Katy Perry joins historic all‑female space mission
Katy Perry is embarking on a space journey aboard the Blue Origin rocket as a member of a historic, all-female crew. The launch is scheduled for this spring.
The well-known singer Katy Perry will participate in the first mission with an entirely female crew aboard the Blue Origin rocket. As part of the New Shepard project, led by Lauren Sánchez, Katy Perry, alongside other women working in science, will soar above the Kármán line, recognized as the boundary of outer space. The mission aims to inspire future generations to explore space. The flight will give them the experience of weightlessness and offer breathtaking views of Earth.
Katy Perry: I'm in the blue sisters group
"If you had told me that I would be part of the first ever all-female crew in space, I would have believed you," she announced on her Instagram. "I am honored to be among this diverse group of celestial sisters."
The launch is scheduled for this spring, and it will be directed by Lauren Sánchez, an American journalist, writer, and philanthropist who gained fame as an entertainment reporter and news presenter. She is a licensed pilot and the founder of Black Ops Aviation. In 2023, she got engaged to Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin. The crew will also include: Aisha Bowe, CEO of STEMBoard and a former NASA rocket specialist, film producer Kerianne Flynn, "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King, and scientist Amanda Nguyen.
The first all-female space mission
New Shepard Mission NS-31 will be the first mission with a fully female crew in space since 1963, when the first woman, astronaut Valentina Tereshkova, went to space.
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket is a reusable launch vehicle with a crew capsule that cannot orbit Earth but rises above the Kármán line—recognized as the boundary of outer space—which is located at an altitude of 62 miles. These missions last about 11 minutes, during which passengers have the opportunity to experience about 4 minutes of weightlessness and admire the view of Earth from space through the large windows of the New Shepard, reports Blue Origin.
Blue Origin rocket flights are fully autonomous, without pilots
There are no pilots on board the Blue Origin rockets, as their flights are fully autonomous. Missions organized by Blue Origin are not new to celebrities—in the past, actor William Shatner and former NFL player Michael Strahan participated in them.
Blue Origin hopes that Katy Perry's participation in this mission, along with the success of the entire endeavor, will inspire younger generations to reach for the stars, both literally and figuratively.
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