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Blue Origin Completes Historic All-Female Spaceflight Featuring Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez

The NS-31 mission marked the first all-women crewed spaceflight since 1963, achieving a safe suborbital journey and sparking discussions on empowerment and privilege.

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Blue Origin will launch an all-female crew April 14, 2025, from Texas. From left are television personality Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, journalist Lauren Sánchez, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, pop star Katy Perry and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
The all-woman crew for Blue Origin's upcoming flight into space includes, clockwise from top left: Katy Perry, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn, Lauren Sanchez and Amanda Nguyen, in Van Horn, Texas, on April 11, 2025.
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Overview

  • The Blue Origin New Shepard rocket carried six women, including Katy Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez, on a suborbital flight lasting approximately 11 minutes.
  • The mission is the first all-female crewed spaceflight since Valentina Tereshkova's solo flight in 1963, reaching an altitude of 106 km above Earth's surface.
  • Katy Perry sang 'What a Wonderful World' and carried a daisy in honor of her daughter, emphasizing inspiration for future generations and women's empowerment.
  • The crew safely returned to Earth, landing in the West Texas desert using parachutes and a retro-thrust system to ensure a secure touchdown.
  • The event drew both praise for its symbolic significance and criticism regarding the environmental impact and perceived extravagance of celebrity-led space tourism.