King says she took comfort in her friend's assurance that she'd be okay, because "Oprah knows things." Oprah Winfrey was in tears watching her longtime friend Gayle King launch into space as part of a recent all-female Blue Origin expedition.

At the Time 100 Gala, King told The Hollywood Reporter she "felt safe" in space and isn't ruling out the opportunity to return, although she thinks it won't be "anytime soon."

King was previously married to William Bumpus from 1982 to 1993Gayle King has her sights set on a new accomplishment after traveling to space on a Blue Origin flight earlier this month. The 70-year-old CBS Mornings co-anchor attended the TIME 100 gala on Thursday,