Overview

• Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket carried an all-female crew, a first in the history of suborbital space flights, on April 14, 2025.
• The crew included pop star Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King, producer Kerianne Flynn, former NASA scientist Aisha Bowe, activist Amanda Nguyen, and Lauren Sanchez.
• The mission provided passengers with a brief experience of microgravity and crossed the internationally recognized boundary of space, the Kármán line.
• Katy Perry stated she participated in the mission to inspire her daughter to dream without limits, adding a personal and motivational aspect to the flight.
• The launch highlights Blue Origin's competitive position in the growing space tourism market, as it continues to rival Virgin Galactic and SpaceX.