Singer Katy Perry and Bezos’ fiancée to fly to space on Blue Origin rocket
They will be part of a six-member, all-female crew on Blue Origin’s next space flight
Pop star Katy Perry is set to “shoot across the sky” this spring when she lifts off as part of a six-member, all-female crew on Blue Origin’s next space flight, the company announced on Thursday.
As if answering the call of her hit song “E.T.”, Perry will embark on a star-studded journey alongside journalist Lauren Sanchez, who is Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos’ fiancée, and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King.
Blue Origin began launching wealthy tourists and celebrities into space in 2021 aboard its New Shepard rocket, named after Alan Shepard, the first American in space.
To date, the company has flown 52 people to suborbital space across 10 crewed missions.
New Shepard missions launch from the company’s Launch Site One in West Texas.
Flights typically last just 10 or 11 minutes from lift-off to landing, with passengers experiencing a few minutes of microgravity as their capsule soars beyond the Karman line – the internationally recognised boundary of space, 100km (62 miles) above sea level.