Katy Perry Returns from Historic All-Female Spaceflight

Katy Perry and five other women, including Jeff Bezos's fiancée Lauren Sánchez and CBS presenter Gayle King, returned to Earth after an 11-minute flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, reaching over 100km above the Earth's surface. The all-female crew experienced a few moments of weightlessness and witnessed the curvature of the Earth. After landing, Perry said she felt "super connected to life" and "so connected to love". The flight was part of Blue Origin's space tourism venture, which has been met with both enthusiasm and criticism, with some viewing it as a marketing stunt and others seeing it as a step towards making space more accessible. The crew received training over two days before the flight, which included physical fitness and emergency protocols. The mission was also notable for being the first all-female spaceflight in over 60 years, following Valentina Tereshkova's solo mission in 1963.

Blue Origin launched an all-female crew on a space mission, marking the first such mission in over 60 years, with a crew that included singer Katy Perry, and was attended by celebrities including the Kardashians and Oprah Winfrey, with the crew experiencing weightlessness and floating above the Earth before returning.

Katy Perry became the first artist to sing in space as part of a Blue Origin all-female mission. Perry and five other women, including author Lauren Sanchez, journalist Gayle King, and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, launched from West Texas on a Blue Origin rocket. The crew experienced weightlessness for four minutes and took in the view of the Earth and moon. Perry sang Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" as they left space, stating it was about "a collective energy" and appreciating the world. The mission marked the first all-female space crew in over 60 years.