Blue Origin’s next mission to space will be solely composed of women, including multiple celebrities.
CBS News journalist Gayle King, recording artist Katy Perry, and pilot Lauren Sánchez, who is engaged to Amazon founder and Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos, will be part of the six person crew. Bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen will also be part of the group, along with former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe film producer Kerianne Flynn.
King reacted to the announcement this morning, telling her co-hosts that she’s “so afraid,” but also “so excited about it.”
She went on to say she never dreamed of going to space, but eventually her kids and her friend Oprah Winfrey helped change her mind. “I don’t know how to explain being terrified and excited at the same time,” King said of the upcoming mission. “It’s like how I felt about to deliver a baby.”
