Overview

• Blue Origin's 'New Shepard' rocket is scheduled to launch today at 15:30 MESZ from Van Horn, Texas, carrying an all-female crew of six.
• The mission, lasting approximately ten minutes, will reach an altitude of 100 kilometers and include a brief phase of weightlessness.
• The crew features pop icon Katy Perry, who intends to fulfill her dream of singing in space, alongside Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, and Kerianne Flynn.
• Lauren Sánchez collaborated with a New York fashion label to design custom space suits tailored specifically for women, marking a milestone in space travel design.
• This mission builds on Blue Origin’s record of ten successful suborbital spaceflights and signals growing interest in blending space tourism with cultural and personal milestones.