Katy Perry space flight trip with Lauren Sanchez and Gayle King with Blue Origin A historic Moment
United States Pop superstar Katy Perry space flight trip along with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez and CBS Morning News’ famous anchor Gayle King made a historic moment. They flew to the edge of space on Monday on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket and returned safely. It was a historic mission and a proud moment for Katy Perry as the flight consisted of only women who touched the unique world of space and shared their experiences back on Earth.
Other women on the mission included filmmaker Karyn Flynn, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and research scientist Amanda Nguyen. The flight began at 9:31 am (local time) from Blue Origin’s launch site in Van Horn, Texas and lasted about 10 minutes.
How Was Katy Perry Journey to reach the boundary of space?
The mission used the New Shepard rocket and capsule, which crossed the Kármán line (62 miles altitude), from where space is considered to begin. Upon reaching here, the rocket reached three times the speed of sound (Mach 3).
As the capsule reached the boundary of space, the six women experienced weightlessness and enjoyed the views of the Earth, shouting happily. One of them said, “Look at the moon!”, which shows how amazing and joyful their experience was.
Duration of The Historic Katy Perry Space Flight
In a few minutes, the capsule returned to Earth and landed safely in the Texas desert at 9:42 am with the help of a parachute. Blue Origin’s Mission Control congratulated the crew, saying, “Congratulations and welcome back to Earth!”
Return to Earth: Emotional moment
As soon as the capsule opened, Katy Perry and Gayle King knelt down to kiss the earth. It was an emotional moment as she celebrated her safe return from space. Oprah Winfrey, who is a close friend of Gayle King, was present at the launch site and became emotional watching this historic moment. She said in Blue Origin’s live stream,
“Life means constantly moving forward to be the best and fully express yourself. This flight is an example of that. I am very proud of Gayle, who overcame her fear and took this bold step.”
Gayle King’s fear and victory over it
Gayle King, who usually looks confident on the TV screen, admitted that she was very scared of this flight. She told that when she was going to the capsule, she had a serious expression on her face and was on the verge of crying, while the rest of the crew members were smiling happily.
Here is what She said,
“I was very scared. I just wanted to get to my seat quickly so that I could start training. But when I came back, I felt that now I can do anything!”
After returning from space, Gayle experienced peace and confidence, which made her stronger.
Katy Perry’s experience about Space Flight: “It was the second greatest moment after becoming a mother”
Katy Perry described space travel as the second greatest experience of her life, which comes after becoming a mother for her. She said,
“I feel so connected to love. This experience showed me that you never know how much love you can give and how much love you can receive, until you are launched.”
She also said that she would write a new song inspired by this journey. However, in space, she remembered singing “What a Wonderful World” instead of her songs, because according to her it was about “collective energy and unity”.
Kris Jenner and other celebrities Reaction on Space Flight
TV personality Kris Jenner was also present to be a part of this historic flight. She said,
“I didn’t think I would get so emotional, but it was unbelievable. My breath stopped. I felt like I was filled with so much adrenaline!”
Blue Origin All Female Space Flight mission – A special One
This was Blue Origin’s 11th manned flight and 31st flight overall. But this time the mission was special because of following reasons:
For the first time an all-female crew traveled to space.
Famous personalities like Gayle King made history by overcoming their fears.
Global stars like Katy Perry returned from space and shared their experiences, which inspired the youth.
Blue Origin Space Flights: A step towards the future
This mission is not only a new chapter in the field of space tourism, but it is also a big step towards women’s empowerment. Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Gayle King and the rest of the women proved that if the intentions are strong, then nothing is impossible.
Now it remains to be seen which other Hollywood celebrities and common people become a part of this space journey in the future and set new records!
