Katy Perry, Gayle King land safely after first allfemale spaceflight since 1963

Pop icon Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King and Jeff Bezos fiancée Lauren Sanchez headed to space Monday morning as part of an allfemale space crew.

The crew took off on Blue Origins New Shepard rocket for a 10minute spaceflight from West Texas. It was Blue Origins 11th human flight.

It was the latest wave in space tourism, where more of the rich and famous than ever before or lucky and wellconnected can enter the zerogravity realm traditionally dominated by professional astronauts.

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Source: WTHR

Published on April 14, 2025