{"id":17130,"date":"2025-04-14T19:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/blue-origins-all-female-space-mission-sends-celebrities-and-scientists-on-a-suborbital-trip\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T19:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T11:46:00","slug":"blue-origins-all-female-space-mission-sends-celebrities-and-scientists-on-a-suborbital-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/blue-origins-all-female-space-mission-sends-celebrities-and-scientists-on-a-suborbital-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Origin\u2019s all-female space mission sends celebrities and scientists on a suborbital trip"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jeff Bezos extends his arms to hug his fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, at the end of an all-female suborbital spaceflight, with Blue Origin trainer Sarah Knights standing by. (Blue Origin via YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Six women rode Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard rocket ship today on a short suborbital space trip that was notable because of a crew that included pop superstar Katy Perry, morning TV host Gayle King \u2014 and Lauren Sanchez, the fianc\u00e9e of the space venture\u2019s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n

Liftoff from Blue Origin\u2019s Launch Site One in West Texas occurred on time at 8:30 a.m. CT (6:30 a.m. PT). Blue Origin streamed coverage of the nearly 11-minute mission via its website and YouTube.<\/p>\n

The spacefliers marveled at the views, including a just-past-full moon that was hanging in a black sky. \u201cLook at the moon,\u201d one could be heard saying over an audio link. \u201cOh my Goddess,\u201d another replied.<\/p>\n

After touchdown, both Perry and King knelt to kiss the ground. \u201cWhat happened to us was not a \u2018ride.\u2019 This was a bona fide frickin\u2019 flight.\u201d King told an interviewer.<\/p>\n

The zero-G experience was \u201coddly quiet,\u201d she said. \u201cYou look down at the planet, and you say, \u2018That\u2019s where we came from?\u2019 To me it\u2019s such a reminder about how we need to do better, be better. \u2026 It\u2019s so nasty and so vitriolic nowadays. If [only] everybody could experience that peace that we had up there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sanchez also remarked on the peacefulness she felt in space \u2014 and the gratefulness she felt when she saw Bezos waiting for her outside the capsule. \u201cWe\u2019re getting married,\u201d she said. \u201cIf I didn\u2019t come back, that would be a bummer for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perry sang \u201cWhat a Wonderful World\u201d during the flight. \u201cIt\u2019s not about me, it\u2019s not about singing my songs,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s about a collective energy in there. It\u2019s about us. It\u2019s about making space for future women, and taking up space and belonging. And it\u2019s about this wonderful world that we see out there, and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

This mission, known as NS-31, marked the 31st flight of Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard spaceship and the 11th crewed flight. Fifty-eight people have now flown on New Shepard since 2021, including four people who have each taken two trips.<\/p>\n

Blue Origin noted that NS-31 was the first women-only space mission since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova\u2019s solo spaceflight in 1963. Sanchez chose the crew. In a 2023 interview with The Wall Street Journal, Sanchez said she wanted to go into space with \u201cwomen who are making a difference in the world and who are impactful and have a message to send.\u201d<\/p>\n

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