Singer embarked on a trip to space alongside the fiancée of Jeff Bezos, owner of the rocket and Amazon, and an 100% female crew
Singer Katy Perry embarked on a very unusual trip this Monday (14/4): a flight into space aboard one of the rockets from Blue Origin, the aerospace company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, a competitor of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Katy is part of a crew of five other women, including Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sánchez. According to Blue Origin, the flight lasted 11 minutes — to the edge of space and back. The launch took place at 8:30 a.m. (local time) in West Texas, 10:30 a.m. Brasília time.
Upon her return to Earth, Katy spoke about the mission: “It’s about surrendering to the unknown, it’s about trust, and this whole journey is about more than just going to space,” she said.
The artist added: “What you’re doing is really finding love for yourself. I’m really feeling this divine feminine right now.”
It was Blue Origin’s 11th spaceflight and marked the first all-female crew mission since the historic Vostok 6 in 1963, when Russian Valentina Tereshkova traveled solo into space. The current mission has been named NS-31, in reference to the 31st launch of the New Shepard spacecraft.
The fully automated spacecraft took off vertically. During the flight, the crew capsule detached from the rocket, flew beyond the Kármán Line — about 100 km above sea level, considered the limit of space — and then returned to Earth with the help of parachutes and a retroactive propulsion system.
The capsule and rocket are expected to separate after approximately two minutes of flight, allowing passengers to experience a few moments in zero gravity before re-entering the atmosphere.
In addition to Katy Perry and Lauren, the other crew members are Aisha Bowe, a former NASA rocket scientist and aerospace engineer; Amanda Nguyen, a bioastronautical researcher and women’s rights activist; Gayle King, a journalist with experience in television, radio and print media; and Kerianne Flynn, a film producer.
