Katy Perry Joins All-Female Blue Origin Spaceflight Led by Lauren Sánchez
Jeff Bezos' partner Lauren Sánchez will lead a group of five women, including Katy Perry, on a suborbital spaceflight this spring with Blue Origin.
- Lauren Sánchez, partner of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, will lead an all-female crew on a Blue Origin spaceflight scheduled for spring 2025.
- The group includes pop star Katy Perry, TV host Gayle King, scientists Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen, and entrepreneur Kerianne Flynn.
- The Blue Origin flight will use the New Shepard rocket, which operates autonomously and reaches approximately 100 kilometers above Earth for a brief experience of weightlessness.
- Blue Origin has conducted ten successful spaceflights since 2021, previously carrying notable figures like William Shatner, known for his role as Captain Kirk in 'Star Trek.'
- The company aims to expand its space tourism offerings and compete with SpaceX in the commercial spaceflight industry.