Katy Perry joined five other influential women in a historic Blue Origin flight, marking the first all-female space crew in over 60 years. The 11-minute mission crossed the Kármán line, offering zero gravity moments and celebrating female empowerment in science, space exploration, and popular culture.
Pop icon Katy Perry has etched her name into the history books, not for a chart-topping single, but for joining the first all-female spaceflight crew in over six decades. The six-member team lifted off aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket on Monday, embarking on an 11-minute suborbital mission that offered a rare experience of weightlessness.
Launched from West Texas, the spacecraft soared past the Kármán line — the recognized boundary of space at 100 kilometers above Earth — reaching an altitude of 107 kilometers before making a smooth descent back to the surface.
Joining Perry were prominent women from different fields: Lauren Sánchez, fiancée of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos; journalist Gayle King; former NASA engineer Aisha Bowe; scientist and rights activist Amanda Nguyen; and producer Kerianne Flynn. The mission marked the first time in U.S. history that every seat on a commercial spaceflight was filled by woman.
During the flight, Perry was seen floating mid-air, clutching a daisy in tribute to her daughter, and serenading her crewmates with What a Wonderful World. The daisy moment became symbolic of the mission’s theme — limitless possibilities for women in science, technology, and beyond.
While Blue Origin didn’t disclose ticket prices, the journey signifies a new era for space tourism and gender inclusion in aerospace history. The moment comes ahead of Sánchez and Bezos’ upcoming wedding in Venice, adding a personal dimension to the celebratory mission.
