The daughter of the first US astronaut, Alan Shepard, has blasted into space – 60 years after her father’s flight.
Laura Shepard Churchley, 74, was one of six people to make the trip onboard a commercial spacecraft launched by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company.
The passengers were briefly able to experience zero gravity on the sub-orbital flight.
The flight was the third launched by Blue Origin in 2021 as it seeks to capture the space tourism market.
