Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez travel to space in a historical mission of Blue Origin

The singer Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchezpromised of the tycoon Jeff Bezosthey fulfilled their dream of reaching space as part of the Blue Origin NS-31 suborbital mission, in which, for the first time, all the crew were women.

The New Shepard rocket took off at 7:31 am from the Texas desert. Three minutes later, the six passengers crossed the line of karm, considered the border between the Earth’s atmosphere and the space.

During the four minutes of anxiety, shouts of emotion were heard, laughing and even an improvised song by Perry playing What a Wonderful World.

In addition to Perry and Sánchez, the journalist completed the crew Gayle Kingthe activist Amanda Nguyenthe engineer Aisha Bowe and the producer Kerianne Flynn.

Upon returning to Earth, the capsule landed vertically and without setbacks thanks to a parachute system. Bezos, founder of Blue Originopened the hatch to receive astronauts with an emotional hug to their partner.

“I feel super connected to love … This experience is only surpassed by being a mother,” Perry said when he stepped on the mainland, while kneeling and kissed the ground with a margarita in his hand.

Among the launch attendees were Kris Jenner, Khloé Kardashian and Oprah Winfreywho celebrated the feat and highlighted their inspiring character.

This flight marks a milestone for the space tourism company, which He has already made 11 manned missions. On the previous flight, the Spanish Jesús Calleja It became the first space tourist in the country, adding to the list of public figures that have lived this unique experience.