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'''MeepsKitten'''<!-- Note: MeepsKitten appears to be genderfluid and uses he/his, she/her, and they/them pronouns interchangeably. I've used he/him as that is listed first in Twitter bio and is how he is referred to in most sources. --> (real name '''Cameron Bess'''; born December 29, 1997<ref>{{cite tweet |user=MeepsKitten |number=1475973850957451265 |title=I was born at 8:28am EST on December 29th 1997 |last=Bess |first=Cameron |date=2021-12-28 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref>) is a [[furry]] [[Twitch.tv|Twitch]] streamer and [[YouTube|YouTuber]], best known for having visited space as a [[w:Space Tourism|space tourist]] aboard [[w:Blue Origin NS-19|Blue Origin NS-19]] on December 11, 2021. <br />
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As a Twitch streamer, MeepsKitten typically uses a [[w:VTuber|VTuber]] avatar of his [[fursona]]. He is a member of [[Wild Abandon]].<br />
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== Spaceflight ==<br />
[[File:Blueorigin-ns19-crew-portrait.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|MeepsKitten ''(far right)'' on board NS-19.]]<br />
MeepsKitten first announced that they were going to space in a video posted November 23, 2021.<ref name="GoingToSpace">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10qQeCCe3xw |title=I'm Going to Space (Not Clickbait) |author=MeepsKitten |date=2021-11-23 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> Originally intended to launch on the December 9, the flight was delayed due to high winds.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.satnews.com/2021/12/09/adverse-weather-conditions-delay-blue-origins-ns-19-mission-launch/ |title=Adverse Weather Conditions Delay Blue Origin’s NS-19 Mission Launch |work=Satnews |date=2021-12-09 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> It successfully launched on December 11. At the time of launch, MeepsKitten was the first openly furry space tourist,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/space/cameron-bess-furry-blue-origin-dad-b1973915.html |title=Cameron Bess: The furry influencer launching into space on board Blue Origin flight |work=[[w:The Independent|The Independent]] |first=Andrew |last=Griffin |date=2021-12-10 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> first openly [[pansexual]] space tourist,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/cameron-bess-becomes-first-pansexual-person-go-space/ |title=Cameron Bess becomes first out pansexual person to go into space |work=[[w:LGBTQ Nation|LGBTQ Nation]] |first=Juwan J. |last=Holmes |date=2021-12-11 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> youngest American space tourist, and half of the first parent-and-child spaceflight with his father, [[w:Lane Bess|Lane Bess]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.space.com/blue-origin-ns19-shepard-strahan-passengers |title=Blue Origin to fly 1st astronaut's daughter, GMA host Michael Strahan on New Shepard spaceflight |work=[[w:Space.com|Space.com]] |first=Robert Z. |last=Pearlman |date=2021-11-23 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> While in space, MeepsKitten revealed that he had the word "[[furspeech|Meowdy]]" written on the palm of his hand.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=blueorigin |number=1469778517369888769 |title=The view from #NewShepard at apogee is something our #NS19 astronauts will never forget. Today’s flight featured a full capsule of six astronauts, each with their own window seat. |author=Blue Origin |author-link=w:Blue Origin |date=2021-12-11 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> Included in the items that accompanied him to space were a paw from his [[fursuit]], the pansexual pride flag, and a vinyl copy of the single "Musician" by [[w:Porter Robinson|Porter Robinson]].<ref name="GoingToSpace" /><br />
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Following some outcry that paying to briefly fly above the [[w:Kármán line|Kármán line]] didn't constitute being an astronaut,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.flayrah.com/8517/furry-be-aboard-blue-origin-space-flight-december-11th |title=Furry to be aboard Blue Origin space flight - December 11th |author=Sonious |author-link=Sonious |work=[[Flayrah]] |date=2021-12-05 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> MeepsKitten received the [[w:Federal Aviation Administration|Federal Aviation Administration]]'s Commercial Space Astronaut Wings on February 16, 2022,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=MeepsKitten |number=1494101274945536001 |title=Tonight I was awarded with my FAA Commercial Astronaut Wings. It's truly an honor|first=Cameron |last=Bess |date=2021-12-28 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.faa.gov/space/licenses/human_spaceflight/recognition/ |title=FAA Commercial Human Spaceflight Recognition |work=Federal Aviation Administration |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> despite the award occurring several months after the FAA updated the requirements to obtain official astronaut status. This update amended the section: "To be eligible for FAA Commercial Space Astronaut Wings, commercial launch crewmembers must meet the following criteria:" to include the entry "Demonstrated activities during flight that were essential to public safety, or contributed to human space flight safety".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/FAA_Order_8800.2.pdf |title=FAA Order 8800.2 |work=FAA |date=2021-07-20 |access-date=2024-07-13}}</ref> During the flight, MeepsKitten performed no mission-critical duties.<br />
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== Fursona ==<br />
MeepsKitten's fursona is a '''mauve''' and blue [[cat]].<br />
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* [https://furaffinity.net/user/meepskitten MeepsKitten] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br />
* [https://www.twitter.com/meepskitten MeepsKitten] on [[Twitter]]<br />
* [https://www.twitch.tv/meepskitten MeepsKitten] on [[Twitch.tv]]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChqI51ou4cInzR4uN-v3Buw MeepsKitten] on [[YouTube]]<br />
