Blue Origin Successfully Sends Celebrities To Space With First All-Female Crew In 60 Years
on Apr 14, 2025
The Women Spent Four Unforgettable Minutes In Space
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is a commercial space flight that operates on a pay-to-play model. Celebrities, artists, and the elite can pay between $200,000 and $300,000 to go to space.
On April 14th, (today), an all-female crew has been launched into space on Blue Origin’s 11th human flight.
According to the launch’s official website, the flight has officially become the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years.
The flight overview is outlined:
“New Shepard astronauts ascend toward space at more than three times the speed of sound. They pass the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space 62 miles (100 km) above Earth, before unbuckling to float weightless and gaze at our planet. The crew returns gently under parachutes.”
The women on board the historic flight included Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez.
The Blue Origin Launch
According to NBC News, Jeff Bezos radioed the women on board, saying, “When you get back, I can’t wait to hear how it’s changed you. I love you all. See you soon. Godspeed.”
The Blue Origin launch shown on a livestream through the Blue Origin website.
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The women successfully reached space and spent 4 minutes there, after which they reentered the Earth’s atmosphere.
The women were seen celebrating after landing on the livestream.
Once let out of the capsule, the women all had big reactions to being back on Earth, with some kissing the ground and others raising their hands over their heads in triumph.
Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez expressed her thoughts after the flight, stating, “We are all in this together,” while reflecting on the feeling of viewing the Earth from a new perspective.
According to Gayle King on the Blue Origin livestream, Katy Perry sang “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong while they looked over the peaceful earth.
Watch an overview of the launch below.
