{"id":18361,"date":"2025-04-09T17:29:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/tom-hanks-bill-nye-the-science-guy-and-others-wish-gayle-king-luck-before-blue-origin-space-flight\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T17:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:29:37","slug":"tom-hanks-bill-nye-the-science-guy-and-others-wish-gayle-king-luck-before-blue-origin-space-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/tom-hanks-bill-nye-the-science-guy-and-others-wish-gayle-king-luck-before-blue-origin-space-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hanks, Bill Nye the Science Guy and others wish Gayle King luck before Blue Origin space flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>With just days remaining before her historic <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cbs-mornings-co-host-gayle-king-blue-origin-space-flight-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">journey to space<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on a women-led Blue Origin space flight, &#8220;CBS Mornings&#8221; host<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/gayle-king\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"> Gayle King<\/a> received an emotional sendoff.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;CBS Mornings&#8221; co-hosts Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil surprised King with a special &#8220;Talk of the Table&#8221; segment on Tuesday, sharing a short video filled with advice and well wishes from celebrities and friends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s not in the script here,&#8221; commented King before Dokoupil directed the team to &#8220;roll the tape.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While King admitted she&#8217;s still very overwhelmed by the upcoming mission, she said she&#8217;s also really excited and thanked everyone for the sweet words. &#8220;That was so nice! That was really nice. Thank you, thank you,&#8221; she said after watching the video.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at some of the special messages people shared ahead of King&#8217;s epic space journey on April 14.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Celebrities, TV hosts, educators and more<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;First of all, Gayle, do not unbuckle until they say you can unbuckle,&#8221; advised actor Tom Hanks. &#8220;Get over to a window as soon as possible. And linger there as long as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an adventure of a lifetime. Something you never done before and you will never do again. Embrace the journey,&#8221; said &#8220;Star Trek&#8221; icon <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/william-shatner-gayle-king-all-women-space-crew\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">William Shatner,<\/a><\/span> who traveled to space himself in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;ll be an astronaut,&#8221; said Bill Nye, science educator and television host. &#8220;Here&#8217;s wishing you a safe journey and the joy of discovery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you feel queasy, don&#8217;t throw up because it will float in the air and get in everybody&#8217;s hair, and that&#8217;s nasty,&#8221; warned American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s wild, Gayle. You&#8217;re putting a lot of trust in these people. But we have trust in you,&#8221; said Megan Rapinoe, a retired American professional soccer player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Best of luck. Can&#8217;t wait to pick your brain as soon as you get home. Bye!&#8221; said actress and host Drew Barrymore.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gayle, we could go to Space Mountain. I could take you to Six Flags and you can get on a roller coaster or go to the carnival and get on a rocket ship,&#8221; said Kevin Frazier, co-host of &#8220;Entertainment Tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To infinity and beyond,&#8221; said co-host of &#8220;Entertainment Tonight&#8221; Nischelle Turner. &#8220;One small step for Gayle King, one giant step for us journalists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;CBS Mornings&#8221; family<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Hi, Gayle! Gayle, you&#8217;re going to space,&#8221; said Burleson. &#8220;And remember, keep your eyes open.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You get to do this thing and come back and tell a story that only you can tell,&#8221; added Dokoupil.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re going to space and we&#8217;re so excited for you,&#8221; added &#8220;CBS Mornings&#8221; featured host Vladimir Duthiers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gayle, we are so proud of you. I know this is not easy, but you can do it. We love you. Take a picture up there,&#8221; said &#8220;CBS Mornings Plus&#8221; co-host Adriana Diaz.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Astronauts and space travelers offer advice<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;I cannot wait for you and I to take a ride to space,&#8221; said Aisha Bowe, a former NASA rocket scientist and tech founder, who will become the first person of Bahamian heritage to travel to space, when she rides with King. &#8220;All systems are go. Countdown to launch starts now.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know you&#8217;re a little nervous. I was, too. That&#8217;s natural. We are putting our bodies on rockets,&#8221; said Emily Calandrelli, who traveled to space aboard Blue Origin&#8217;s New Shepard rocket in 2024. &#8220;They will give you a maximum absorbency garment, aka, an adult diaper, you&#8217;ll be fine.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Seeing the Earth from space is just incredible,&#8221; said Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut. &#8220;Once you go to space, you get the question all of us get: &#8216;Did you see any aliens?&#8217; This is my alien. His name is Paul.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Enjoy the ride up. Should be exciting. And I wish you and your crewmates well,&#8221; said retired American astronaut Scott Kelly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Take in each microsecond of the experience. The beauty, the awe and wonder,&#8221; added veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson, who has logged more time in space than any American or any woman worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be awesome. It&#8217;s amazing. 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