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Katy Perry Set to Join All-Female Crew for Blue Origin Flight
Pop icon Katy Perry is set to undertake a space voyage this spring alongside an all-female team on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.
In a significant announcement from Blue Origin, pop icon Katy Perry is set to join an all-female crew for a space flight this spring.
The team of six includes prominent figures like journalist Lauren Sanchez and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, who will embark on their journey aboard the New Shepard rocket.
This mission aims to showcase the rising participation of women in space exploration.
Founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin began its suborbital space tourist flights in 2021, with the New Shepard rocket named in tribute to Alan Shepard, the first American to reach space.
So far, the company has successfully completed ten crewed missions, transporting a total of 52 people into suborbital space.
Flights from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas generally last around ten to eleven minutes, offering passengers several minutes of microgravity once they pass the Karman line, the internationally recognized space boundary located at 100 kilometers (62 miles) above sea level.
The rocket booster concludes its flight with a vertical landing, while the passenger capsule returns with a parachute-assisted descent for a gentle landing in the Texas desert.
Joining Perry and Sanchez on this flight will be research scientist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
Noteworthy past passengers of New Shepard include actor William Shatner and Jeff Bezos himself, who participated in the first crewed flight in July 2021.
Although ticket pricing details have yet to be revealed, it is typical for celebrities to receive complimentary seats on these journeys.
Additionally, this will mark the first all-female crewed spaceflight since Valentina Tereshkova's historic solo mission in 1963, representing a significant milestone in space travel history.
Blue Origin is committed to advancing various projects in space exploration.
In addition to its tourism initiatives, the company is targeting the commercial launch sector, having successfully tested its New Glenn rocket.
Blue Origin has also secured a contract with NASA to develop a lunar lander for the upcoming Artemis missions aimed at returning humans to the Moon.
In another venture, New Glenn will support the rollout of Project Kuiper, an ambitious satellite internet constellation designed to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink project.
While both Bezos and Musk harbor a deep fascination with space, their visions differ: Bezos envisions utilizing off-world sites for heavy industry to help preserve Earth, while Musk focuses on colonization efforts on Mars.
The team of six includes prominent figures like journalist Lauren Sanchez and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, who will embark on their journey aboard the New Shepard rocket.
This mission aims to showcase the rising participation of women in space exploration.
Founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin began its suborbital space tourist flights in 2021, with the New Shepard rocket named in tribute to Alan Shepard, the first American to reach space.
So far, the company has successfully completed ten crewed missions, transporting a total of 52 people into suborbital space.
Flights from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas generally last around ten to eleven minutes, offering passengers several minutes of microgravity once they pass the Karman line, the internationally recognized space boundary located at 100 kilometers (62 miles) above sea level.
The rocket booster concludes its flight with a vertical landing, while the passenger capsule returns with a parachute-assisted descent for a gentle landing in the Texas desert.
Joining Perry and Sanchez on this flight will be research scientist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
Noteworthy past passengers of New Shepard include actor William Shatner and Jeff Bezos himself, who participated in the first crewed flight in July 2021.
Although ticket pricing details have yet to be revealed, it is typical for celebrities to receive complimentary seats on these journeys.
Additionally, this will mark the first all-female crewed spaceflight since Valentina Tereshkova's historic solo mission in 1963, representing a significant milestone in space travel history.
Blue Origin is committed to advancing various projects in space exploration.
In addition to its tourism initiatives, the company is targeting the commercial launch sector, having successfully tested its New Glenn rocket.
Blue Origin has also secured a contract with NASA to develop a lunar lander for the upcoming Artemis missions aimed at returning humans to the Moon.
In another venture, New Glenn will support the rollout of Project Kuiper, an ambitious satellite internet constellation designed to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink project.
While both Bezos and Musk harbor a deep fascination with space, their visions differ: Bezos envisions utilizing off-world sites for heavy industry to help preserve Earth, while Musk focuses on colonization efforts on Mars.
