Katy Perry is officially flying to space (yes, you read that right!) with a first-ever all-female crew, comprising Lauren Sanchez and other accomplished women. Perry and Blue Origin, the aerospace company organizing the mission, broke the news via separate Instagram posts, announcing that Sanchez, who will lead the crew, Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn, Gayle King, and Amanda Nguyen are a part of the New Shepard NS-31 crew about to make history. Blue Origin further reported that New Shepard’s 11th Human Flight, NS-31, will launch in the spring.
Katy Perry shares all-female crew photo that’s flying to space
Blue Origin is taking Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, and four other accomplished women to space this spring as part of its all-female crew. Perry shared the historic moment with an Instagram photo of the crew comprising some of the biggest names alongside a humbling note as they prepare to head to space. The post, similar to the one the aerospace company shared on its Instagram, consisted of images of Sanchez, Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn, Gayle King, and Amanda Nguyen, announcing that they have joined the New Shepard NS-31 crew.
In the caption, the singer proudly noted, “If you had told me that I would be part of the first ever all-female crew in space, I would have believed you.” She wrote about her ambitions, claiming, “Nothing was beyond my imagination as a child.” Then, Perry admitted that despite not having much while growing up, she “never stopped looking at the world with hopeful WONDER!” and still works “hard to live my life that way.” She even opened up about being more motivated than ever to set “an example for my daughter that women should take up space (pun intended).”
Furthermore, Katy Perry called this opportunity of going to space “incredible,” adding that she can finally “show all of the youngest & most vulnerable among us to reach for the stars, literally and figuratively.” Concluding the statement, she said that she is “honored to be among this diverse group of celestial sisters.”
Those joining the singer include rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn, film producer, journalist, and host Gayle King, civil rights astronaut and activist Amanda Nguyen, and Lauren Sanchez, an author, journalist, and philanthropist who is also the fiancée of Jeff Bezos.
