11 minutes in space: Meet the 6-woman crew of Blue Origin's 11th flight that takes off today

The trip, launching at 2.30pm BST (8.30am local time) on Monday, is expected to last around 11 minutes, and pass over the Karman line, 62 miles above Earth.

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Blue Origin, the space technology company owned by Jeff Bezos, will be sending an all-female team, including his fiance Lauren Sanchez, Katy Perry, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, and Kerianne Flynn, into space on April 14. 

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The flight is set to take place on April 14 and will last around 11 minutes. Meet members of the crew:

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CBS Mornings presenter Gayle King will be part of the crew. She is also known for her work on Oprah Daily, and as host of Gayle King In The House on SiriusXM radio.

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Former Nasa rocket scientist Aisha Bowe is also going to be on the flight. 

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Astronaut and activist Nguyen has advocated for those who have experienced sexual harassment and been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Katy Perry is US pop star and Grammy winning singer. Perry wrote on Instagram on Sunday: “I’ve dreamt of going to space for 15 years and tomorrow that dream becomes a reality." 

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Lauren Sanchez, who rose to fame as a showbusiness journalist on US TV shows, said the mission is about inspiring others to “dream big”, and praised the women on board as “incredible storytellers”.

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Flynn has produced This Changes Everything (2018), which explores the history of women in Hollywood, and Lilly (2024), about the late employment activist Lilly Ledbetter.