Overview

• Blue Origin’s NS-31 mission on April 14 featured the first all-female crew, including Gayle King, Katy Perry, and Lauren Sánchez, among others.
• Gayle King expressed pride in the mission’s impact, emphasizing its potential to inspire young women and girls to pursue STEM and space exploration.
• King stated she felt safe during the suborbital flight, crediting the company’s thorough training and technology for building her confidence.
• Critics, including Olivia Munn and Emily Ratajkowski, questioned the mission’s environmental impact, cost, and perceived lack of scientific substance.
• King remains open to future spaceflights but is not planning another trip in the immediate future, focusing instead on the mission's positive legacy.