Blue origin launch: Watch all-female crew including Katy Perry blast off for space
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American host and television producer Oprah Winfrey, and friend of Gayle King, was there to watch the launch and said she had “never been more proud”.
Footage shows the moment a Blue Origin rocket with an all-female crew - music artist Katy Perry, broadcaster Gayle King, journalist Lauren Sánchez, rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn - blasted off for space.
It was the first time since 1963 that an all-female crew had rocketed into space.
The crew felt zero gravity for the first time, before they returned safely to earth.
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