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What is the Kármán line that Blue Origin's newest astronauts crossed?
(NEXSTAR) – Blue Origin successfully launched six women over the Kármán line on Monday morning, marking the first all-female spaceflight since Soviet-era cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova flew into space on a solo mission in 1963.
The astronauts — recording artist Katy Perry, journalists Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez, former NASA scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen and movie producer Kerianne Flynn — experienced several minutes of weightlessness during the trip, which touched down about 11 minutes after launch from West Texas.
An image provided by Blue Origin shows Lauren Sanchez and Kerianne Flynn (front, seated) and Amanda Nguyen, Katy Perry, Gayle King and Aisha Bowe (back, left to right) in West Texas. (Blue Origin via AP)How far up did they travel?
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket propelled the women almost 66 miles into the atmosphere, according to Blue Origin. That means they soared well over the Kármán line, a boundary located 100 kilometers (about 62 miles) above the Earth.
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