Pop star Katy Perry, along with five other women, is set to make history by traveling to the edge of space on Monday evening aboard Jeff Bezos’ aerospace venture Blue Origin’s tourist mission.
The six-member crew is scheduled to lift off on the company’s reusable New Shepard rocket — NS-31 — from Launch Site One in West Texas at 8:30 a.m. CDT (7:00 p.m. IST).
This marks the 11th human flight to suborbital space by Blue Origin. The journey will last approximately 11 minutes and reach beyond the Kármán line — the internationally recognized boundary of space.
“I’ve dreamt of going to space for 15 years, and tomorrow that dream becomes a reality,” Perry shared in a post on Instagram, accompanied by a video.
“I am so honoured to be alongside five other incredible and inspiring women as we become the first-ever all-female flight space crew!” she added.
In the video, Perry offered fans a sneak peek inside her space capsule and hinted at a musical performance during the flight.
“I think I’m gonna sing — I’ve got to sing in space,” she said.
Joining Perry on the mission are Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sanchez.
“This is the first all-female flight crew since Valentina Tereshkova’s solo spaceflight in 1963,” Blue Origin stated.
Perry, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, is also known for her philanthropic efforts. Flynn is a film producer and philanthropist, while King and Sanchez are award-winning journalists.
Nguyen, a bioastronautics research scientist, will become the first Vietnamese and Southeast Asian woman to travel to space.
Bowe, a former NASA rocket scientist and the CEO of STEMBoard, an engineering firm, is expected to conduct three research experiments, including studies on plant biology and human physiology — advancing her mission to explore space for the benefit of Earth.
This will be Blue Origin’s second mission of the year. To date, the company has flown 52 people beyond the Kármán line.
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