By many accounts, it was a frivolous PR stunt disguised as a selfless act of supporting the role of women in space travel. Earlier this week, a crew of six women, including pop star Katy Perry, CBS News broadcast journalist and TV personality Gayle King, and Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos' fiancé Lauren Sánchez, launched to the edge of space as part of an 11-minute thrill ride organized by the Amazon cofounder's space company. The vacuous publicity stunt — which allegedly made the crew of mostly uber-wealthy media personalities "astronauts" after a mere two days of basic safety training — […]

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