Private companies have launched nearly 120 civilians to the edge of space, establishing a new frontier in travel. Space tourism is no longer science fiction, but science fact.
Two companies – Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic – offer suborbital flights reaching approximately 50 to 60 miles above Earth. These journeys last as little as 11 minutes, and have sent newly-minted astronauts, tycoons and celebrities — including “Star Trek” actor William Shatner — to space.
“CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King will step aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket on Monday alongside a history-making all-women crew.
Others who have been to space spoke to CBS News about their experiences. Mountaineer Vanessa…
