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Katy Perry to Launch into Space on Blue Origin’s All-Women Crew Mission

Somto NwanoluebySomto Nwanolue
April 14, 2025
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Katy Perry to Launch into Space on Blue Origin’s All-Women Crew Mission
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Pop icon Katy Perry is set to make history as part of the first all-female crew aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, joining Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez and CBS anchor Gayle King on this landmark space tourism flight.

The mission, scheduled to launch from West Texas, marks a significant milestone in private space travel and women’s participation in aerospace.

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  • Blue Origin’s New Shepard: Launch Details and Spaceflight Experience
  • The Trailblazing All-Women Astronaut Crew
  • Blue Origin’s Space Tourism Program and Training Requirements
  • The Environmental Impact and Debate Surrounding Space Tourism
  • How to Watch the Historic Launch

Blue Origin’s New Shepard: Launch Details and Spaceflight Experience

The fully autonomous New Shepard spacecraft will lift off at 08:30 local time (14:30 BST), carrying its celebrity passengers on an 11-minute journey past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized 100km (62 mile) boundary of space. During the suborbital flight, Perry and her crewmates will experience several minutes of weightlessness while enjoying panoramic views of Earth before their capsule returns via parachute-assisted landing.

Katy Perry to Launch into Space on Blue Origin’s All-Women Crew Mission

The Trailblazing All-Women Astronaut Crew

Alongside Perry, Sánchez and King, the historic crew includes a former NASA rocket scientist, Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist, Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn

The group has dubbed themselves the “Taking Up Space” crew, with Perry adopting the call sign “Feather” during training. In a social media post, the “Firework” singer expressed her childhood dreams becoming reality: “Nothing was beyond my imagination… I never stopped looking at the world with hopeful WONDER!”

Blue Origin’s Space Tourism Program and Training Requirements

Founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2000, Blue Origin has positioned itself as a leader in commercial spaceflight. While exact ticket prices remain undisclosed, prospective space tourists must place a $150,000 (£114,575) deposit – highlighting the exclusive nature of these early missions.

All passengers complete an intensive two-day training program covering: physical fitness requirements, emergency procedures, zero-gravity preparation and spacecraft safety protocols

The company emphasizes its commitment to reusability, with the New Shepard booster designed to land vertically for repeated use – a key innovation reducing costs in the emerging space tourism industry.

The Environmental Impact and Debate Surrounding Space Tourism

While celebrating this historic flight, critics continue questioning the environmental impact of commercial space travel. Blue Origin maintains its New Shepard engines produce only water vapor emissions, but atmospheric scientists like Professor Eloise Marais of University College London warn:

“Anything that combusts at high temperature creates nitrogen oxides – potent greenhouse gases. Water vapor in the upper atmosphere also affects ozone chemistry and cloud formation.”

As launch frequency increases, researchers caution about cumulative effects on Earth’s climate systems.

How to Watch the Historic Launch

Viewers worldwide can witness this groundbreaking mission via live stream when the New Shepard rocket lifts off from Blue Origin’s West Texas launch facility. The event marks not just a celebrity moment, but a significant step in democratizing access to space – even as debates continue about its costs and consequences.

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Somto Nwanolue is a news writer with a keen eye for spotting trending news and crafting engaging stories. Her interests includes beauty, lifestyle and fashion. Her life’s passion is to bring information to the right audience in written medium

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