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Pop star Katy Perry made history as the first artist to sing in space, joining a landmark all-female crew aboard a Blue Origin rocket launched from West Texas.
The six-woman crew, the first all-female space team in over 60 years, included Perry, author and pilot Lauren Sanchez, journalist Gayle King, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, former rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn.
The mission reached the Karman line, 62 miles above Earth, where the crew experienced four minutes of weightlessness. During their brief time in space, Perry performed What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong. “It’s about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it,” she said.
The crew returned safely after parachutes deployed for a dust-raising landing in the West Texas desert. King, a self-described nervous flyer, kissed the ground post-landing, calling the experience “oddly quiet” and reflective.
Flynn described the journey as the most incredible experience of her life, moved to tears by the sight of the moon. "I feel like that was a special gift just for me," she said.
Family and friends, including Oprah Winfrey, Kris Jenner, and Khloe Kardashian, were on hand to support the historic flight. Winfrey said she encouraged King to join, telling her, “There’s only one time all the women are going up for the first time.”
Perry confirmed she plans to write a song inspired by the experience.
With information from Sky News.
