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Mint
4 days ago
- Science
- Mint
Blue Origin to send six more civilians to edge of space in latest New Shepard flight from Texas this weekend
Six civilians are set to take a journey to the edge of space this weekend aboard a Blue Origin rocket, continuing the company's mission of making space travel more accessible to private individuals. While most of us won't be among those making the trip, Blue Origin will be offering a livestream of the launch, giving viewers the chance to watch the mission unfold from the ground. The broadcast will include footage of lift-off, the capsule's journey to space, and its return. The livestream will be provided to us by Blue Origin. The rocket, called New Shepard, will lift off from Blue Origin's launch site in west Texas. This marks the company's 12th crewed flight. Since its first human mission in July 2021, which included Amazon founder Jeff Bezos himself, the spacecraft has carried 58 people to space. Blue Origin, founded by Bezos in 2000, is one of several private companies racing to develop commercial spaceflight. The company's short trips aim to give paying customers a taste of space travel without the need for years of astronaut training. Popstar Katy Perry was part of a six-member, all-women crew that took off from Texas as part of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space venture, Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 mission. Also on board was Jeff Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, who had handpicked her companions for the journey. The mission aboard the New Shepard NS-31 lifted the crew more than 100 km above the Earth's surface, taking them to the 'edge of space' beyond the Kármán line — the internationally recognised boundary of space, according to an AFP report. New Shepard consists of a rocket and a crew capsule with large windows, allowing passengers a rare view of Earth from space. Though the flight lasts only around 10 minutes, passengers will experience a few moments of weightlessness and witness the curve of the planet from above. As the space tourism industry grows, more civilians are getting the opportunity to fly beyond Earth's atmosphere. This launch is another step in what Blue Origin calls its vision of 'millions of people living and working in space.'
Perth Now
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Katy Perry halted gig to fume at fan as part of tour promotional stunt
Katy Perry halted a gig to tell a fan to stop messaging her fiancé Orlando Bloom – as part of a promotional stunt. The 39-year-old singer is currently on her 84-date 'Lifetimes' world tour and paused her performance at the T-Mobile Arena to single out an audience member named Kyle during her concert in Paradise, Nevada, on Saturday (17.05.25) evening, with the event only now coming to light, While halting her set to address Kyle over private messages allegedly sent to her partner, Katy crouched on stage and told him: 'I know why you're here. Listen, if you keep DM-ing my man... you've been doing it for months, ever since the residency. You didn't come to see me play.' As the audience reacted with laughter and cheers, she continued: 'If you keep on DM-ing my man I'm going to have you removed – seriously, get your own life.' Raising her voice, she added: 'He don't want you, Kyle. I'm his wife. I'm his, he's mine... stay the f*** away.' Kyle appeared visibly shocked and turned to friends as Katy resumed the set. But the confrontation was later revealed to be a scripted segment of the performance, leading into her 2024 single 'I'm His, He's Mine'. Katy is eleven shows into her latest tour, which was launched in support of her seventh studio album, 143. The album, released in September 2024, was met with critical derision and has struggled commercially. Katy's tour has faced a string of challenges, including delays and low ticket sales. The opening night in Minnesota was postponed, leaving fans waiting for hours and several dates have since been cancelled. Further scrutiny has been directed at Katy after her controversial trip to space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 mission in April, where she joined 69-year-old Gayle King and 54-year-old Lauren Sanchez for an all-female flight. On her return, Katy knelt on the ground, kissed the Earth, and held a daisy – referencing her four-year-old daughter Daisy, whom she shares with Orlando, 47. In a post-flight interview, she said: 'It's not about singing my songs. It's about a collective energy in there. It's about us. It's about making space for future women and taking up space and belonging. 'And it's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth.' The backlash was swift. Many labelled her response 'tone deaf', especially coming days after NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, 58, and Butch Wilmore, 61, returned from a nine-month mission stranded in space. According to NewsNation's Paula Froelich, Katy has not been invited back to resume her Las Vegas residency. A source told the outlet: 'The residency was a disaster for Resorts World, a complete failure.'
