchley, Dylan Taylor, Michael Strahan, Cameron Bess, Lane Bess, and Evan Dick pose for a photo in front of the booster rocket at the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. His eldest daughter, Laura Shepard Churchley, took along a tiny piece of his Freedom 7 capsule as well as mementos from his Apollo 14 moonshot. As soon as he emerged from the capsule, Strahan said he wanted to go again. Virgin Galactic kicked it off in July, sending up its billionaire founder, Richard Branson, followed by Blue Origin and SpaceX. Blue Origin dedicated Saturday’s launch to Glen de Vries, who launched into space with Shatner, but died one month later in a plane crash.
wftv.comTV's Strahan flies in space with astronaut's daughter: Wow!
Blue Origin Strahan Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches carrying TV celebrity and former NFL football great Michael Strahan along with other passengers from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Joining Strahan on the short space flight are Laura Shepard Churchley, the oldest daughter of America's first astronaut, Alan Shepard, as well as four paying customers. His eldest daughter, Laura Shepard Churchley, took along a tiny piece of his Freedom 7 capsule as well as mementos from his Apollo 14 moonshot. As soon as he emerged from the capsule, Strahan said he wanted to go again. Virgin Galactic kicked it off in July, sending up its billionaire founder, Richard Branson, followed by Blue Origin and SpaceX.
wftv.comNFL, TV's Strahan flies in space with astronaut's daughter
Blue Origin Strahan Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches carrying TV celebrity and former NFL football great Michael Strahan along with other passengers from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Joining Strahan on the short space flight are Laura Shepard Churchley, the oldest daughter of America's first astronaut, Alan Shepard, as well as four paying customers. His eldest daughter, Laura Shepard Churchley, took along a tiny piece of his Freedom 7 capsule as well as mementos from his Apollo 14 moonshot. “I thought about Daddy coming down and thought, gosh he didn’t even get to enjoy any of what I’m getting to enjoy," Shepard Churchley said following touchdown. Virgin Galactic kicked it off in July, sending up its billionaire founder, Richard Branson, followed by Blue Origin and SpaceX.
wftv.comNFL, TV's Strahan launches toward space atop Bezos' rocket
Blue Origin Strahan This photo provided by Blue Origin shows, from left: Dylan Taylor, Lane Bess, Cameron Bess, Laura Shepard Churchley, Michael Strahan and Evan Dick. (Courtesy of Blue Origin via AP) (Uncredited)Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan hurtled toward space with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Saturday, sharing the ride with the daughter of America’s first astronaut. Bezos — who saw the six off from the launch and landing complex near Van Horn — named his company’s New Shepard rocket after him. Bezos, who founded Amazon six years before Blue Origin, was on the debut launch in July. Blue Origin originally targeted Thursday for the launch, but high wind forced a delay.
wftv.comMichael Strahan rockets to the edge of space on Blue Origin
VAN HORN, Texas — Former NFL defensive star Michael Strahan rocketed into space Saturday morning with five other passengers, including the eldest daughter of America’s first astronaut. >> Read more trending newsAfter several short delays, the Blue Origin spacecraft lifted off from the company’s launch facilities near Van Horn, Texas, at 10:01 a.m. EST. Joining Strahan on the 10-minute trip into space was Laura Shepard Churchley, the oldest daughter of America’s first astronaut, Alan Shepard. Four paying passengers included include Dylan Taylor, a space industry executive and philanthropist; Evan Dick, an investor; Lane Bess, Bess Ventures founder; and Cameron Bess, Lane Bess’ child, according to “Good Morning America.” Lane Bess and Cameron Bess became the first parent and child to fly into space together. >> Michael Strahan’s space journey delayed until Saturday due to high windsIt was the first time company filled all six seats on its New Shepard rocket and capsule, CNN reported.
