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14-04-2025
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All-female Blue Origin crew with Bezos' fiancee, Katy Perry, Gayle King launch to space
Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sánchez led an all-female crew including pop singer Katy Perry and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King for a short trip to space this morning. Riding on Bezos' Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard rocket, the six women, which also included Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn, lifted off from the company's West Texas launch site at 9:30 a.m. EDT. This was the 11th human spaceflight for New Shepard, and 31st mission overall. The flights have sent the capsule on short 10- to 12-minute trips that lets passengers experience a few minutes of weightlessness and see the curvature of the Earth before their capsule returns for a parachute-assisted landing. They traveled above the Karman line, about 62 miles high, the internationally recognized altitude of having reached space. Screams of excitement and raucous laughter could be heard over the live stream of the launch on both the way up and on the way down. While experiencing weightlessness, though, it became quieter. 'Look at the moon,' said one of the six after reaching space. Another replied, 'Oh my goddess. That's our pink moon.' 'Oh my god,' said another. 'It's so peaceful.' Blue Origin said the capsule reached an apogee of 346,802 feet, which is more than 65 miles altitude. The entire trip too 10 minutes, 21 seconds. It was the first all-female crew to head to space since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo mission when she became the first woman in space on June 16, 1963 on the Vostok 6 mission. King said she was nervous but was told by her friends to take advantage of it. 'As excited as I am, I'll be glad when we come back down,' she said ahead of the launch. Oprah Winfrey said she told her she would regret it if she didn't and didn't want to hear about it for the next 15 years. Sánchez is a former entertainment TV journalist. She organized the crew. Bowe is a former NASA rocket scientist, Nguyen a bioastronautics research scientist and Flynn built a career in fashion and then produced films including 'This Changes Everything.' This mission increased to 58 the number of humans since 2021 Blue Origin has taken to the edge of space, including four who have flown twice. Bezos was on the first one back in 2021 while other flights have taken up the likes of Star Trek's William Shatner, NFL Hall of Famer and 'Good Morning America' co-host Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of Alan Shepard, the first American in space for whom the rocket is named. He told the crew ahead of launch that the trip would be the 'most amazing, most profound experience.' 'I'm so excited for you. I don't want to get off. I want to go with you,' he said. 'When you get back I can't wait to hear how it's changed you. I love all of you. See you soon. Godspeed. Gradatim Ferociter.' Gradatim Ferociter is Blue Origin's Latin motto, that translates to 'step by step ferociously.' Bezos was at the landing site to welcome the six, first hugging Sanchez and giving her a kiss on the cheek as she asked, 'Where are my babies?' and going over to hug her children. Perry held a Daisy to the sky after exiting the capsule in honor of her daughter Daisy. She then kissed the ground once she stepped off the capsule. 'I just want to take a moment with the ground,' King said also getting on her hands and knees and kissing the dirt of the Texas dessert and scooping it up with her hands. 'Just appreciate the ground for just a second. Thank you Jesus.' Sanchez was emotional in an interview soon after. 'I don't really have words for it. I'm so proud of this crew,' she said. 'I mean Gayle, we were just talking in the capsule, doesn't even have ear piercings, she's so afraid to do anything, and she got in that capsule and I think it profoundly changed her.' 'I don't think you can describe it,' she continued. 'It was quiet, but then also really alive. You look at it, and you're like, 'We're all in this together.'' Central Florida couple Marc and Sharon Hagle were among the four who have been two-time riders, having taken the trip in both 2022 and this past November. Another Central Floridian to take the trip was Brevard County millionaire Steve Young. Blue Origin has been a fan of knocking out superlatives with its New Shepard rocket having flown the tallest (Strahan at 6 feet 5 inches tall), the oldest (90-year-old Ed Dwight Jr.) and youngest (18-year-old Oliver Daemen) people to space. The space tourism flights are just part of Bezos' company's business. It flew the much larger heavy-left New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral for the first time this past January, and has said its second will launch this spring. Also on Blue Origin's plate are plans for a commercial space station and the Blue Moon lunar lander. --------------
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14-04-2025
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Who owns Blue Origin and how much does it cost to go into space? Answers to your questions
