Gayle King has responded to backlash over her Blue Origin flight, which saw an all-female crew take an eight-minute trip into space.

Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez are hitting back at "haters" after critiques of their decision to head to space in a rocket by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.

CBS host Gayle King defended her 10-minute space flight aboard the Blue Origin rocket on Monday, telling critics there was "nothing frivolous" about it.