The singer Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchezthe Founder’s girlfriend of Blue OriginJeff Bezos, have traveled to space on a flight that they have become a party on Monday. They were fired and received by billionaire Jeff Bezos and Katy Perry sang when they were in space What Firm World by Louis Armstrong. They also traveled with the group Gayle King, CBS News journalist and Oprah Winfrey Friendthe former space scientific of NASA, Aisha Bowe; the research scientist in Bioastronautics, Amanda Nguyen; and the Kerianne Flynn film producer.
The mission has been the eleventh manned flight of the New Shepard program and the thirtieth first in its history, according to Blue Origin. After returning from his brief trip to space, Jeff . Blue Origin’s flight has last 10 minutes and 21 seconds.
Katy Perry and Lauren SánchezJeff Bezos’ girlfriend have been part of the crew of six members, formed exclusively by women who has taken off and landed without problems this Monday morning. They have gone to space aboard a rocket operated by Blue Origin, the company of Jeff Bezos.
The crew, full of stars, has flown in the New Shepard launch vehicle in Blue Origin, which since 2021 has transported dozens of scientists, entrepreneurs and celebrities above the karm line, the internationally recognized limit of the space, about 100 kilometers on the earth’s surface. The mission of this Monday, NS-31, has attracted great attention in recent weeks due to its famous passengers.
How much do Katy Perry’s flight cost?
Blue Origin has not publicly confirmed the ticket price. But, its reservation page Requires a tank of $ 150,000. The company auctioned a seat on its first flight manned for 28 million dollars in 2021.
Some celebrities have flown free as “guests of honor”, as was the case with Television presenter Michael Strahanthe Alan Shepard’s astronaut daughterLaura Shepard Churchley, and the Actor William Shatner.
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It has been the first space flight exclusively of women since 1963, when the cosmonaut of the Soviet Valentina Tereshkova era – the first woman in space – orbit the earth on a flight alone for almost three days.
He took off from the launch site one of Blue Origin in western Texas at 9:30 am on Monday (3:30 p.m. in Spain).
The crew has passed several minutes in zero gravity And in total amazement, as recorded in the audio of the live broadcast. They could be heard marveling at the Moon and, later, shouting with emotion when the parachutes opened during the descent. “Congratulations and welcome back to the earth,” said the control of the mission while the capsule perched on the dusty valley.
Minutes later, the capsule door opened and the six women came out, some crying and clenching their fists. Both Perry and King knelt to touch the ground with their own hands.
“There is a strange silence upon arriving up,” King said later. «It’s really quiet and peaceful, and you look at the planet and think: from there we come? For me, it is a great reminder that we must improve, be better ».
Who has traveled on board?
- Katy Perry. Pop star Its catalog includes some songs that refer to aliens and space trips. Perry stressed that among his songs are Starships from Nicki Minaj, Starman by David Bowie, Around the world of Daft Punk and his own Et
- Lauren Sánchez. She is a journalist, author, pilot and philanthontopa, who is also the fiance of Bezos, is attributed to the training of the team and the collaboration with the Mons brand to redesign the space costumes for women.
- Gayle King. Radio and television journalist, presenter of the CBS News program, CBS Morningsand general editor of Oprah Daily.
- Kerianne Flynn. PFilm and philanthontrap.
- Aisha Bowe. Former NASA Space Scientific and Defender of Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem). He is the first person of Bahameña ancestry in visiting space. He states that he planned to carry students postcards and carry out three research experiments on board, including plant biology and human physiology.
- Amanda Nguyễn. Bioastronautical researcher and civil rights activist, was awarded as a woman of the year by Time magazine and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her defense of the victims of sexual violence. It has been the first Vietnamese astronaut and Southeast Asia in traveling to space.