wftv.comMichael Strahan's Blue Origin Launch on New Shepard: Live updates
On Dec. 11, 2021, Blue Origin will launch former NFL football player and Good Morning America host Michael Strahan to space alongside five crewmates on the New Shepard rocket's NS-19 mission. Liftoff is set for 9:45 a.m. EST (1445 GMT) with a live webcast to begin at 8:15 a.m. EST (1315 GMT). Strahan will launch on a suborbital flight on New Shepard with Laura Shepard Churchley, eldest daughter of famed NASA astronaut Alan Shepard, and paying passengers Dylan Taylor, Evan Dick, Lane Bess and Cameron Bess.See the latest updates of Blue Origin's Michael Strahan launch here.
space.comBlue Origin poised to send NFL, TV's Strahan into space
Blue Origin Strahan This photo provided by Blue Origin shows, from left: Dylan Taylor, Lane Bess, Cameron Bess, Laura Shepard Churchley, Michael Strahan and Evan Dick. (Courtesy of Blue Origin via AP) (Uncredited)Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, is about to send former NFL great Michael Strahan into space — with a football. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket is named for him. Bezos, who founded Amazon six years before Blue Origin, was on the debut launch in July. Blue Origin originally targeted Thursday for the launch, but high wind forced a delay.
wftv.comHappening Saturday: Michael Strahan is going to space
ORLANDO, Fla. — TV celebrity and former football great Michael Strahan will rocket into space Saturday morning. Strahan was supposed to blast off Thursday from West Texas with five others for the 10-minute flight. But on Wednesday, Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, bumped the launch to Saturday because of high wind. The six space tourists will launch aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, 60 years after its namesake’s pioneering Mercury flight. Photos: Michael Strahan through the yearsBezos strapped in for the first passenger flight in July.
wftv.comFAA: No more commercial astronaut wings, too many launching
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, they are no longer present commercial astronaut wings starting next year, too many people are launching into space. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) (Tony Gutierrez)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — Heads up, future space travelers: No more commercial astronaut wings will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration after this year. The FAA said Friday it's clipping its astronaut wings because too many people are now launching into space. The FAA' s first commercial wings recipient was in 2004. While they may not get wings, future space tourists will get their names added to the FAA's official commercial astronaut list.
wftv.comFAA: No more commercial astronaut wings, too many launching
Heads up, future space travelers: No more commercial astronaut wings will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration after this year. The FAA said Friday it's clipping its astronaut wings because too many people are now launching into space and it's getting out of the astronaut designation business entirely. The news comes one day ahead of Blue Origin’s planned liftoff from West Texas with former NFL player and TV celebrity Michael Strahan. All 15 people who rocketed into space for the first time this year on private U.S. flights will be awarded their wings, according to the FAA.
news.yahoo.comThe daughter of the man who played golf on the moon is going to space: "It's just going to be thrilling"
"I'm excited to kind of be following in my father's footsteps, for starters," said Laura Shepard Churchley, 60 years after her father, Alan Shepard, became the first American to fly in space.
cbsnews.com9 things to do this weekend: Greg Warmoth Reindeer Run, holiday movie at Lake Eola & more
9 things to do this weekend (WFTV.com News Staff)ORLANDO, Fla. — Are you looking for something to do this weekend? Thousands of people will run and walk through SeaWorld for the Greg Warmoth Reindeer Run. Thousands of residents and visitors are expected to attend the holiday event full of music, dancing, and thousands of holiday lights. READ: Your guide to holiday events in Central FloridaAn outdoor movie night at Wekiva Island is happening this weekend. Central Floridians can rock in the holidays with the popular strings super-group “Violectric” at the annual holiday show.
wftv.comMichael Strahan’s space journey delayed until Saturday due to high winds
>> Read more trending newsStrahan, 50, who currently is a co-host on “Good Morning America,” will have to wait until Saturday before rocketing into space with five other passengers on Blue Origin, USA Today reported. The latest flight from Jeff Bezos’ space travel company is now scheduled to lift off at 8:45 a.m. CST from West Texas, Blue Origin said in a news release. JUST IN: The launch of @blueorigin #NS19, carrying the #NewShepard team including @michaelstrahan, is now delayed until this Saturday at 945amET due to forecasted winds. LATEST: https://t.co/lIiilhhTFS pic.twitter.com/zYaPhu9gwx — Good Morning America (@GMA) December 8, 2021“Astronauts will complete training today and weather remains as the only gating factor for launch,” the release stated. >> Michael Strahan will be on next Blue Origin flightAmong those joining Strahan on the 10-minute trip into space is Laura Shepard Churchley, the oldest daughter of America’s first astronaut, Alan Shepard.
