The first black woman to venture in space rebuked an anchor of CBS after the journalist used the term “humanity” in an interview with her before the historical flight of Blue Origin, on Monday morning.
The pioneer astronaut Mae Jemison scolded Vladimir Duthiers while insisted on the importance of the flight crew full of stars that included singer Katy Perry, the coanjection of “CBS Mornings”, Gayle King and Jeff Bezos Sánchez.
“Explain to our audience why only a trip like this, all the trips that we take to space, benefit humanity?” Duthiers asked Jemison about “CBS Mornings.”
Jemison, who became the first black woman to go to space in the effort of the space ferry in 1992, quickly corrected the CBS anchor.
“So it benefits humanity and I will continue correcting,” he said while Duthiers issued a mea blame.
“And humanity and the missions made by man and handles, because this is exactly what this mission is that the perspective of who makes space is wide.”
“Humanity, I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” Duthiers intercepted quickly.
Jemison then shared his answer.
“Why is space important? When you only look at it, when you go up, you get a perspective on this world that you cannot get from looking down on the ground,” he said.
The civil rights activist, Amanda Nguyen, the scientist of Rocket Aisha Bowe and the film producer Kerianne Flynn were also part of the historical takeoff in which women flew 62 miles on earth.
The mission of blue origin was the 11th human flight for the rocket company owned by Bezos and the first space trip of women from the solo adventure of Cosmonaut Soviet Valentina Tereshkova in 1963.