Though women remain severely underrepresented in the aerospace field worldwide, they do regularly escape the Earth’s atmosphere. More than 100 have gone to space since Sally Ride became the first American woman to do so in 1983. If an all-women spaceflight were chartered by, say, NASA, it might represent the culmination of many decades of…
(Blue Origin’s all-female crew returns safely on Earth after spaceflight | Image source: BBC) In a milestone for commercial spaceflight and gender representation in space, six women—including global celebrities and professionals from diverse fields—safely returned to Earth after completing a suborbital journey aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. The mission, launched on April 14, 2025,…
Blue Origin rocket carrying Katy Perry and all-female crew reaches edge of space, returns safely Jeff Bezos with his fiancée Lauren Sánchez; New Shepherd 31 capsule; Katy Perry The Blue Origin rocket carrying pop superstar Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King, and Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez successfully launched from West Texas, marking the company’s 11th…
Katy Perry NS-31 mission: ब्लू ओरिजिन का मिशन NS-31 इतिहास रचने जा रहा है. इस मिशन की खास बात यह है कि इसमें सिर्फ महिलाएं अंतरिक्ष में भेजी जा रही हैं और इसमें पॉप स्टार कैटी पेरी भी शामिल हैं. दरअसल, 14 अप्रैल 2025 को लॉन्च होने वाले इस मिशन में कैटी पेरी, उनके साथ (गेल…
The broadcast journalist Gayle King and the singer Katy Perry were set to make a brief trip into space on Monday on a flight operated by Jeff Bezos’ private company, Blue Origin. It would be the first time an all-female crew has been to space since 1963. Their flight, on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket,…
What do you wear for your first trip to space? If you are like most people, probably whatever spacesuit or astronaut outfit the company (or government agency) you are flying with provides. However, if you are Lauren Sánchez — journalist, pilot, children’s book author, philanthropist and fiancée of Jess Bezos — the second-richest man on…
In a record-breaking crossover between the space and entertainment industries, international pop icon Katy Perry will be blasting off into space aboard Blue Origin‘s next NS-31 mission. It’s a historic first, with Perry set to join an all-female crew—the last time a space mission had an all-female crew was in 1963, when Soviet cosmonaut Valentina…
Blue Origin’s all-female space mission with Katy Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez launches April 14 Blue Origin, the private spaceflight company founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, is preparing to launch its 11th human spaceflight mission, NS-31, featuring a groundbreaking all-female crew. This event marks a pivotal moment in commercial spaceflight history and global…
The singer and songwriter Katy Perry and the broadcast journalist and show host Gayle King will be among the all-female crew on the next mission of New Shepard, the space tourism rocket that is operated by Jeff Bezos’ private company, Blue Origin. Blue Origin announced the lineup on Thursday, ahead of a planned spaceflight this…
Blue Origin, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos, is laying off roughly 10 percent of its work force, according to an email that was sent to staff on Thursday and that was viewed by The New York Times. The cuts, which could affect about 1,000 roles, follow several years of rapid growth and the…