Overview

• Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket successfully launched and landed its first all-female crew, completing an 11-minute suborbital flight from West Texas.
• The six-member crew included pop star Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King, Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez, NASA scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights advocate Amanda Nguyen, and producer Kerianne Flynn.
• The mission reached an altitude of 62 miles, crossing the Kármán Line, and provided the crew with a brief experience of weightlessness and stunning views of Earth and the Moon.
• Crew members conducted scientific experiments during the flight, while also emphasizing empowerment and representation in STEM fields.
• This milestone represents Blue Origin’s 11th human spaceflight and the first all-female mission since Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, inspiring future generations of women in space exploration.