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Jeff Bezos' space company, Blue Origin, successfully launched its New Shepard Rocket at around 9.30 a.m. Eastern time on Monday,

as it seeks to challenge Elon Musk's SpaceX and the space tourism industry.

What stands out most about this mission is that it featured the first all-female space crew since 1963,

when Soviet astronaut Valentina Tereshkova completed her solo mission.

This also marks the 31st trip of the rocket and its 11th mission with a crew on board.

The crew for this launch included pop artist Katie Perry, CBS Morning's anchor, Gail King,

film producer Carrie Ann Flynn, Bezos's fiancé-Loren Sanchez,

civil rights activist Amanda Newn, and aerospace engineer Aisha Beau. While this trip aimed to

highlight the roles of women in astronautics, Blue Origin has faced criticism for being an exclusive

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