Mon Apr 14 13:59:13 UTC 2025: ## All-Female Crew, Including Katy Perry, Makes Historic Spaceflight
**West Texas, April 14, 2025** – In a groundbreaking feat, an all-female crew, led by pop star Katy Perry, successfully completed a suborbital spaceflight aboard a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket. The mission, NS-31, marks the first all-woman spaceflight in over 60 years, surpassing the achievement of Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo mission in 1963.
The crew, which included journalists Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez (fiancée of Jeff Bezos), former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, scientist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn, launched from West Texas at 9:31 a.m. ET (7:01 p.m. IST). The approximately 11-minute flight took them to the edge of space, where they experienced weightlessness before safely returning to Earth.
Following the experience, Perry expressed a sense of profound connection, holding a daisy – a symbol of resilience for her daughter – which she took to space. King reported that Perry sang Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” upon the crew’s return to their seats after experiencing weightlessness. The successful mission represents a significant milestone for Blue Origin’s New Shepard program, highlighting its capabilities in space tourism.
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