{"id":6077,"date":"2026-07-14T18:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6077"},"modified":"2026-07-14T18:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:30:54","slug":"gayle-king-reveals-blue-origin-crews-next-mission-after-visiting-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6077","title":{"rendered":"Gayle King reveals Blue Origin crew\u2019s next mission after visiting space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">  <img width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gayle-king-reveals-blue-origin-next-mission-after-space-trip.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"cbs mornings anchor gayle king face shot\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gayle-king-reveals-blue-origin-next-mission-after-space-trip.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gayle-king-reveals-blue-origin-next-mission-after-space-trip.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gayle-king-reveals-blue-origin-next-mission-after-space-trip.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-588640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gayle King and her crewmates have another mission planned. Pic credit: CBS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now that Gayle King and her crewmates have returned to Earth, they are already planning their next mission.<\/p>\n<p>The CBS Mornings star and five other women participated in a historic and controversial Blue Origin New Shepard rocket flight to an area considered space several weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the current economic climate and the fact that Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos also founded Blue Origin, backlash arrived and continued towards Gayle and others involved in the mission.<\/p>\n<p>Gayle\u2019s crewmates included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/celebrity\/katy-perrys-team-wants-apology-from-wendys-over-blatantly-inappropriate-comment-about-space-flight\/\">singer Katy Perry<\/a>, filmmaker Kerianne Flynn, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, and author Lauren Sanchez.<\/p>\n<p>While the women celebrated their journey, online naysayers and celebrity critics continued to slam them for the trip. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/tv\/gayle-kings-space-flight-defended-by-jersey-shores-vinny-guadagnino\/\">one Jersey Shore star<\/a> seemingly defended them.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the ongoing uproar, Gayle and her crewmates seem to be moving on, including plans for another mission for the Blue Origin crew.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gayle revealed the Blue Origin crew\u2019s next big mission<\/h2>\n<p>While at the 19th annual TIME100 Gala, Gayle had much to say about the experience of flying to space with five other women. She spoke about the uniqueness of the women involved and their bonding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was Katy, and it was Lauren, it was names you know, but to me, Amanda Nguyen, Aisha Bowe, Carrie Anne Flynn, these women who were rocket scientists\u2026 astrophysicists . . . filmmakers and all their backstories, that to me was such a bonding experience for all of us. We\u2019ll never forget it,\u201d Gayle told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gayle King says space flight was thrilling and a little terrifying\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VjbZxfKJcVI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launched and returned on April 14. With the initial 11-minute trip to and from space completed, everyone is likely wondering if Gayle and her crewmates will next visit the moon. <\/p>\n<p>However, she and her Blue Origin crew won\u2019t be betting back into their rocket anytime soon. Instead, they have other plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were on a text chain today saying, we need to all go to Katy\u2019s concert. Which city can we go and when? That\u2019s our next group activity,\u201d she shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/katy-perry-blue-origin-space-flight-gayle-king-crews-mission\">Fox News Digital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katy is wearing a space-themed costume on her global tour<\/h2>\n<p>After leaving American Idol as a judge, Katy started her worldwide Lifetimes tour<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">. Performances feature her in a hi-tech spacesuit costume that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-14653921\/Katy-Perry-blasted-taking-trip-space-far-C3P0-inspired-tour-costume.html\" target=\"_blank\">UK\u2019s Daily Mail<\/a>\u00a0said is Star Wars-themed,<\/span> like the shiny robot character C-3PO.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>As of this writing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katyperry.com\/\">Katy\u2019s tour<\/a> is in Mexico, but she\u2019ll return to the United States on May 7 for a performance in Houston, Texas. Some upcoming stops include Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Gayle\u2019s home base is typically New York with CBS Mornings, so she might have to wait until August if she and her crewmates want to see the show in her region. However, the crew assembled in Texas to launch into space with Blue Origin, which could work as a reunion site sooner.<\/p>\n<p>Like Gayle, Katy also received criticism for going to space. Even Wendy\u2019s made jabs at her for the space trip.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gayle King expressed the goals of Blue Origin to help others<\/h2>\n<p>In previous remarks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monstersandcritics.com\/tv\/gayle-king-calls-out-her-space-flight-critics-have-you-been\/\">Gayle defended herself<\/a> and her crewmates from the severe backlash they received from critics. She said the trip wasn\u2019t \u201cfrivolous\u201d and mentioned that Blue Origin was looking for ways to remove waste from the Earth and put it somewhere in space.<\/p>\n<p>That wasn\u2019t necessarily related to what the women did on their April 14 trip, which lasted 11 minutes. Instead, videos surfaced of them having fun with weightlessness in the capsule and other moments as they looked out windows to enjoy the scenery from space.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch: Blue Origin&amp;apos;s first all-women flight crew launches to space\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RsXKGoG3Lpg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to Gayle, technology continues to advance rapidly in interesting ways, including potential space travel for anyone who wants to participate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal, I know, is to one day that everybody can experience it, who wants to, and I don\u2019t think that\u2019s such a far-fetched idea,\u201d she said amid the continuing backlash.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that the deposit for consideration to travel on Blue Origin\u2019s rocket is $150,000, per Fox News Digital. 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