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Here's How Gayle King Responded To The Blue Origin Space Flight Backlash
It's been a little over a week, and we're still holding space for when Blue Origin's all-female crew defied gravity for a few minutes. On April 14, CBS Mornings co-anchor Gayle King, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, research scientist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sánchez, and Katy Perry embarked on a suborbital flight, reaching the fourth-highest later of the Earth's atmosphere. Blue Origin / The New Shepard NS-31 crew was the first time an all-female crew had been to space in 60 years, but the voyage was still heavily criticized before the ship even took flight. Olivia Munn reacted to the Blue Origin crew's trip while co-hosting Today With Jenna & Friends, saying, "There are so many other things that are so important in the world right now. What are you guys going to do up in space?" "And by the way, if you want to go to space, why do you need to tell us about it? You know?" Olivia continued. "Just go up there, have a good time, come on down. Also, I just think about — I know this is probably obnoxious but it's so much money to go to space. There's a lot of people who can't even afford eggs. Oh my God, if they bring eggs into space!" Emily Ratajkowski shared a video on her TikTok calling the space mission "end-time shit" and its purpose is "beyond parody." "Saying that you care about Mother Earth, and it's about Mother Earth, and going up in a spaceship that is built and paid for by a company that's single-handedly destroying the planet? Look at the state of the world, and think about how many resources went into putting these women into space, and for what? For what, what was the marketing there? And then to try to make it like … I'm disgusted. Literally, I'm disgusted." After the ship landed, Gayle responded to the backlash, saying, "I feel that anybody that's criticizing doesn't really understand what is happening here. I've heard it, we've all heard it." "I hope that they will do a deep dive into what this represents. We can all speak to the response we're gettign from young women, young girls about what this represents," she added. "This is really a lot of work, what went into getting us up and getting us down." But, despite Gayle and the other women's efforts to quell the complaints, the backlash persisted. However, on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala on April 24, Gayle proved that she's rising above the hate. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Gayle said, "I'm not even focusing on backlash." "What I know is that we did something that was incredible. All of us feel proud and brave of what we did, and I know the difference it's making for young women and girls and even some boys. So, I'm not focusing on negativity." When asked if she would take another trip to outer space, Gayle said, "I'm not going back anytime soon, but I'm definitely open to it." According to THR, Gayle "felt safe" being part of the all-female Blue Origin crew traveling to space. "It's odd to feel safe for something that's so dangerous, and I know inherently it's very dangerous. But I had such trust in how we were trained and the company," she said. "So yes, I would definitely consider it." Although it seems like a parody written and directed by Adam McKay, the all-female Blue Origin totally got into a spaceship, and everyone totally had strong opinions about it. But, if you think the backlash will ground Gayle King, you have another thing coming — because she's down for round two. To infinity and beyond! I guess.
Buzz Feed
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Here's How Gayle King Responded To The Blue Origin Space Flight Backlash
It's been a little over a week, and we're still holding space for when Blue Origin's all-female crew defied gravity for a few minutes. On April 14, CBS Mornings co-anchor Gayle King, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, research scientist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sánchez, and Katy Perry embarked on a suborbital flight, reaching the fourth-highest later of the Earth's atmosphere. The New Shepard NS-31 crew was the first time an all-female crew had been to space in 60 years, but the voyage was still heavily criticized before the ship even took flight. Olivia Munn reacted to the Blue Origin crew's trip while co-hosting Today With Jenna & Friends, saying, "There are so many other things that are so important in the world right now. What are you guys going to do up in space?" NBC / "And by the way, if you want to go to space, why do you need to tell us about it? You know?" Olivia continued. "Just go up there, have a good time, come on down. Also, I just think about — I know this is probably obnoxious but it's so much money to go to space. There's a lot of people who can't even afford eggs. Oh my God, if they bring eggs into space!" Emily Ratajkowski shared a video on her TikTok calling the space mission "end-time shit" and its purpose is "beyond parody." "Saying that you care about Mother Earth, and it's about Mother Earth, and going up in a spaceship that is built and paid for by a company that's single-handedly destroying the planet? Look at the state of the world, and think about how many resources went into putting these women into space, and for what? For what, what was the marketing there? And then to try to make it like … I'm disgusted. Literally, I'm disgusted." After the ship landed, Gayle responded to the backlash, saying, "I feel that anybody that's criticizing doesn't really understand what is happening here. I've heard it, we've all heard it." "I hope that they will do a deep dive into what this represents. We can all speak to the response we're gettign from young women, young girls about what this represents," she added. "This is really a lot of work, what went into getting us up and getting us down." But, despite Gayle and the other women's efforts to quell the complaints, the backlash persisted. However, on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala on April 24, Gayle proved that she's rising above the hate. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Gayle said, "I'm not even focusing on backlash." "What I know is that we did something that was incredible. All of us feel proud and brave of what we did, and I know the difference it's making for young women and girls and even some boys. So, I'm not focusing on negativity." When asked if she would take another trip to outer space, Gayle said, "I'm not going back anytime soon, but I'm definitely open to it." According to THR, Gayle "felt safe" being part of the all-female Blue Origin crew traveling to space. "It's odd to feel safe for something that's so dangerous, and I know inherently it's very dangerous. But I had such trust in how we were trained and the company," she said. "So yes, I would definitely consider it." Although it seems like a parody written and directed by Adam McKay, the all-female Blue Origin totally got into a spaceship, and everyone totally had strong opinions about it. Netflix / But, if you think the backlash will ground Gayle King, you have another thing coming — because she's down for round two.
