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“CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King conquered her fears Monday as she traveled to the edge of space with an all-women crew on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. Journeying to space isn’t something King said she ever dreamed of doing. Prior to the historic spaceflight, she even admitted she’s a nervous flyer. “I’m very safe right
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Blue Origin’s first all-women flight crew blasted off Monday on a journey 62 miles above Earth’s surface to the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space. The NS-31 mission marked the 11th human flight of Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard program. “I can’t even believe what I saw,” marveled “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King after
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Private companies have launched nearly 120 civilians to the edge of space, establishing a new frontier in travel. Space tourism is no longer science fiction, but science fact. Two companies – Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic – offer suborbital flights reaching approximately 50 to 60 miles above Earth. These journeys last
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“CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King is getting ready for a life-changing trip to the edge of space on Monday. King said she’s both “terrified and excited” to step aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket alongside a history-making all-women crew, whom she called fearless and inspiring. “These women are so badass. …They have such amazing life
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The countdown until a historic Blue Origin rocket launch, whose crew includes “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King, is just days away. Prior to liftoff, King spoke with “CBS Mornings” featured host Vladimir Duthiers, revealing how she feels about the opportunity to travel to space, her lingering questions and the support she’s received. King said she’s
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With just days remaining before her historic journey to space on a women-led Blue Origin space flight, “CBS Mornings” host Gayle King received an emotional sendoff. “CBS Mornings” co-hosts Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil surprised King with a special “Talk of the Table” segment on Tuesday, sharing a short video filled with advice and well wishes
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Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, speaking out at a news conference for the first time since returning to Earth after an extended 286-day stay in space, said Monday they did not blame Boeing for the spacecraft problems that effectively stranded them aboard the International Space Station. In fact, asked if he would fly
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More than three decades after making history aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, Dr. Mae Jemison continues to inspire the next wave of space travelers while championing science and education on Earth. Selected from among 2,000 applicants to NASA’s astronaut training program in 1987, Jemison was part of the first group of astronauts chosen after the Challenger
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Gayle King shares details about space launch “CBS Mornings” reveals launch plans for Gayle King’s trip to space on Blue Origin flight 02:21 For Gayle King, the sky is no longer the limit. “CBS Mornings” revealed on Thursday that the co-host will board Blue Origin’s next flight to the boundary of space in April. King will
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A lunar lander has completed its two-week mission and sent spectacular sunset images as a “final goodbye” back to Earth. The Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander was launched by Firefly Aerospace in mid-January and landed on the moon on March 2. It was the first successful commercial moon landing. The lander delivered 10 NASA
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