{"id":2423113,"date":"2025-04-14T01:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T05:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/singer-katy-perry-traveling-to-space-on-monday-with-all-female-crew-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T01:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T05:39:58","slug":"singer-katy-perry-traveling-to-space-on-monday-with-all-female-crew-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/singer-katy-perry-traveling-to-space-on-monday-with-all-female-crew-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Katy Perry traveling to space on Monday with all-female crew &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsinger-katy-perry-traveling-to-space-on-monday-with-all-female-crew-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2423113&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Katy Perry is scheduled to travel to space on Monday as part of an all<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dei-die-operator-that-crashed-delta-plane-was-obsessed-with-removing-men-from-cockpits\/\" title=\"DEI = DIE? Operator That Crashed Delta Plane Was Obsessed with Removing Men from Cockpits\">-female crew<\/a> on a commercial flight organized by Blue origin,led by Jeff Bezos. In addition to Perry, the crew includes aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, activist Amanda Nguyen, journalist Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and author Lauren Sanchez. This flight,named NS-31,aims to mark a notable achievement as it will be the first all-female crew to travel in space since 1963. notably, Amanda Nguyen will be the first Vietnamese woman in space. The mission will begin from blue Origin\u2019s launch site in Van Horn, Texas, wiht a duration of approximately 10-12 minutes, reaching an altitude of 62 miles above Earth.Perry expressed her excitement for the journey and her interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) as part of the experience.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Singer Katy Perry traveling to space on Monday with all-female crew<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Katy Perry is set to travel to space on Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;Woman&rsquo;s World&rdquo; singer will be part of an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/space\/3332746\/katy-perry-gayle-king-lauren-sanchez-blue-origin-space-flight\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">-female commercial flight crew<\/a><\/a> for space technology and rocket company Blue Origin. She will be joined by entrepreneur and aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, activist Amanda Nguyen, journalist Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and author and former journalist Lauren Sanchez.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3379095\/trump-trashes-60-minutes-calls-on-fcc-strip-cbs-license\/\">Trump trashes 60 Minutes, calls on FCC to strip CBS of its license<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3379056\/angel-studios-king-of-kings-biggest-weekend-animated-faith-flick\/\">Angel Studios The King of Kings earns biggest weekend for animated faith flick<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3379026\/stephen-a-smith-says-democrats-need-to-address-the-bigger-picture-over-trump\/\">Stephen A. Smith says Democrats need to address the &#8216;bigger picture&#8217; over Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to West Texas, NS-31 crew! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8dFPqiaiZW\">pic.twitter.com\/8dFPqiaiZW<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2090817\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Blue Origin (@blueorigin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blueorigin\/status\/1911216376334684513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sanchez is the fiancee of Jeff Bezos, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon and the owner of Blue Origin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin&rsquo;s mission on Monday is named NS-31, with the acronym standing for New Shepard, a<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/private-spaceflight\/blue-origin-set-to-launch-all-female-spaceflight-with-katy-perry-on-april-14\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> &ldquo;reusable rocket-capsule combo.&rdquo;<\/a> Its namesake is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/it.usembassy.gov\/60-years-ago-alan-shepard-became-the-first-american-in-space\/#:~:text=On%20May%205%2C%201961%2C%20astronaut,%2C%20about%20three%20weeks%20earlier.)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alan Shepard<\/a>, the first U.S. astronaut in space, who traveled on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-clears-virgin-galactic-to-fly-passengers-to-space\/\" title=\"FAA Clears Virgin Galactic To Fly Passengers To ...\">suborbital flight<\/a> on May 5, 1961. It is the 31st flight for the New Shepard program and its 11th voyage with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-bezos-heading-to-space-after-resigning-as-amazon-ceo\/\" title=\"... Heading To ... After Resigning As Amazon CEO\">human crew<\/a>, <em>Space.com<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>NS-31 will accomplish multiple historical feats. It will be the first all-female crew to travel in space since June 16, 1963, when cosmonaut <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Valentina-Tereshkova\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valentina Tereshkova<\/a> of the U.S.S.R did so. Additionally, Nguyen will be the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cbs-mornings-gayle-king-space-blue-origin-crew\/#:~:text=Civil%20rights%20activist%20and%20astronaut,Blue%20Origin's%20New%20Shepard%20rocket.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first Vietnamese woman<\/a> to travel to space.<\/p>\n<p>The launch window begins at 9:30 a.m. EST, according to reports. The expedition will reportedly last between 10-12 minutes and travel 62 miles above Earth, surpassing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wilsoncenter.org\/across-karman-faq#:~:text=The%20Karman%20Line%2C%20named%20after,Earth's%20atmosphere%20and%20outer%20space.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karman Line<\/a>, the designated boundary of entering space. The rocket will depart from Blue Origin&rsquo;s Van Horn, Texas, site at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tractor-supplys-dei-reversal-shows-citizen-activism-works\/\" title=\"Tractor Supply&#039;s DEI Reversal Shows Citizen Activism Works\">company&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Launch Site One.<\/p>\n<p>Perry expressed enthusiasm for her journey into space. In anticipation of her space flight, the pop vocalist told the Associated Press that she had always been interested in astronomy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Katy Perry can&#8217;t wait to see the stars twinkle up close as she gears up for space. Joining her on the Blue Origin spaceflight are aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, journalist Gayle King, pilot Lauren Sanchez, and other influential women. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7x4OSlvwFJ\">pic.twitter.com\/7x4OSlvwFJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APEntertainment\/status\/1910743458731503790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m really excited about the engineering of it all,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/APEntertainment\/status\/1910743458731503790\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Perry. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m excited to learn more about STEM and just the math about what it takes to accomplish this type of thing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A picture of the crew in their flight suits was displayed on Blue Origin&rsquo;s X account on Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The NS-31 crew is certified &lsquo;ready to fly to space&rsquo; by CrewMember 7 Sarah Knights,&rdquo; read the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/blueorigin\/status\/1911576887240835518\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2090817\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2090817\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katy Perry to travel to space Monday with all-female crew<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2423114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310093052840.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[53383,38189,4133,53382,32076],"class_list":["post-2423113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-all-female-crew","tag-katy-perry","tag-news","tag-space-travel","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310093052840.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2423113"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423117,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423113\/revisions\/2423117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}