Katy Perry about to get to space: at what time, where to see and everything you should know about the trip
He Monday, April 14 a rocket of Blue Originthe space flight company founded by the tycoon of Amazon Jeff Bezoswill make a launch that will mark a milestone in the history of the Space exploration.
Among the six members of the crew is the renowned pop singer Katy Perrywho will be accompanied by other outstanding figures such as Gayle KingCoanfitriona del Program “CBS MORNINGS”; Lauren Sánchezformer journalist and promised of Bezos; Aisha Bowespace scientific of the POT; Amanda Nguyenscientific specialized in bioastronautics; and Kerianne Flynnfilm producer.
The mission will have a completely feminine crew, something that had not been seen since 1963, when the Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova He became the first woman to travel to space in a solo mission that lasted almost three days, he reported NBC News.
It is scheduled for taking off at 9:30 am (east time) from the launch base of Blue Origin in Van Horn, Texas.
The trip, which will be held aboard the rocket New Shepardit will last approximately 10 minutes. During this time, the capsule will reach an altitude slightly higher than 100 kilometers, thus crossing the Kárman linethe internationally recognized limit as the edge of space.
According to Use Today, Blue Origin will provide one live broadcast of the start of takeoff before the launch starts on its website.
Although no specific details have been provided, the beginning of a streaming on the channel of YouTube VideoFromspacewhich will begin at 6:00 a.m. April 14.
Blue origin is also expected to cover the live launch in X (previously Twitter) From 8:00 hours (east time).
As detailed NBC Newsthe crew will experience a few minutes of ungravation before starting the descent, which will culminate with a controlled landing through parachute in it Texas desert.
He New Shepardwhich bears the name of the astronaut Alan Shepardthe first American to travel to space, is completely autonomous and does not require a pilot on board. This will be the eleventh manned flight of Blue Originconsolidating the company as a key actor in the space tourism sector.
The crew composition has generated great expectation, not only for the presence of celebrities such as Katy Perrybut also for the professional profile of the other participants. Aisha Bowefor example, it is a NASA exingeneone that has worked on the development of rockets, while Amanda Nguyen She is a scientist recognized for her work in Bioastronautics.
On board the New Shepard, the crew will accelerate the speed of sound more than three times. This trip will not be the first to take celebrities to the board of space, since, on previous flights, William Shatner It flew aboard a rocket and capsule developed by Blue Origin.
The historical journey turned Shatner, actor of Star Trek, the oldest person to reach space at that time. NBC News reported the trip of who played the captain James T. Kirkwho said that everything “was incredible.”
Shatner was accompanied by three other crew: Audrey Powersthen vice president of missions and flight operations of Blue Originand two payment clients, Glen de Vries and Chris Boshuizen.
His takeoff occurred at about 10:50 hours (east time) and his flight lasted 10 minutesas expected for Katy Perry’s trip and the rest of the crew.
During that incursion, Bezos accompanied the crew to the launch platform and greeted them after the landing of the ship.
Shatner tweeted the physicist’s appointment during the flight Isaac Newton: “I don’t know what the world can look, but for myself it seems to have been just a Child playing On the seash unknown Before me ”.
When he returned, he hugged Bezos and said: “What you have given me is the experience further deep I can imagine. I am overwhelmed. ”
