• Katy Perry is heading to outer space
  • The I Kissed A Girl hitmaker is joining the latest Blue Origin mission
  • She will be joined by other women on the Jeff Bezos-backed journey
Katy Perry went on the Blue Origin mission
Katy Perry is a pop star-turned-space traveller Credit: IMAGO

Katy Perry is heading out on the first all women group space mission. As a part of a Blue Origin mission, the I Kissed A Girl singer will form part of gaggle of women heading 62 miles above Earth. With an estimated time of 11 minutes, it will cross the Karman line, which is widely considered to be the crossing point for space.

The venture is the debut mission of the New Shepard programme, otheriwse known as the NS-13.

The girlboss space trip is seeking to “create a lasting impact that will inspire generations” after becoming the first ensemble trip made up of women. It will break the record set by engineer Valentina Tereshkova’s solo journey into space back in 1963.

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“Even when Blue Origin was first talking about commercial travel to space, I was like, ‘Sign me up! I’m first in line’. And then they called me, and I was like, ‘Really? I get an invite?’,” Perry told Elle magazine.

Here is all you need to know about who is joining the Thinking of You hitmaker in outer space.

Kerianne Flynn

Kerianne Flynn is a film producer who is best known for making indie movies like The Automatic Hate, This Changes Everything.

Aisha Bowe

Aisha Bowe is a ex NASA rocket scientist and CEO of the tech firm STEMBoard.

Amanda Nguyen

Civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen is one of the women joining Perry on the space mission.

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Gayle King

Gayle King is best known for her old gig of presenting CBS Mornings.

Lauren Sanchez

Lauren Sanchez is the fiancee of Blue Origin’s owner, who is not only heading on the mission but hand-picked all the ladies joining her.

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