Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, and an all-women crew are gearing as much as make historical past aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin area mission. Scheduled for spring 2025, this historic flight will mark the primary all-female area mission since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo journey in 1963.
Right here’s a lowdown on what’s about to occur and extra.
Katy Perry together with Lauren Sanchez to hitch Blue Origin mission
Blue Origin, the aerospace firm based by Jeff Bezos, has introduced its groundbreaking NS-31 mission, that includes an all-women crew. Among the many six-member workforce are pop celebrity Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez, Bezos’ fiancée. Becoming a member of them are notable figures reminiscent of CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and movie producer Kerianne Flynn.
“In the event you had advised me I’d be a part of the primary all-female crew in area, I might have believed you. Nothing was past my creativeness as a toddler,” exclaimed Katy Perry. The NS-31 mission would be the eleventh human spaceflight for Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. It has already launched 52 folks into area. (by way of Newsweek)
Lauren Sanchez, an Emmy Award-winning journalist and philanthropist, performed a key position in organizing the mission. Blue Origin praised her management, stating, “She is honored to guide a workforce of explorers on a mission that may problem their views of Earth, empower them to share their very own tales, and create lasting affect that may encourage generations to return.”
The New Shepard rocket is totally autonomous, with no pilots on board. The 11-minute flight will take the crew past the Kármán line, the internationally acknowledged boundary of area.
This mission is a part of Blue Origin’s broader efforts to create space journey extra accessible and inclusive. Since its first manned flight in 2021, the corporate has launched a number of folks into area. It included the founder himself and celebrities like Michael Strahan and William Shatner.
