A man with Bay Area ties will be on the next flight!
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Blue Origin announced this morning that Dr. Chris Boshuizen will be part of the crew taking off October 12.
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He's pictured on the left -- in these photos shared Blue Origin showing the crew so far.
Boshuizen is a former NASA Ames employee whose current company, Planet Labs, is headquartered in San Francisco.
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The other two astronauts will be announced in the coming days.
One of those is expected to be actor William Shatner.