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A crew composed exclusively of women, including pop star Katy Perry, television journalist Gayle King and Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, will take off the space in a launch broadcast live on Monday morning on a flight manned by Blue Origin, which marks the last trip full of stars of the company that will lead to its crew in a brief trip to the space.

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Perry, King and Sanchez will be accompanied Monday by scientists Amanda Nguyen and Aisha Bowe, as well as by independent film producer Kerianne Flynn, which will mark the first exclusively female space trip since 1963.

The mission will fly in the New Shepard vehicle in Blue Origin, which has already transported several celebrities to space and, as reported, can cost the passengers.

When is the launch of Blue Origin and how can I see it?

Blue Origin plans to launch at 9:30 am EST, although takeoff could be delayed slightly due to delays related to climate or technology. Blue Origin began the coverage and live broadcast of the launch in its social networks and its website on Monday morning.

Why Katy Perry and Gayle King go to space?

The space mission is the last flight of the New Shepard vehicle of Blue Origin, created for commercial spatial flights and key piece in the growing and expensive space tourism industry. On a cover article on the space mission, Perry declared Elle that he has been wanting to go to space for almost 20 years “and wanted the space to be” glamorous. ” He declared Associated Press that “I have always been interested in astrophysics, astronomy, astrology and stars,” he added that he wants to “inspire young women to think: ‘I will go to space in the future.” The crew declared Elle that they wanted to set an example to women in space exploration, citing statistics that indicate that only about 11 % of people who have traveled to space have been women.

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How long does the spatial mission of Blue Origin last and where do they go?

The flight is expected to last only 11 minutes. The spacecraft will take approximately 100 kilometers to the crew beyond the karm line, the internationally recognized limit of space. The crew will experience several minutes of intimidity in space before returning to Earth. There will be no pilots on board, since the rocket is completely autonomous.

What celebrities have Blue originated to space?

Bezos, the second richest person in the world and founder of Blue Origin, traveled to space on a New Shepard flight in July 2021, the first manned mission of the ship. Bezos was accompanied by his brother, Mark Bezos, the aviator Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen, who was then 18. Daemen was selected to join the mission after the multimillionaire of cryptocurrency Justin Sun earned an auction for the impressive sum of 28 million dollars to join the crew, but postponed his flight due to agenda problems. Actor William Shatner flew to space in a New Shepard rocket in October 2021, becoming the oldest person to travel to space, while television presenter and former NFL player Michael Strahan participated in a New Shepard flight in December 2021.

How much does a Blue Origin flight cost?

Blue Origin tickets can cost millions. To book a seat, customers must fill in a form on the company’s website that includes a tank of $ 150,000. Coby Cotton, YouTube star and co -founder of the popular Channel Channel Perfect, flew in a New Shepard rocket in August 2022, and Quartz reported that his seat cost 1.25 million dollars. Blue Origin has not published how much it charges for space flights, although Observer reported that the company has offered some free flights, while others charge higher prices. “It’s not about money; it’s about who you are, your social capital, whether you align your launch goals,” Roman Chipporukha, Spacevip co -founder, told you to observe spacevip people, who helps wealthy people to reserve space trips.

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The next space flight has generated reactions found. Actress Olivia Munn criticized the space trip in an appearance in “Today With Jenna & Friends” last week, describing it as “glutton.” “It’s a lot of money to go to space,” Munn said, added that there are “many people who can’t even afford eggs.” Some social media users have reacted to the next trip. A video of Tiktok praising the space flight obtained 3 million “like”, although many of the most popular comments are users who express anxiety for the trip.

This article was originally published by Forbes Us.

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