How Blue Origin rocket carried Katy Perry to space, scripted history | Photos

On 14 April, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket flew to space and back with Katy Perry, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez.

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This was Blue Origin’s 11th human spaceflight and the first all-woman mission since 1963. (via REUTERS)

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The Blue Origin is fully reusable and designed specifically for human spaceflight. The rocket is entirely autonomous, with no pilots on board. Passengers ride in a round crew capsule attached to the top of the rocket. (via REUTERS)

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Pop star Katy Perry and journalists Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos' fiance and other participants, blast off into space on a Blue Origin rocket, as part of the New Shepard Mission NS-31, marking the first all-female flight crew in more than six decades, in West Texas, Texas, U.S.,  (via REUTERS)

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Pop star Katy Perry and journalists Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos' fiance and other participants, blast off into space on a Blue Origin rocket, as part of the New Shepard Mission NS-31, marking the first all-female flight crew in more than six decades, in West Texas, Texas, U.S., April 14, 2025, in this screen grab taken from a video. (via REUTERS)

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Pop star Katy Perry and journalists Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos' fiance and other participants, blast off into space on a Blue Origin rocket, as part of the New Shepard Mission NS-31, marking the first all-female flight crew in more than six decades, in West Texas, Texas, U.S. (via REUTERS)

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The capsule carrying Pop star Katy Perry and journalists Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos' fiance and other participants, at the moment it landed back on earth after blasting off into space on a Blue Origin rocket, as part of the New Shepard Mission NS-31, marking the first all-female flight crew in more than six decades, in West Texas, Texas, U.S., April 14, 2025. (via REUTERS)