Trailblazing astronaut corrects CBS anchor after he uses term ‘mankind’ ahead of Blue Origin space flight

Source: New York Post

The first black woman to ever venture into space chided a CBS anchor after the journalist used the term “mankind” in an interview with her leading up to Blue Origin’s historic all-female flight Monday morning. Trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison scolded anchor Vladimir Duthiers as she insisted on the importance of the star-studded flight crew that included singer Katy Perry, “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King and Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez. “Explain to our audience why even a trip like this one, all the trips that we take into space, benefit mankind?” Duthiers asked Jemison on “CBS Mornings.