All eyes are on Texas Monday morning, April 14, as six women, including Katy Perry and Gayle King, prepare to head into space. Blue Origin will send an all-female crew of six people more than 60 miles high from it's launch site in Texas. It'll be the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years, Blue Origin said. A livestream is available to watch the launch. The launch windows opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Here are a few answers to questions being asked about Blue Origin. Six women were selected to be part of the next Blue Origin commercial spaceflight, a mission known as NS-31. ➤ Live updates: Katy Perry, Gayle King ready for orbit Here's who will be on board: Aisha Bowe: a former NASA rocket scientist, CEO of engineering firm STEMBoard and founder of LINGO, which teaches students technology skills. Kerianne Flynn: A film producer known for her contributions to "This Changes Everything," a 2018 documentary about sexism in Hollywood. Gayle King: A journalist and television personality best known as a co-host of "CBS Mornings." Amanda Nguyen: A prominent civil rights activist and bioastronautics research scientist who worked on the last NASA space shuttle mission, STS-135, and the U.S. space agency's exoplanet-hunting Kepler space telescope. Katy Perry: A pop music artist and former host of "American Idol." Lauren Sánchez: An Emmy Award-winning journalist who is the fiancée of Bezos. A livestream of the launch will be available to watch via USA TODAY. The launch window opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT. You also can watch: Blue Origin's website Blue Origin also providing YouTube simulcast Blue Origin's X account, coverage begins at 8 a.m. EDT CBS covering live with special segment "Gayle goes to to Space" through its streaming service Paramount+, coverage begins at 8 a.m. EDT Flight suits have come a long way since Alan Shepard and Neil Armstrong slipped one on, with help. The suits being worn today by the NS-31 crew were designed to be "flattering and sexy," according to a story published by the New York Times. Lauren Sánchez, the journalist and author who organized the flight, recruited designer Monse to reimagine Blue Origin's flight suits, said. "I think the suits are elegant, but they also bring a little spice to space," Sánchez told the New York Times. Blue Origin's polyester flights suits are blue with some black highlights around the knees, elbows, shoulders and torso. The Monse Blue Origin flight suits are sleeker and made of "flame-resistant stretch neoprene," according to the New York Times. They were designed by Monse co-founders Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim. "Simplicity was important, and comfort, and fit," Garcia told the New York Times. "But we also wanted something that was a little dangerous, like a motocross outfit. Or a ski suit. Flattering and sexy." Blue Origin is owned by Jeff Bezos, who founded the company in 2000. The billionaire also founded Amazon in 1994 and owns the Washington Post. According to Forbes's 2025 annual Billionaries List, Bezos, 61, was the third richest person in the world, worth an estimated $215 billion as of March 7. ➤ Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg top Forbes' richest people in world. Who else made the list? Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle will head to a point 62 miles over the Earth. The New Shepard consists of both a rocket and crew capsule. Named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space, the gum drop-shaped New Shepard launch vehicle is designed to be fully reusable, with a capsule that returns to Earth via three parachutes. The flight lasts about 11 minutes from liftoff to capsule touchdown. ➤ Will New Shepard actually go into space? The Kármán Line is 62 miles high. It's the internationally recognized boundary of space. Each spaceflight lasts about 11 minutes, giving passengers to experience a few minutes of weightlessness while in microgravity. The pressurized capsule has large windows — among the largest windows to have flown in space —for those onboard to enjoy the view of Earth. That is a good question, and it's one that isn't posted on Blue Origin's website. A $150,000 deposit is required. To board a flight, future "astronauts" do need to be 18 years or older to fly and must fill out some information on Blue Origin's website, including "tell us about yourself." Some people have paid nothing, such as actor William Shatner, according to the Observer. In June 2021, Blue Origin auctioned off a seat for its maiden flight for $28 million. New Shepard does not have pilots on board. The capsule is designed to separate from the rocket at any point and parachute to a safe landing. Spaceflights were paused for nearly two years when the rocket was grounded in September 2022 after a failed mission without a crew on board. Flights resumed in May 2024 after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the company to make 21 corrective actions. The spacecraft being used Monday, April 14, is the same one 48 others have ridden to space in since 2021. Blue Origin has offered commercial spaceflights since 2021. Bezos was on board for the first flight, along with his brother, Mark Bezos, Oliver Daemen and Mary Wallace "Wally" Funk. Other notable people who have flown on Blue Origin include: "Star Trek" actor William Shatner, who became the oldest person to reach space at 90 NFL legend Michael Strahan Laura Shepard Churchley, Alan Shepard's daughter tech CEO Dylan Taylor venture capitalist Lane Bess and his child, Cameron Bess Carol Schaller, a retired certified public accountant who had at the time traveled to 25 countries after learning she would go blind ➤ See list of everyone who has flown on Blue Origin "The feather represents our relentless pursuit of the perfection of flight and the promise of a graceful and safe return to planet Earth, just like a feather's gentle descent through our precious atmosphere," Blue Origin said on its website. Contributing: Natalie Neysa Alund, Eric Lagatta, USA Today Network This story was updated to add new information. This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Blue Origin owned Jeff Bezos. Cost to fly into space. How high
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14-04-2025