wftv.comHigh wind delays Michael Strahan's space trip with 5 others
TV celebrity and former football great Michael Strahan is going to have to wait another few days before rocketing into space. But on Wednesday, Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, bumped the launch to Saturday because of high wind. But on Wednesday, Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, bumped the launch to Saturday because of high wind. The six space tourists will launch aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, 60 years after its namesake's pioneering Mercury flight. It will be Blue Origin's third launch with people on board.
wftv.comMichael Strahan will be on next Blue Origin flight
Blue Origin flight FILE PHOTO: This Jan. 19, 2020 file photo shows Michael Strahan before the NFL NFC Championship football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers in Santa Clara, Calif. Strahan will be among the crew on Blue Origin's next flight to space. The company said Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 that the Good Morning America co-host, who just turned 50 on Sunday, will join Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of Alan Shepard, on the flight. >> Read more trending newsStrahan announced on his show “Good Morning America” that he will be the next celebrity to board Jeff Bezos’s New Shepard spacecraft that sits atop the Blue Origin rocket. Four other paying customers will also be on the flight, which is the third made by Blue Origin this year. Previous coverage of Blue Origin:Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 10 New Shepard launch Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket sits on a spaceport launch pad near Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
wftv.comTyra Banks, Kevin Hart set for Black entrepreneurship event
LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Tyra Banks, Kevin Hart and Shaquille O’Neal are among the celebrities taking part in a live-streamed special intended to boost Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurship. Daymond John of TV's “Shark Tank” will host "Black Entrepreneurs Day” from New York City's Apollo Theater on Oct. 14 (7 p.m. EDT). It will be available through John's Facebook page and across Facebook channels. Black entrepreneurs and small business owners nationwide are eligible to seek a share of the more than $200,000 contributed by the event's corporate sponsors. The application window for about eight NAACP-administered grants is open through Sept. 28 at BlackEntrepreneursDay.com, with recipients to be announced during the event.
wftv.comCountry star Morgan Wallen addresses his use of racial slur
Music-Morgan Wallen FILE - Morgan Wallen arrives at the 53rd annual CMA Awards on Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Wallen said it was ignorant of him to use a racial slur. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) (Evan Agostini)NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (AP) — In his first interview in six months, disgraced country star Morgan Wallen said it was ignorant of him to use a racial slur. He was disqualified from the Academy of Country Music Awards, but remains eligible for several awards at the upcoming Country Music Association Awards. “I don’t know how to put myself in their shoes because I’m not, you know, but I do understand," Wallen said. When asked if country music overall had a problem with race, Wallen responded, “It would seem that way, yeah.
wftv.comNYC steakhouse stunt: A wax Don Draper hanging at the bar
A wax statue of actor John Hamm stands by the bar with a drink at Peter Luger Steakhouse on Friday, Feb, 26, 2021, in New York. The statue, on loan from Madame Tussauds, will help fill out the restaurant during COVID-19 occupancy restrictions. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)NEW YORK – It’s a promotion that could be straight out of the “Mad Men” Don Draper playbook. Other figures on loan from Madame Tussauds include Michael Strahan, Jimmy Fallon, Al Roker and Audrey Hepburn in Holly Golightly of “Breakfast at Tiffany's” mode. After that, they'll return to the recently reopened Madame Tussauds in midtown Manhattan.
Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson top Hall of Fame candidates
More than two decades ago Charles Woodson beat out Peyton Manning for a prestigious college award. On Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, they likely will share an even more impressive football honor: entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)More than two decades ago, Charles Woodson beat out Peyton Manning for a prestigious college award. On Saturday, they likely will share an even more impressive football honor: entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. When everybody is seeing it through the same eyes, it is a great way to play a football game.
