Broadcast journalist Gayle King and singer Katy Perry launched into space on Monday aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. This marks the first all-female space crew since 1963. The suborbital flight, the 11th for the New Shepard program, originated from West Texas and lasted several minutes, including a period of weightlessness. The flight is significant for its all-female crew and contribution to space exploration.

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