Oprah, Khloe Kardashian support star-studded Blue Origin space flight: ‘Dream big’

Khloe Kardashian and Kris Jenner were in attendance at the star-studded Blue Origin space flight launch Monday.

The Kardashian-Jenner family members supported the celebrity space flight as it made history with the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years.

“It’s really something,” Jenner said, adding that Kim Kardashian was supposed to attend as well but was studying for a law school exam. “It’s a very brave thing to do,” she added of the space flight.

“Really whatever you dream of it is in our reach,” Khloe Kardashian added. “Dream big, wish for the stars and one day you can maybe be amongst them.”

The space flight crew included pop star Katy Perry, television personality Gayle King, journalist Lauren Sánchez

– who is engaged to Blue Origin (and Amazon) founder Jeff Bezos – former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn.

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Oprah watches Gayle King head to space

King’s best friend Oprah Winfrey watched on as her friend and fellow famed interviewer readied to take flight.

“I’ve never been more proud of my friend than today,” Winfrey said, adding that she felt very calm about the whole ordeal. Winfrey wore a bright yellow sweater in honor of King’s call sign, which is “sunshine.”

“This is bigger than just going to space,” she said of her friend, who has long been a fearful flier. “This is overcoming a wall of fear. I think it’s going to be cathartic.”

Before blast-off, King told Blue Origin that when she first began toying with the idea of going to space, her children and Winfrey signaled immediate support.

Winfrey immediately encouraged her to take the chance, King said, saying her friend pointed out how much regret she might have if she had to watch the flight take off and wonder about what it would be like to be on it.

“You should always know that no dream is too big,” King said.

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