The broadcast journalist went to space and back aboard the first all-women Blue Origin flight on April 14.
Every time a flight goes up, they get some punch in of information."
King said she wishes that “people would do more due diligence” before criticizing.
Gayle King arrives back on Earth following the Blue Origin space flight on April 14, 2025.Credit:Blue Origin/Youtube
“And then my question is, Have yall been to space?'
We actually duplicated the route that Alan Shepard did.”
“No one said, ‘He took that ride,'” she continued.
Lauren Sanchez, Amanda Nguyen, Katy Perry, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, and Kerianne Flynn pose for a photo before their Blue Origin space flight on April 14, 2025.X ACCOUNT OF BLUE ORIGIN/AFP via Getty
They took flight around 9:30 a.m.
There’s a lot of people who can’t even afford eggs.
Oh my God, if they bring eggs into space!"
Watch King discuss the expedition above.
