ET as part of the rockets first all-women crew.
The event was covered live coast-to-coast onCBS Mornings.
The quick trip was the 11th human flight of Jeff Bezos New Shepard program.
(L-R) Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, Lauren Sánchez, Amanda Nguyen, Katy Perry and Kerianne FlynnBlue Origin Instagram
The capsule containing the women returned safely to Earth, where it was greeted by invited onlookers including Winfrey.
Bowe is the first Bahamian and Nguyen the first Vietnamese and Southeast Asian woman in space.
King and crew join 52 prior passengers of the New Shepard program.
