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paragraph_text: Lauren Wendy Sánchez (born December 19, 1969) is an American journalist. She is a licensed pilot and founder of Black Ops Aviation. In 2023, she became engaged to Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.
  
  Sánchez has been a guest host on The View, co-host on KTTV Fox 11's Good Day L.A. and anchor on the Fox 11 News at Ten, and anchor and special correspondent on Extra. She has also been a regular contributor on shows including Larry King Live, The Joy Behar Show and Showbiz Tonight.
  
  In 2024, Sánchez released her debut children's book, The Fly Who Flew to Space, which became a New York Times bestseller.
  
  On February 27, 2025, it was announced that Sánchez would be one of the passengers for Blue Origin 's eleventh flight to space under the New Shepard program, along with Katy Perry, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Kerianne Flynn and fellow journalist Gayle King. Blue Origin NS-31 's sub-orbital mission took place on April 14, 2025, making Sánchez and King the first female journalists to fly to space.
  
  Lauren Wendy Sánchez (born December 19, 1969) is an American journalist. She is a licensed pilot and founder of Black Ops Aviation. In 2023, she became engaged to Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.
  
  Sánchez has been a guest host on The View, co-host on KTTV Fox 11's Good Day L.A. and anchor on the Fox 11 News at Ten, and anchor and special correspondent on Extra. She has also been a regular contributor on shows including Larry King Live, The Joy Behar Show and Showbiz Tonight.
  
  In 2024, Sánchez released her debut children's book, The Fly Who Flew to Space, which became a New York Times bestseller.
  
  On February 27, 2025, it was announced that Sánchez would be one of the passengers for Blue Origin 's eleventh flight to space under the New Shepard program, along with Katy Perry, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Kerianne Flynn and fellow journalist Gayle King. Blue Origin NS-31 's sub-orbital mission took place on April 14, 2025, making Sánchez and King the first female journalists to fly to space.