This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK.
On Monday, six women blasted into space with Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by the billionaire Jeff Bezos.
The women, including pop star Katy Perry, spent a total of 11 minutes in space.
So what was the point of it all?
I'm William Lee Adams.
On What in the World, we're going to find out.
What in the World is a daily podcast from the BBC World Service?
We go in depth on a different topic every weekday in under 15 minutes.
That's longer than their spaceflight.
Listen wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
Welcome to the program.
Hello, this is News Hour from the BBC World Service.
I'm Paul Henley.
We're coming to you live from London.
President Trump has launched another tirade against another leading American public servant.
In a scathing post on his Truth Social app,
Mr Trump said the termination of the independent head of the Federal Reserve could not come fast enough.
Jerome Powell had warned
that Trump's sweeping tariffs on virtually every trade partner could put the Fed in the unenviable position of having to choose between tackling inflation and unemployment.
Speaking at the Economic Club of Chicago yesterday,