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Katy Perry Set to Join All-Female Space Team on Blue Origin Mission
Pop icon Katy Perry is set to undertake a space adventure this spring, flying with an all-female team on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
In a significant announcement from Blue Origin, pop artist Katy Perry is set to join an all-female crew for a space flight this spring.
The six-member team will feature prominent individuals such as journalist Lauren Sanchez and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, and will launch aboard the New Shepard rocket.
The mission is designed 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 after Alan Shepard, the first American to journey into space.
Thus far, the company has successfully completed ten crewed missions, taking a total of 52 passengers into suborbital space.
Flights from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas usually last around ten to eleven minutes, giving passengers several minutes of microgravity as they cross the Karman line, the internationally recognized boundary of space located at 100 kilometers (62 miles) above sea level.
The rocket booster concludes its flight with a vertical landing, while the passenger capsule descends safely to the desert floor in Texas using parachutes.
Joining Perry and Sanchez on this upcoming flight will be research scientist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
Among the notable previous passengers of New Shepard are actor William Shatner and Jeff Bezos, who participated in the inaugural crewed flight in July 2021.
While ticket pricing details have not been released, it is typical for celebrities to receive complimentary seats on these missions.
Additionally, this will mark the first all-female crewed spaceflight since Valentina Tereshkova's historic solo mission in 1963, representing a significant achievement in the realm of space travel.
Blue Origin is committed to advancing various initiatives in space exploration.
In addition to its tourism ventures, the company is targeting the commercial launch market with the successful testing of its New Glenn rocket.
It has also secured a contract with NASA to build a lunar lander for the forthcoming Artemis missions aimed at returning humans to the Moon.
In a separate project, New Glenn will support the launch of Project Kuiper, an ambitious satellite internet constellation meant to rival Elon Musk's Starlink initiative.
Both Bezos and Musk share a deep passion for space, though their visions differ: Bezos aims to utilize off-world locations for heavy industry to help preserve Earth, whereas Musk is focused on colonizing Mars.
The six-member team will feature prominent individuals such as journalist Lauren Sanchez and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, and will launch aboard the New Shepard rocket.
The mission is designed 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 after Alan Shepard, the first American to journey into space.
Thus far, the company has successfully completed ten crewed missions, taking a total of 52 passengers into suborbital space.
Flights from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas usually last around ten to eleven minutes, giving passengers several minutes of microgravity as they cross the Karman line, the internationally recognized boundary of space located at 100 kilometers (62 miles) above sea level.
The rocket booster concludes its flight with a vertical landing, while the passenger capsule descends safely to the desert floor in Texas using parachutes.
Joining Perry and Sanchez on this upcoming flight will be research scientist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
Among the notable previous passengers of New Shepard are actor William Shatner and Jeff Bezos, who participated in the inaugural crewed flight in July 2021.
While ticket pricing details have not been released, it is typical for celebrities to receive complimentary seats on these missions.
Additionally, this will mark the first all-female crewed spaceflight since Valentina Tereshkova's historic solo mission in 1963, representing a significant achievement in the realm of space travel.
Blue Origin is committed to advancing various initiatives in space exploration.
In addition to its tourism ventures, the company is targeting the commercial launch market with the successful testing of its New Glenn rocket.
It has also secured a contract with NASA to build a lunar lander for the forthcoming Artemis missions aimed at returning humans to the Moon.
In a separate project, New Glenn will support the launch of Project Kuiper, an ambitious satellite internet constellation meant to rival Elon Musk's Starlink initiative.
Both Bezos and Musk share a deep passion for space, though their visions differ: Bezos aims to utilize off-world locations for heavy industry to help preserve Earth, whereas Musk is focused on colonizing Mars.
