US EditionBlue Origin Space Trip: Gayle King Reacts to Becoming a Meme
- On April 14, 2025, Gayle King, Katy Perry, and others participated in a Blue Origin sub-orbital space mission.
- Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin's founder and Sánchez's fiancé, funded the flight, which aimed to be the first all-female crewed spaceflight since 1963.
- The New Shepard mission NS-31 launched from West Texas, carrying King, Perry, Bowe, Nguyen, Flynn and Sánchez to the Kármán line.
- King became a meme due to her apprehensive facial expressions before launch, but she stated, "Anybody that's criticizing it doesn't really understand what is happening here."
- Despite her initial fears, King completed the 10-minute, 21-second flight and said, "I'm so glad to be back on Earth," later kissing the ground.
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Gayle King’s terrified pre-launch expression has the memes coming in at warp speed
Welcome back to Earth, Gayle King!On Monday, April 14, the Blue Origin (a company founded by Jeff Bezos) completed its 11th human spaceflight to the Kármán line, a spot 62 miles above the planet separating Earth’s atmosphere and space. The all-female expedition launched Gayle King and Katy Perry to the Kármán line alongside Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez. The ten-minute and eleven-second space trip was livestreamed…
Gayle King Explains Her Blue Origin Flight Face That Became a Meme
Gayle King has responded to the viral online memes poking fun at the footage that was taken of her just moments before she boarded her Blue Origin flight to space. On Monday, King participated alongside Katy Perry, Amanda Nguyen, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe and Kerianne Flynn in a mission to sub-orbital space conducted as part of Blue Origin’s New Shepard space tourism program. Funded by Sánchez’s fiancé and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, the fl…
Gayle King's Anxious Expression Before Space Flight Goes Viral—And It's A Whole Mood
Well they did it—it took all of 10 minutes, but Jeff Bezos' handpicked all-female crew flew into space for a hot second on Monday aboard one of his Blue Origin rockets. And judging by her face as the crew boarded, CBS Mornings host Gayle King was not all that keen on going. In addition to King, the crew was composed of aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn, activist Amanda Nguyen, pop star Katy Perry, and pilot (and Bezos' …
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