Katy Perry Joins First All-Feminine Crew On Historic Blue Origin Spaceflight | Individuals Information
New Delhi: Pop star Katy Perry, together with 5 different ladies, has created historical past by changing into the primary all-female crew to tour the sting of area on Jeff Bezos’ aerospace enterprise Blue Origin on Monday night.
The six-member vacationer mission lifted off on the corporate’s reusable New Shepard rocket — NS-31 — from Launch Website One in West Texas at 8:30 a.m. CDT (7:00 pm IST).
“The New Shepard booster has landed,” Blue Origin shared in a publish on social media platform X.
The New Shepard booster has landed!
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) April 14, 2025
“Capsule landing. Welcome again, NS-31 crew,” the corporate added.
Capsule landing. Welcome again, NS-31 crew!
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) April 14, 2025
The eleventh human flight to suborbital area, lasting 11 minutes, flew above the Karman line — the internationally recognised boundary of area.
Apart from Perry, the mission included former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics analysis scientist Amanda Nguyen, movie producer Kerianne Flynn, and journalists Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez.
“That is the primary all-female flight crew since Valentina Tereshkova’s solo spaceflight in 1963,” in accordance with Blue Origin.
The mission is the second for the corporate this yr. Up to now, Blue Origin has flown 52 individuals above the Karman line.
Throughout the flight, the crew additionally performed experiments.
“This NS-31 crew is embarking on a mission to rework their views of Earth and create a long-lasting impression that conjures up future generations,” Blue Origin acknowledged earlier than the launch.
Bowe, who can be the CEO of STEMBoard, an engineering agency, performed three analysis experiments, together with research on plant biology and human physiology — advancing her mission to discover area for the advantage of Earth.
Singer-Songwriter Perry known as the mission to area a dream come true.
“I’ve dreamt of going to area for 15 years and that dream turns into a actuality,” Perry shared in a publish, together with a video, on Instagram, earlier within the day.
“I’m so honoured to be alongside 5 different unimaginable and galvanizing ladies as we turn out to be the primary ever all-female flight area crew!” she added.
