Gayle King Leaves This World

CBS Morning host Gayle King left planet earth for a brief moment yesterday.

King along with former LA News Anchor Lauren Sanchez took a trip to space that lasted a 11 minutes.

The trip was part of the latest wave in space tourism, where more of the rich and famous can enter the zero-gravity realm traditionally dominated by professional astronauts.

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin New Shepard rocket blasted off on a quick up-and-down trip from West Texas. The fringes of space beckoned some 105 kilometres up, promising a few precious minutes of weightlessness.

Blue Origin would not say how much the short trip costs.