Katy perry is going to space.
The Award-Winning “Et” and “Firework” Singer will fly on a firework of her own when she joins the first all-female crew to launch on a blue origin new shepard Rockt Later this year. The mission, which lifts off this spring, is LED by Lauren Sánchez – Partner of Blue Origin's Billionaire Founder Jeff Bezos – Who has recruited a esteemed team of celebrities, Scientists, Scientists, Journalists to join her on the flight.
“Katy is honored to be a part of blue origin's first all-female crew and Hopes her journey encourage her daughter and otherrs to reach for the stars, literally and figurable,” BLUE ORIGIN SAIDIE SAIDIIna statement,
Sánchez and perry will launch on a suborbital spaceflight from blue origin's west texas pad and forgside stemboard ceo and former nasa Rockt scientist Aisha Bowe, Film Producer Keriannee Flyn, CBS Mornings Co-Host Gayle King and Bioastronautics Research Scientist Amanda Nguyen. Their mission will be the first all-female space crew since the soviet union launched cosmonaut valentina tareshkova into orbit to become the first women in space in 1963. Next Generation of Explorers, “According to Blue Origin.
“She is honored to lead a team of explorers on a mission that will challenge their personals of Earth, Empower them to Share their own stories, and create lasting impact things to creations to create,” Blue Origin said in a statement.
Blue Origin Announced Its All-FEMALE NS-31 Mission Two Days after the successful launch of its latest six-Person Space Tourist Flight NS-30. That Mission Carriad Venture Capitalist Lane Bess (A Repeat Flyer with Blue Origin), Spanish tv host jesús calleja, Physicist entrepreneur elaneur elaine chia Hyde, Reproducative Indocrinole Scott, Hedge Fund Partner Tushar Shah and a Sixth Unnamed Crewmember to space and back.
Blue Origin's New Shepard Rockt is a Reusable Booster and Crew Capsule Built to Fly Passengers and Experiences on Short Trips to Suborbital space. While the Rockt's Space Capsule cannot orbit the earth, to does fly about the kármán line 62 mills (100 kilometers) up, widely registered as the boundary of space. The missions are short, about 11 minutes or so, and allow passengers to experience about 4 minutes of weightlessness and sweping views of Earth from SpaCE Througers.
There are no pilots aboard blue origin's new shepard rockets, which fly autonomously.
Blue Origin's Crewed New Shepard Missions are no strangers to celebrities. Past flights have launched star trek actor william shatner and former nfl player michael strahan.