LOS ANGELES - US aerospace company Blue Origin completed an all-women crew spaceflight on Monday, Xinhua reported.
The mission, codenamed NS-31, is Blue Origin's 11th human spaceflight and the 31st flight of its New Shepard programme.
This handout photo from Blue Origin shows US singer Katy Perry upon return to Earth after a flight on Blue Origin New Shepard NS-31, which brought the passengers beyond the Karman line -- the internationally recognized boundary of space, in Van Horn, West Texas, April 14, 2025. Pop star Katy Perry completed a brief foray into space Monday, roaring to the edge of the cosmos with an all-women crew on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos's rockets. The "Firework" and "California Gurls" singer was lofted more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) above the Earth's surface in a vessel from Blue Origin, the space company owned by the Amazon founder. Five other women -- including Bezos's fiancee Lauren Sanchez -- were on the flight, which took off from western Texas shortly after 8:30 am (1330 GMT) before safely landing again some (Photo by Handout / BLUE ORIGIN / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / BLUE ORIGIN " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
The all-women astronaut crew included Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sanchez.
The crew lifted off from Launch Site One in West Texas aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket at 8:30 am Central Time on Monday morning. The capsule touched down at about 8.40am Central Time after a ten-minute flight.
The New Shepard capsule carrying US TV personality Gayle King, Bahamian-US former NASA scientist Aisha Bowe, US journalist Lauren Sanchez, US research scientist Amanda Nguyen, US singer Katy Perry and US film producer Kerianne Flynn, lands on on April 14, 2025, in Van Horn, West Texas. - (Photo by Handout / BLUE ORIGIN / AFP)
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The crew capsule reached an apogee of 106 kilometres above ground level.
To date, New Shepard has flown 58 people to space, according to Blue Origin. - BERNAMA
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