{"id":19263,"date":"2025-04-14T11:09:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T11:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/blue-origin-flight-will-take-6-women-including-gayle-king-and-katy-perry-to-space\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T11:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T11:09:18","slug":"blue-origin-flight-will-take-6-women-including-gayle-king-and-katy-perry-to-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/blue-origin-flight-will-take-6-women-including-gayle-king-and-katy-perry-to-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Origin Flight Will Take 6 Women, Including Gayle King and Katy Perry, to Space"},"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 data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The broadcast journalist Gayle King and the singer Katy Perry were set to make a brief trip into space on Monday on a flight operated by Jeff Bezos\u2019 private company, Blue Origin. It would be the first time an all-female crew has been to space since 1963.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Their flight, on Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard rocket, was scheduled to take off from Blue Origin\u2019s Launch Site One in West Texas, about 120 miles southeast of El Paso. The launch could take place as early as 9:30 a.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It will be the 11th human flight for the New Shepard program, which has flown 52 people, including repeat astronauts, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fd1o72l87sylvqg.cloudfront.net%2Fblue-origin%2FNewShepard_Mission-Profile.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">above the K\u00e1rm\u00e1n line<\/a>, the internationally recognized boundary of space about 62 miles (100 kilometers) above Earth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Flights on the New Shepard rocket, which provide for a few minutes of weightlessness, do not have a pilot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Bezos\u2019 fianc\u00e9e, Lauren S\u00e1nchez, a former broadcast journalist, was also set to be on board the flight, called the NS-31 mission. The couple\u2019s wedding <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dylanbyers\/status\/1903515411771224229?s=46\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">is reportedly<\/a> set for this summer in Venice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/us\/blue-origin-mission-crew-katy-perry-gayle-king.html\" title=\"\">The other passengers<\/a> are Aisha Bowe, a former rocket scientist at NASA who told <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a64341516\/blue-origin-female-flight-crew-space-interview-2025\/?utm_source=instagram&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=likeshopme&amp;utm_content=www.instagram.com\/p\/DH8XfRJOmN1\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Elle magazine<\/a> that she is the first person of Bahamian heritage to go to space; Kerianne Flynn, a film producer; and Amanda Nguyen, a bioastronautics research scientist and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/15\/books\/review\/amanda-nguyen-saving-five.html\" title=\"\">prominent advocate for sexual assault survivors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Nguyen would be the first Vietnamese woman to go to space, according to Blue Origin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s a dream come true, and for me it was a dream deferred,\u201d Ms. Nguyen told Elle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She said that she had worked at NASA and studied astrophysics, but turned her focus to activism after she was sexually assaulted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cGender-based violence is a big reason why so many women in STEM don\u2019t continue on with their training, and I was one of those women,\u201d she said, referring to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It is the first spaceflight to have an all-female crew since Valentina Tereshkova flew solo <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1963\/06\/17\/archives\/first-woman-in-space-valentina-vladimirovna-tereshkova-friends-call.html\" title=\"\">in 1963<\/a> for the Soviet Union on the Vostok 6 and became the first woman to reach space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But some critics have chafed at the suggestion that the all-female crew represented a moment of feminist progress. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/20\/science\/cost-to-fly-blue-origin-bezos.html\" title=\"\">The New Shepard program<\/a>, the centerpiece of Blue Origin\u2019s space tourism business, is an avenue for the wealthy, powerful and well-connected to go to space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Olivia Munn, an actress, called the trip \u201ca bit gluttonous\u201d during a guest hosting appearance on \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/olivia-munn-perplexed-gluttonous-blue-origin-space-flight-11709215\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Today with Jenna &amp; Friends<\/a>\u201d this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI know this is not the cool thing to say, but there are so many other things that are so important in the world right now,\u201d Ms. Munn said. \u201cWhat are you guys going to do up in space?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In an interview on \u201cCBS Mornings\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/gayle-king-opens-up-before-spaceflight-im-looking-forward-to-just-floating-in-space\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">aired on Friday<\/a>, a host, Vladimir Duthiers, asked Ms. King if she was concerned that the flight was an advertisement for Mr. Bezos, the founder of Amazon. Mr. Duthiers noted that Mr. Bezos has been under scrutiny because of business practices at Amazon and his ownership of The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/16\/business\/economy\/amazon-warehouse-injuries.html\" title=\"\">Warehouse workers<\/a> and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/10\/business\/economy\/amazon-delivery-drivers-labor-nlrb.html\" title=\"\">delivery drivers<\/a> for Amazon have complained about unsafe working conditions. In 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/09\/26\/technology\/ftc-amazon.html\" title=\"\">sued Amazon<\/a>, accusing it of protecting a monopoly over online retail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At The Washington Post, there has been <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/15\/business\/media\/washington-post-employees-jeff-bezos-letter.html\" title=\"\">a wave of resignations<\/a> in recent months amid concerns about leadership, including <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/10\/business\/media\/washington-post-ruth-marcus-resigns.html\" title=\"\">Mr. Bezos\u2019 decision<\/a> to reorient the newspaper\u2019s opinion section to advocate \u201cpersonal liberties and free markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cListen, it is troubling to me, too,\u201d Ms. King said. \u201cThere have been some questions and decisions that he\u2019s made that I\u2019ve actually gone, \u2018huh?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cBut I think in this particular case, Vlad, this is so much bigger than one man and one company,\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019ve chosen to separate the two.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Bezos has spent billions of dollars on Blue Origin and has spoken about how he envisions a future where humans live <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/11\/science\/blue-origin-jeff-bezos-new-glenn-launch.html\" title=\"\">in colonies in space<\/a>. 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