Gayle King Return of criticisms of the recent Spatial flights of blue entirely entirely entirely women.
“I have certainly read some of the online things from people I know, that I like, that I consider friends”, the CBS Mornings Host, 70, says Entertainment tonight In an interview published on Tuesday, April 15, only 24 hours after She and five other women have entered the space for about 11 minutes.
King, Katy Perryfilmmaker Kerianne FlynnCivil rights activist Amanda NguyenFormer scientist of NASA rockets Aisha Bowe and Blue Origin FoundR Jeff Bezos‘fiancee, Lauren Sánchezmade the story on Monday April 14, when they became the First team of women aboard a space flight Since the Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova1963 solo trip.
However, the trip has received criticism from Olivia wanted And Emily Ratajkowskiwho spoke out against expensive travel in the midst of a cost of living crisis in the United States and its impact on the environment.
Gayle King responds to the backlash surrounding the fully female space flights from Blue Origin: “I am very disappointed … which he does to inspire other women and young girls – in power do not ignore it.” pic.twitter.com/je7v61dgr3
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“This is what I would say to that: space is not a no ni / or, it is a / and. Because you do something in space does not mean that you remove something from the earth, and what you do in space try to make things better here on earth,” said King Entertainment tonight. “What Blue Origin wants to do is take the waste here and find a way to put it in space to make our planet cleaner. Jeff Bezos has so many ideas, and the people who work there are really devoted and dedicated to making our planet a better place. ”
King continued by adding, “Have you been? If you have been and you always feel this way after your return, please have a conversation. ”
When the star -starred blue crew died in space, everyone has not applauded. Celebrities such as Olivia Wilde, Olivia Munn and Emily Ratajkowski criticized the launch on Monday April 14, which marked the first entirely female flight team since the Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in space in 1963. The event achieved a general derision on social media. Katy Perry, CBS […]
“So, I am very disappointed and very saddened,” said King about criticism, noting that she has received messages from women and girls who were inspired by the entire spatial crew of women.
King also called people who called the trip of “walk”, noting that “whenever a man goes up, you never said to an astronaut:” Boy, what a walk! ” »»
“We duplified the same trajectory Alan Shepard Done roughly during the day, “said King.” No one called a turn. It was called a flight, it was called a trip, because a walk implies that it is something frivolous or something light. »»
“There was nothing frivolous in what we did, and the machine on which we were and what it took for people to put this operational machine, to get up and put us safely,” she continued.
