The singer will be sent into space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, joined by former Nasa rocket scientist Aisha Bowe
“The crew will include research scientist and activist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Amanda Nguyen, and former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe. Sánchez first revealed her plans to lead an all-female Blue Origin mission in 2023, but she didn’t mention who she would take on the flight at the time.” —
Jeff Bezos is taking more celebrities—as well as his own partner—to the great beyond. Bezos’s Blue Origin said Thursday that its next space-tourism trip will include pop star Katy Perry and Gayle King,
Blue Origin's upcoming mission with an all-female crew, led by Lauren Sánchez and featuring Katy Perry, Gayle King, and others, aims to inspire women in space exploration. Scheduled for spring 2025, this mission will bring the crew above the Kármán line,
When they asked me, they asked me around Thanksgiving, I was like, ‘no, no, no." Gayle King said. "Then I started thinking about it and I just thought ‘what a unique opportunity.‘"