Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez
- Katy Perry and five other celebrities launched to space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket on April 16, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. ET from Texas.
- This mission features the first all-female crew since 1963, including journalist Gayle King and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, reaching above the Kármán line.
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Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez hit back at Blue Origin flight backlash
Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez responded Tuesday to their critics following Blue Origin‘s first all-female trip to space on Monday. The “CBS Mornings” anchor hit back at the recent backlash surrounding the the historic space flight, which also included Katy Perry, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn. “Anybody that’s criticizing doesn’t really understand what is happening here, King told People. “We can all speak to the response we’re get…
At What Point Has One Actually "Been To" Space?
On Monday, the singer Katy Perry, the TV personality Gayle King, Fight Club star Lauren Sánchez, and a few others took a 10-minute, 21-second ride aboard the New Shepard rocket operated by Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin aerospace company. For some brief period of time—a mere fraction of the flight's overall duration—the rocket and its inhabitants reportedly reached or exceeded 330,000 feet of altitude, or what is known as the Kármán Line, a popular bu…
Gayle King, Aisha Bowe and other Blue Origin crew members respond to criticism of their trip to space: ‘Any other questions?’
While many people applauded Blue Origin’s all-female crew for taking the quick trip to space, others were critical of the endeavor.
Gayle King And Lauren Sanchez Defend Trip To Space After Celebs Call Them Out
Blue-Origin-New-Shepard-rocket-lifts-off In case you missed it, the all-female Blue Origin crew made their 11-minute trip to space on Monday. Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez, Amanda Nguyen, Aisha Bowe, and Kerianne Flynn became the first all-female crew to go to space since Soviet astronaut Valentina Tereshkova did so in 1963. Of course, Tereshkova had to train for her space flight in an era where being strapped to a rocket was a little m…
Gayle King Hits Back at Haters of Blue Origin Space Mission
Gayle King’s still riding high after that nerve-wracking Blue Origin mission -- but she’s bringing it back down to Earth just a bit to clap back at the haters saying the money could be spent elsewhere. TMZ caught up with Gayle, and funny enough…
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