Katy Perry made history on Monday as she joined an all-female crew aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, marking the first women-only spaceflight in over six decades.
The six-member crew lifted off from West Texas, reaching the edge of space where they experienced a few minutes of weightlessness before safely returning to Earth. The journey lasted approximately 11 minutes and was broadcast live by Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos.
The high-profile spaceflight included not just Perry, but also Bezos' fiancée and media personality Lauren Sanchez, CBS host Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, human rights advocate Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
Perry, who brought a daisy into space in honor of her daughter Daisy, was seen holding the flower upon landing. After the weightlessness segment, she reportedly sang What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong while the crew returned to their seats.
"I feel super connected to love," Perry shared after touchdown.
The launch attracted several celebrity attendees at the site, including a tearful Oprah Winfrey—close friend to Gayle King—as well as Kris Jenner and Khloé Kardashian.
This mission marks the first all-female spaceflight since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space during her nearly three-day solo mission in 1963.
While Blue Origin does not publicly list seat prices, its website notes that potential space tourists must place a refundable deposit of US$150,000 to begin the booking process. In 2021, the company revealed the highest bid for a seat on its spacecraft was US$28 million. That same year, Star Trek actor William Shatner flew as a guest without charge.
Blue Origin continues to pursue its mission to make space travel more affordable, leveraging reusable rocket technology to reduce launch costs.
Source: The Star
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