Katy Perry Blasts Into Space and Back in Historic All-Female Flight

Pop icon Katy Perry just made history—and not with a chart-topping single this time! The superstar joined five other phenomenal women for a jaw-dropping space adventure aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket, marking the first all-female spaceflight crew in over six decades.

The mission, named New Shepard NS-31, lifted off from West Texas on April 14, 2025, at 9:31 a.m. ET. In just 11 thrilling minutes, the crew soared to the edge of space, experienced weightlessness, and safely returned to Earth!

Alongside Perry were some serious powerhouse women:

• Lauren Sanchez, journalist and fiancée of billionaire Jeff Bezos
• Gayle King, the ever-iconic CBS host
• Aisha Bowe, a former NASA rocket scientist
• Amanda Nguyen, scientist and activist
• Kerianne Flynn, trailblazing film producer

And if you’re wondering whether Katy brought her sparkle to space—you bet she did. According to Gayle King, after floating weightlessly, the pop star serenaded the crew with a heartfelt rendition of Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.” Cue the goosebumps!

The moment was even more poetic considering Perry’s own empowering anthem, “What Makes a Woman,” which celebrates the complexity, strength, and resilience of women everywhere and qualities that echoed through every second of this groundbreaking mission.

But it wasn’t just tunes and zero gravity thrills. Katy made the trip extra personal by taking a daisy flower with her—symbolic of her daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom.

“Daisies are common flowers, but they grow through any condition… They are resilient. They are powerful. They are strong,” she said emotionally after landing.

“I feel super connected to love,” she added, holding the flower close.

The moment the capsule touched back down in the West Texas desert, it wasn’t just a successful mission—it was a cosmic moment for women everywhere. This flight marks the most significant all-female mission since Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, took flight back in 1963.

As for Blue Origin launch, this high-profile journey is a major win for Bezos’ space tourism venture and a reminder that the future of space isn’t just male-dominated anymore.