Straits Times
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Even levitating in space aboard a rocket, pop star Katy Perry still manages to get dunked on
Pop star Katy Perry was part of an all-female trip to space that lasted 11 minutes. PHOTO: REUTERS Even levitating in space aboard a rocket, pop star Katy Perry still manages to get dunked on NEW YORK – Almost as soon as American singer Katy Perry had returned from a very brief trip to space on April 14 with a group hosted by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez, the derisive comments started. In American online magazine Slate, Heather Schwedel wrote: 'It was one thing to understand intellectually that Katy Perry, (American TV personality and journalist) Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez's much hyped 'all-female' trip to space aboard a Blue Origin rocket would in actuality only be an underwhelming 11 minutes long. But it was another to watch it play out over a multi-hour, breathless livestream that culminated with Perry kissing the Earth like a soldier returning from war and not a multimillionaire returning from the world's shortest influencer trip.' Ellen Cushing, writing for American publication The Atlantic, proclaimed Perry to be the 'perfect pop star for a dumb stunt'. Various celebrities, including actress Olivia Wilde and model Emily Ratajkowski, criticised Perry and the Blue Origin flight. Even the social media X account for Wendy's came after Perry, 40, in a series of posts, among them: 'Can we send her back.' On its face, this seemed a little strange. Why was a fast-food chain offering sideline snark about a pop star heading into space? US singer Katy Perry kissing the ground after being aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 rocket on a short mission into orbit on April 14. PHOTO: EPA-EFE But a decade-plus after American singer-songwriter Linda Perry described Katy Perry's music as microwave popcorn, one could be forgiven for wondering if the posts from Wendy's were an erstwhile purveyor of empty calories picking a fight with another. After all, Perry is the singer who in her 2010 California Gurls music video, wore a bra made to look like giant cupcakes that ultimately shot out whipped cream. Of course, there is room for artistes to age and grow. (Compare, for example, the Beyonce of girl group Destiny's Child with the Beyonce of 2016's Lemonade, 2022's Renaissance and 2024's Cowboy Carter.) But Perry's attempts at stretching artistically have mostly involved apeing the work of other more acclaimed women in music and getting clocked for it. In his review of her 2019 song Never Really Over, New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica wrote: 'A new Billie Eilish song from Katy Perry. A new Norwegianish Spotifycore song from Katy Perry. A new Haim song from Katy Perry. A new Pink song from Katy Perry. A new bubble-pop Taylor Swift song from Katy Perry. A new Mumford & Sons song from Katy Perry. A new Abba song from Katy Perry.' In fact, Never Really Over borrowed so heavily from a 2017 song called Love You Like That by Norwegian artist Dagny, that Dagny ended up with a writing credit on it. US singer Katy Perry attending the 11th Breakthrough Prize ceremony at Barker Hangar in California on April 5. PHOTO: AFP In 2024, Perry was back with a new album, 143. The title, she said, represented her 'angel number'. The first single was Woman's World, and the music video for it featured Perry done up in a red and white bandana like Rosie the Riveter. Then, the camera panned back and showed her wearing Daisy Dukes and an American flag bikini top that barely concealed her breasts. The lyrics discussed how she felt: 'Sexy, confident, so intelligent.' To prove the point, Perry pours whiskey into her mouth, letting it spill all over herself. Katy Perry performing at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada, on Feb 8. PHOTO: REUTERS The song was co-written and co-produced by American super-producer Lukasz Gottwald, better known as Dr Luke. He was in 2014 accused by American pop singer Kesha of sexual misconduct. Over the next nine years, Kesha and Dr Luke traded lawsuits before settling their claims out of court. The reviews for 143 were withering. On Metacritic, it has a rating of 37 out of 100, making it the site's lowest-rated album since 2011 and the worst-reviewed album by a woman in the site's 24-year history. Rich Juzwiak, writing for American online music magazine Pitchfork, said the 'material here is so devoid of anything distinguishing that it makes one suspicious it's a troll or cynical attempt for the campy realm of 'so bad it's good''. (Perry will embark on her Lifetimes world tour on April 23, her first in seven years). So the sight of Perry levitating inside a phallic rocket as she held onto a daisy – a tribute to her four-year-old daughter Daisy with her English actor-fiance Orlando Bloom, that she said in interviews she chose to bring with her because the flowers are often described as 'weeds' because they are really resilient – was perfectly in keeping with the image she had designed for herself. The event was trumpeted as having something vaguely to do with feminism, but in one of the numerous criticisms delivered by celebrities after the spaceflight, Wilde summed up the experience succinctly on Instagram, sharing a photo of Perry with the flower along with the message: 'Billion dollars bought some good memes, I guess.' NYTIMES Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
