Pop star Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King are among six women who traveled aboard Blue Origin’s all-female, suborbital space tourism mission. • The company’s New Shepard rocket lifted ...

New Shepard doesn't just take celebrities on joy rides to the edge of space. Blue Origin regularly launches it with scientific payloads and other cargo on board from paying customers, including NASA.

The "CBS Mornings" co-host and the rest of the crew will take off on Blue Origin's New Shepard for a 10-minute spaceflight from West Texas. It will be Blue Origin's 11th human flight. According to ...