Everything You Need to Know About That All-Woman Space Trip

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On Monday, an all-female crew will head to space for the first time since 1963, when Valentina Tereshkova manned a solo spaceflight. This time, things look a little different. This crew is going up in a suborbital rocket made by Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’s aerospace company, and notable names on the flight include Bezos’s fiancée, Lauren Sánchez; Katy Perry; and Gayle King. So what exactly are they doing? Also, why? Great questions. Here are all the answers.