Michael Strahan tests positive for COVID-19
Pro football Hall of Famer and "Good Morning America" co-host Michael Strahan has tested positive for COVID-19, his co-host Robin Roberts announced on Thursday. "We know that you have noticed that Michael has not been here with us this week," Roberts said. Michael Strahan has tested positive for COVID-19 and is at home quarantining, "GMA" co-host Robin Roberts said. Strahan, a former defensive end for the New York Giants, is the latest high-profile figure to reveal a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Last year, Stephanopoulos tested positive after his wife, Ali Wentworth, had been battling COVID-19.
cbsnews.comMichael Strahan tests positive for COVID-19
Pro football Hall of Famer and "Good Morning America" co-host Michael Strahan has tested positive for COVID-19, his co-host Robin Roberts announced on Thursday. "We know that you have noticed that Michael has not been here with us this week," Roberts said. Michael Strahan has tested positive for COVID-19 and is at home quarantining, "GMA" co-host Robin Roberts said. Strahan, a former defensive end for the New York Giants, is the latest high-profile figure to reveal a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Last year, Stephanopoulos tested positive after his wife, Ali Wentworth, had been battling COVID-19.
cbsnews.comAP sources: Michael Strahan tests positive for COVID-19
FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 file photo, Former New York Giant Michael Strahan poses for a picture at the opening of "NFL Experience" in Times Square, New York. Pro Football Hall of Famer and Good Morning America host Michael Strahan has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-quarantining, according to people familiar with the situation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)Pro Football Hall of Famer and “Good Morning America” host Michael Strahan has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-quarantining, according to people familiar with the situation. Strahan, who also provides analysis on the “Fox NFL Sunday” pregame show, appeared remotely during last Sunday’s NFC championship game. The 49-year-old Strahan has been absent from the ABC morning show all week and it remains uncertain when he will be on again.
Al Pacino, Tina Fey to appear in 'Heroes of New York' lineup
NEW YORK – Al Pacino, Tina Fey and Eli Manning will join a star-studded lineup to celebrate the selfless acts of New Yorkers. Robin Hood and iHeartRadio announced a collaboration Thursday to present “Heroes of New York,” which will air Dec. 1 on television and radio stations in New York. The show will feature musical performances from Mariah Carey, Tony Bennett and Andra Day. Carey will perform a medley, Bennett will sing “Smile” and Day will perform “Silent Night.”Other special guests include Jon Stewart, Kevin Bacon, Mariano Rivera, Michael Strahan, Ryan Seacrest and Tracy Morgan. In May, the New York-based poverty fighting organization, Robin Hood, and iHeartMedia held the “Rise Up New York!” telethon.
Daytime Emmys go virtual in age of coronavirus pandemic
FILE - In this June 27, 2010 file photo, a view of the stage appears at the 37th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas. The 47th annual Daytime Emmy Awards will air on Friday, June 26 at 8 PM EST/PST. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison, File)LOS ANGELES The coronavirus pandemic has turned daily life into a drama of untold proportions. The 47th annual awards are back on a broadcast network for the first time since 2011 after being relegated to cable or streaming in recent years. ABC's General Hospital headed into the show with a leading 23 nominations, including best daytime drama, lead actress nods for Finola Hughes and Maura West, and lead actor nods for Steve Burton and Jon Lindstrom.
Latest on "Live!" co-host controversy
People Magazine reports that the daytime talk show hosts are expected to part ways earlier than anticipated. While Michael Strahan was originally expected to stay on "Live!" until the end of September, it seems like his last show might actually be this Friday.
cbsnews.comKelly Ripa a no-show after Michael Strahan announces he's leaving
"Live" Host Kelly Ripa was absent from her talkshow today, one day after co-host Michael Strahan announced he's leaving for Good Morning America. Strahan was forced to awkwardly announce his departure from the show Wednesday with guest fill-in Ana Gasteyer.
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