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Katy Perry Set to Join All-Female Space Team on Blue Origin Mission
Pop sensation Katy Perry is set to launch into space this spring alongside an all-female team on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
In a significant announcement from Blue Origin, pop star Katy Perry is set to join an all-female crew for a space flight this spring.
The six-member team, which features prominent individuals like journalist Lauren Sanchez and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, will launch aboard the New Shepard rocket.
The mission intends to showcase the growing participation of women in space exploration.
Founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin began its suborbital space tourism flights in 2021. The New Shepard rocket is named in tribute to Alan Shepard, the first American to journey into space.
Thus far, the company has successfully completed ten crewed missions, transporting a total of 52 people into suborbital space.
Typically, flights from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas last around ten to eleven minutes, providing passengers with several minutes of microgravity after reaching the Karman line, the international boundary of space located at 100 kilometers (62 miles) above sea level.
The rocket booster completes its mission with a vertical landing, while the passenger capsule descends gently using parachutes for a soft landing in the Texas desert.
Alongside Perry and Sanchez, the upcoming flight will include research scientist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
Past notable passengers on New Shepard include actor William Shatner and Jeff Bezos, who participated in the first crewed flight in July 2021.
While ticket pricing details remain undisclosed, it is typical for celebrities to receive complimentary seats on these flights.
Additionally, this will be the first all-female crewed spaceflight since Valentina Tereshkova’s historic solo mission in 1963, marking an important moment in the history of space travel.
Blue Origin seeks to advance various projects in the realm of space exploration.
In addition to its tourism initiatives, the company is eyeing the commercial launch market with the successful testing of its New Glenn rocket.
It has also secured a contract with NASA to develop a lunar lander for the upcoming Artemis missions, aimed at returning humans to the Moon.
Moreover, New Glenn will support the deployment of Project Kuiper, an ambitious satellite internet constellation designed to rival Elon Musk's Starlink initiative.
Both Bezos and Musk share a deep interest in space, although their visions differ, with Bezos focusing on using off-world locations for heavy industries to benefit Earth's preservation, while Musk champions colonization efforts on Mars.
The six-member team, which features prominent individuals like journalist Lauren Sanchez and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, will launch aboard the New Shepard rocket.
The mission intends to showcase the growing participation of women in space exploration.
Founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin began its suborbital space tourism flights in 2021. The New Shepard rocket is named in tribute to Alan Shepard, the first American to journey into space.
Thus far, the company has successfully completed ten crewed missions, transporting a total of 52 people into suborbital space.
Typically, flights from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas last around ten to eleven minutes, providing passengers with several minutes of microgravity after reaching the Karman line, the international boundary of space located at 100 kilometers (62 miles) above sea level.
The rocket booster completes its mission with a vertical landing, while the passenger capsule descends gently using parachutes for a soft landing in the Texas desert.
Alongside Perry and Sanchez, the upcoming flight will include research scientist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
Past notable passengers on New Shepard include actor William Shatner and Jeff Bezos, who participated in the first crewed flight in July 2021.
While ticket pricing details remain undisclosed, it is typical for celebrities to receive complimentary seats on these flights.
Additionally, this will be the first all-female crewed spaceflight since Valentina Tereshkova’s historic solo mission in 1963, marking an important moment in the history of space travel.
Blue Origin seeks to advance various projects in the realm of space exploration.
In addition to its tourism initiatives, the company is eyeing the commercial launch market with the successful testing of its New Glenn rocket.
It has also secured a contract with NASA to develop a lunar lander for the upcoming Artemis missions, aimed at returning humans to the Moon.
Moreover, New Glenn will support the deployment of Project Kuiper, an ambitious satellite internet constellation designed to rival Elon Musk's Starlink initiative.
Both Bezos and Musk share a deep interest in space, although their visions differ, with Bezos focusing on using off-world locations for heavy industries to benefit Earth's preservation, while Musk champions colonization efforts on Mars.
