First Black Female Astronaut Schools TV Host on Word Choice: 'It's HUMANKIND, Not Mankind'

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Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black woman in space, publicly corrected a CBS News anchor for using "mankind" during a discussion about the historic all-female Blue Origin mission.

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These quarter-inch workers build five-foot-tall mounds containing between 30,000 to 16 million insects - the largest above-ground ant colonies.

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The groundbreaking Blue Origin flight featured six women including pop star Katy Perry, CBS host Gayle King, and Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sanchez.

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Duthiers quickly apologized after being corrected: "Humankind. I'm sorry, I'm sorry," as Jemison emphasized this mission was about "expanding the perception of who does space

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The women spent 11 minutes experiencing zero gravity, with screams heard during both takeoff and landing as they faced forces three times stronger than Earth's gravity.

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Katy Perry sang "What a Wonderful World" while floating in space and later explained: "Daisies are common flowers, but they grow through any condition... They are resilient."

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After safely returning to Earth, Perry led the celebration by getting down and kissing the Texas dirt—several crewmates followed her example.

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What made this Blue Origin mission truly historic? It was the first all-women space flight since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo mission in 1963.

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Lauren Sanchez rushed to hug fiancé Jeff Bezos after emerging from the capsule, while Bezos himself took a tumble in a ditch while hurrying to open the door.

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The crew marveled at Earth "stunningly glowing in the blackness of space" as filmmaker Kieranne Flynn gazed out the window during their brief journey.

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The New Shepard rocket blasted the women to speeds exceeding 2,000 miles per hour—over twice the speed of sound—burning oxygen and hydrogen to produce only water vapor.

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When asked why space travel matters, Jemison explained: "When you go up, you get a perspective on this world that you can't get from looking down on the ground

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