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'''MeepsKitten'''<!-- Note: MeepsKitten appears to be genderfluid and uses he/his, she/her, and they/them pronouns interchangeably. I've used he/him as that is listed first in Twitter bio and is how he is referred to in most sources. --> (real name '''Cameron Bess'''; born December 29, 1997<ref>{{cite tweet |user=MeepsKitten |number=1475973850957451265 |title=I was born at 8:28am EST on December 29th 1997 |last=Bess |first=Cameron |date=2021-12-28 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref>) is a [[furry]] [[Twitch.tv|Twitch]] streamer and [[YouTube|YouTuber]], best known for having visited space as a [[w:Space Tourism|space tourist]] aboard [[w:Blue Origin NS-19|Blue Origin NS-19]] on December 11, 2021. <br />
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As a Twitch streamer, MeepsKitten typically uses a [[w:VTuber|VTuber]] avatar of his [[fursona]]. He is a member of [[Wild Abandon]].<br />
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== Spaceflight ==<br />
[[File:Blueorigin-ns19-crew-portrait.jpeg|300px|thumb|right|MeepsKitten ''(far right)'' on board NS-19.]]<br />
MeepsKitten first announced that they were going to space in a video posted November 23, 2021.<ref name="GoingToSpace">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10qQeCCe3xw |title=I'm Going to Space (Not Clickbait) |author=MeepsKitten |date=2021-11-23 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> Originally intended to launch on the December 9, the flight was delayed due to high winds.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.satnews.com/2021/12/09/adverse-weather-conditions-delay-blue-origins-ns-19-mission-launch/ |title=Adverse Weather Conditions Delay Blue Origin’s NS-19 Mission Launch |work=Satnews |date=2021-12-09 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> It successfully launched on December 11. At the time of launch, MeepsKitten was the first openly furry space tourist,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/space/cameron-bess-furry-blue-origin-dad-b1973915.html |title=Cameron Bess: The furry influencer launching into space on board Blue Origin flight |work=[[w:The Independent|The Independent]] |first=Andrew |last=Griffin |date=2021-12-10 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> first openly [[pansexual]] space tourist,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/cameron-bess-becomes-first-pansexual-person-go-space/ |title=Cameron Bess becomes first out pansexual person to go into space |work=[[w:LGBTQ Nation|LGBTQ Nation]] |first=Juwan J. |last=Holmes |date=2021-12-11 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> youngest American space tourist, and half of the first parent-and-child spaceflight with his father, [[w:Lane Bess|Lane Bess]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.space.com/blue-origin-ns19-shepard-strahan-passengers |title=Blue Origin to fly 1st astronaut's daughter, GMA host Michael Strahan on New Shepard spaceflight |work=[[w:Space.com|Space.com]] |first=Robert Z. |last=Pearlman |date=2021-11-23 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> While in space, MeepsKitten revealed that he had the word "[[furspeech|Meowdy]]" written on the palm of his hand.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=blueorigin |number=1469778517369888769 |title=The view from #NewShepard at apogee is something our #NS19 astronauts will never forget. Today’s flight featured a full capsule of six astronauts, each with their own window seat. |author=Blue Origin |author-link=w:Blue Origin |date=2021-12-11 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> Included in the items that accompanied him to space were a paw from his [[fursuit]], the pansexual pride flag, and a vinyl copy of the single "Musician" by [[w:Porter Robinson|Porter Robinson]].<ref name="GoingToSpace" /><br />
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Following some outcry that paying to briefly fly above the [[w:Kármán line|Kármán line]] didn't constitute being an astronaut,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.flayrah.com/8517/furry-be-aboard-blue-origin-space-flight-december-11th |title=Furry to be aboard Blue Origin space flight - December 11th |author=Sonious |author-link=Sonious |work=[[Flayrah]] |date=2021-12-05 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> MeepsKitten received the [[w:Federal Aviation Administration|Federal Aviation Administration]]'s Honorary Commercial Space Astronaut Wings on February 16, 2022,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=MeepsKitten |number=1494101274945536001 |title=Tonight I was awarded with my FAA Commercial Astronaut Wings. It's truly an honor|first=Cameron |last=Bess |date=2021-12-28 |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.faa.gov/space/licenses/human_spaceflight/recognition/ |title=FAA Commercial Human Spaceflight Recognition |work=Federal Aviation Administration |access-date=2022-01-03}}</ref> several months after the FAA updated the requirements to obtain official astronaut status. This update amended the section: "To be eligible for FAA Commercial Space Astronaut Wings, commercial launch crewmembers must meet the following criteria:" to include the entry "Demonstrated activities during flight that were essential to public safety, or contributed to human space flight safety"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/FAA_Order_8800.2.pdf |title=FAA Order 8800.2 |work=FAA |date=2021-07-20 |access-date=2024-07-13}}</ref>.<br />
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== Fursona ==<br />
MeepsKitten's fursona is a '''mauve''' and blue [[cat]].<br />
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* [https://furaffinity.net/user/meepskitten MeepsKitten] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br />
* [https://www.twitter.com/meepskitten MeepsKitten] on [[Twitter]]<br />
* [https://www.twitch.tv/meepskitten MeepsKitten] on [[Twitch.tv]]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChqI51ou4cInzR4uN-v3Buw MeepsKitten] on [[YouTube]]<br />
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