Good Morning America co-anchor and NFL hall of fame member Michael Strahan is ready for blast-off.
He'll be joining Laura Shepard Churchley - eldest daughter of the first man in space Alan Shepard - and four other private passengers on Blue Origin's next flight into space. Take-off is scheduled for December 9, 2021.
The news was announced in a special segment on GMA, which also showed Strahan preparing for his trip by testing out the flight seat and trying on his spacesuit.
The former New York Giants player, 50, will be traveling with Jeff Bezos's space exploration company Blue Origin.
His craft - the New Shephard - is the third of its kind to shuttle humans into space this year and takes its name from the pioneering astronaut. It will launch from Texas with six passengers, including the first father and son to travel to space together.
Strahan said that he was invited to be a member of the crew after he covered Blue Origin's first flight in July, adding that he agreed immediately.
GMA will cover Strahan and his fellow crew members as they prepare for the launch, but will not have any special access to the flight itself.
The first private space flight was launched in July by Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, with Branson himself on board. Bezos followed nine days later on Blue Origin's first shuttle, which had a crew of just four people.
Last month, Blue Origin's second flight launched Star Trek star William Shatner into space. At 90, Shatner became the oldest person ever to travel on a space rocket.
SpaceX - Elon Musk's space exploration company - launched their first off-planet voyage in mid-September. Unlike Bezos and Branson, Musk did not join his crew.
