By michael vivar
Space has held a romantic fascination among humans ever since the primogenitors looked up into the night sky with wonder.
Practical travel to the firmament has been a recent blip in the course of our species' history. It began with the space race between the Soviets and Americans after WWII.
In the past couple of decades, space travel has moved from government endeavors to private investment with companies like Virgin Galactic and SpaceX.
This spring, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin program intends to send the first all-female crew on a sub-orbital mission. Here are team member highlights.
A pilot, journalist and vice chair of Bezos Earth Fund, Sanchez initiated this project and will be mission commander. She was recently engaged to Jeff Bezos.
She's a bioastronautics scientist who was a Nobel Peace Prize nominee for her advocacy of sexual violence survivors. Ngyuen will be the first Southeast Asian woman in space.
A broadcast journalist who currently co-hosts CBS Mornings. King was one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People" in 2019.
The worldwide pop star with numerous chart-topping hits has been a strong booster for the empowerment of women and girls.
A Bahamanian-American, Bowe worked with NASA as an aerospace engineer. She's currently the CEO of STEMBoard, one of the fastest growing US tech companies.
Flynn is a producer who's made her name in independent film circles. She's also participated in non-profit projects like The High Line and Hudson River Park in NYC.