This was the incredible reaction of Katy Perry when landing his journey to space with Blue Origin
Katy Perrywith a flower in the hand and tears contained, it was the second to leave the space capsule of Blue Origin On April 14, 2025. When setting a foot on the mainland, he leaned down and kissed the soil of the Texan desert, while raising a margarita in the air in honor of his daughter, Daisy. “I am so grateful to represent a brave woman in my family,” said the singer in a pre -recorded interview spread by Blue Origin before the flight, in which she explained that this trip was a tribute to her mother, her sister and especially her four -year -old daughter.
The launch, part of the program New Shepard Blue Origin took off at 8:30 am CDT from the base in western Texas. It was Mission number 31 of the company and the first with a crew composed only of women. Next to Perry the presenter traveled Gayle KingJeff Bezos’s couple, Lauren Sánchezthe scientist Amanda Nguyễnthe aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe and the producer Kerianne Flynn. The rocket crossed the Kárman linerecognized limit of space. The flight lasted about 10 minutes, allowing the crew to experience a few minutes of ungravation before returning to the earth.
The objective declared by the company was not scientific, but media: an act of promotion of the Space Tourism and visibility of women in traditionally masculinized fields such as science, technology and leadership. The capsule, completely autonomous, descended without incident and was recovered by the earth teams minutes after the landing. Perry and King kissed the ground almost in unison, in an image transmitted by the company’s official channels. In addition, the “Firework” interpreter sang a fragment of “Whats Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong during the flight.
This was the first time since 1963 that an exclusively female crew traveled to space. In statements a Elle, Katy Perry said she dreamed of this trip for almost 20 years and wanted to “make space something glamorous.” He added that he always felt attraction for the astronomy and the astrologyand wanted girls to see their participation as an invitation to imagine themselves in space. The singer told Associated Press that his goal was to inspire the next generation of explorers.
The inclusion of scientific figures such as Nguyễnnominated for the Nobel Peace for their human rights activism, and Boweformer employee of POT And founder of an aerospace company, responded to an attempt to balance the media aspect with academic and technical profiles. Both underlined the need for more women to participate in the aerospace industry, where only 11% of space travelers have been women, according to data collected by Forbes
Traveling to Blue Origin is not accessible to most. The estimated price of a seat can reach the 1.25 million dollarsas he reported Quartz. Some selected passengers have not paid anything, while others have been chosen for reasons of “social capital,” said Roman Chipporukha, co -founder of the Spacevip agency, to Observe.
Katy Perry’s flight is not the first to include celebrities. In 2021, Jeff Bezos traveled with his brother and the young man Oliver Daemen After a millionaire auction. Figures like William Shatnerwho became the oldest astronaut, and the former NFL player Michael Strahan. The company’s strategy has tried to associate space with known faces, generate media impact and consolidate space tourism as an exclusive experience.
