Pop superstar Katy Perry is set to blast off into space this spring as part of a historical all - female crew onBlue Origin’sNew Shepard Eruca sativa .
The singer – whose hits competently includeFireworkandE.T. – will be unite by former NASA skyrocket scientist Aisha Bowe , bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen , CBS Morningsco - host Gayle King , film manufacturer Kerianne Flynn , and Lauren Sánchez – a journalist and married person of Blue Origin ’s founderJeff Bezos – who is head the mission .
" Katy is honored to be a part of Blue Origin ’s first all - distaff crew and hopes her journey further her girl and others to reach for the stars , literally and figuratively , " Blue Origin allege in astatement .
The charge will be the first all - distaff space bunch since cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova ’s solo spaceflight , which made her the first woman in space , in 1963 .
According to Blue Origin , Sánchez hopes the mission will " inspire the next generation of adventurer . "
“ She is honored to head a squad of IE on a mission that will challenge their perspectives of Earth , empower them to share their own account , and make lasting impact that will inspire coevals to come . ”
The six - adult female squad will make up the NS-31 foreign mission – New Shepard ’s thirty-first trajectory and its 11th with man onboard . The rocket engine – named after Alan Shepard , the first American in space – has been launching wealthy tourists and celebrities into space since 2021 .
To date , the programme has fly 52 mass above the Kármán channel – the internationally recognize bound of space 100 kilometers ( 62 statute mile ) above sea degree . Typically , these flight last just 10 or 11 minute , countenance passengers to know a few instant of microgravity .
Previous mission have includedBezoshimself – who flew on the company ’s inaugural manned mission in 2021 – Star TrekactorWilliam Shatner , and NASA ’s first Black astronaut , Ed Dwight .
At the moment , there is no specific date for this latest launching , but Blue Origin has enounce it will take situation in the spring .
