In a social media post, CBS Morning said King would be “going where few have gone before” and teased that viewers would be able to “watch Gayle take to the skies” in spring.
The team comprises Perry, rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bio-astronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and Ms Sanchez.
“If someone would have told me that I would be able to go to space one day, I would have definitely, well, I don’t know, laughed”, she said.
Roar singer Perry, 40, joins an all-female six-person team who will be flying on the upcoming New Shepard NS-31 mission, which was organised by journalist Lauren Sanchez, the wife of American billionaire Mr Bezos.
Ms Sanchez, 55, said in a video post to social media that she hopes the mission will inspire people to “dream big”.
