Katy Perry Joins Historic All-Female Blue Origin Spaceflight
On April 14, 2025, Katy Perry swapped the stage for a space capsule, becoming one of six women aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. This suborbital trip lasted 11 minutes but marked a major milestone—it was the first all-female crewed spaceflight in over 60 years.
The launch took place in West Texas and was organized by Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos. The goal: reach the edge of space, cross the Kármán line, and give passengers a few minutes of weightlessness before descending back to Earth.
Meet the Crew
- Katy Perry, pop singer and entrepreneur
- Lauren Sanchez, Blue Origin VP and Bezos’ partner
- Gayle King, journalist and CBS anchor
- Aisha Bowe, aerospace engineer and former NASA contractor
- Amanda Nguyen, human rights advocate
- Kerianne Flynn, film producer
Key Moments
- The rocket launched at 9:31 a.m. ET
- Crew experienced roughly 3 minutes of weightlessness
- Katy Perry sang “What a Wonderful World” post-landing
- Oprah, Kris Jenner, and Khloe Kardashian attended the launch
Perry later shared footage of the moment she floated mid-air, beaming and holding a daisy in honor of her daughter.
The Cost and Context
Though Blue Origin hasn’t confirmed pricing, estimates place tickets anywhere from $200,000 to $28 million. With growing attention on private space travel, this launch also reignites conversations around accessibility and commercial viability in space tourism. As Perry said afterward, “This was bigger than a bucket list moment.”
More…
- https://globalnews.ca/news/11130005/katy-perry-space-blue-origin-launch-video-gayle-king-lauren-sanchez/
- https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/katy-perry-launches-into-space-with-all-female-crew-blue-origin-rocket-2025-04-14/
- https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cdxggynle81t
- https://www.hungry416.com/miles-teller-brings-his-beverage-brand-to-ontario-with-a-bar-crawl/