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Watch Live: All-female Blue Origin crew with Bezos' fiancee, Katy Perry, Gayle King set for launch today
Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sánchez is leading an all-female crew including pop singer Katy Perry and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King for a short trip to space this morning. Riding on Bezos' Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard rocket, the six women, which also includes Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn, are looking to lift off from the company's West Texas launch site during a window that opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT. This will be the 11th human spaceflight for New Shepard, and 31st mission overall. The flight sends the New Shepard capsule on a short 10- to 12-minute trip that lets passengers experience a few minutes of weightlessness and see the curvature of the Earth before their capsule returns for a parachute-assisted landing. They will travel above the Karman line, about 62 miles high, the internationally recognized altitude of having reached space. It's the first all-female crew to head to space since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo mission when she became the first woman in space on June 16, 1963 on the Vostok 6 mission. King said she was nervous but was told be her friends to take advantage of it. 'As excited as I am, I'll be glad when we come back down,' she said ahead of the launch Sánchez is a former entertainment TV journalist. She organized the crew. Bowe is a former NASA rocket scientist, Nguyen a bioastronautics research scientist and Flynn built a career in fashion and then produced films including 'This Changes Everything.' This mission will increase to 58 the number of humans since 2021 Blue Origin has taken to the edge of space, including four who have flown twice. Bezos was on the first one back in 2021 while other flights have taken up the likes of Star Trek's William Shatner, NFL Hall of Famer and 'Good Morning America' co-host Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of Alan Shepard, the first American in space for whom the rocket is named. He told the crew the trip would be the 'most amazing, most profound experience.' 'I'm so excited for you. I don't want to get off. I want to go with you,' he said. 'When you get back I can't wait to hear how it's changed you. I love all of you. See you soon. Godspeed. Gradatim Ferociter.' Gradatim Ferociter is Blue Origin's Latin motto, that translates to 'step by step ferociously.' Central Florida couple Marc and Sharon Hagle were among the four who have been two-time riders, having taken the trip in both 2022 and this past November. Another Central Floridian to take the trip was Brevard County millionaire Steve Young. Blue Origin has been a fan of knocking out superlatives with its New Shepard rocket having flown the tallest (Strahan at 6 feet 5 inches tall), the oldest (90-year-old Ed Dwight Jr.) and youngest (18-year-old Oliver Daemen) people to space. The space tourism flights are just part of Bezos' company's business. It flew the much larger heavy-left New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral for the first time this past January, and has said its second will launch this spring. Also on Blue Origin's plate are plans for a commercial space station and the Blue Moon lunar lander.
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14-04-2025
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How to Watch Katy Perry's Blue Origin Space Launch
Yara Sameh Katy Perry has been making headlines as the latest celebrity set to blast off into space. Now, the singer's time has officially come. On Monday, Perry will join 'CBS Mornings' journalist Gayle King on the New Shepard ship. The Blue Origin launch from Launch Site One, located in West Texas, is set for roughly 9:30 a.m. ET, although Blue Origin flights have launched ahead of schedule in past years. Perry fans can check out the launch through USA Today's livestream, with Blue Origin covering it live on X starting at 8 a.m. ET. Paramount+'s coverage will commence at 7 a.m. ET during 'CBS Mornings' and a 9 a.m. ET segment titled 'Gayle Goes to Space.' During the voyage, Perry, King, and four other women will get to experience a few minutes of weightlessness on the edge of space along a 62-mile-high boundary. To date, the ship has successfully taken 48 people to space since Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos sold the first tickets for $28 million. Ahead of her voyage to see the stars, Perry told the Associated Press that she has 'always been interested in astrophysics and interested in astronomy and astrology and the stars. We are all made of stardust and we all come from the stars.I am talking to myself every day and going, 'You're brave, you're bold, you are doing this for the next generation to inspire so many different people.'' Perry and King will be joined by Bezos' fiancee and Emmy-award winning journalist Lauren Sánchez, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and 'This Changes Everything' film producer Kerianne Flynn. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Arts & Culture Arwa Gouda Gets Married (Photos)
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14-04-2025
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It's launch day for Blue Origin's all-female crew, including Katy Perry, Gayle King. How to watch
The all-female crew of Blue Origin's flight Monday morning, April 14, from Texas is certified "ready to fly to space." The group of celebrities includes pop artist Katy Perry and Gayle King, who co-hosts "CBS mornings." The launch window opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT for Blue Origin's New Shepard, the same vehicle 48 others have ridden to space on 10 previous human spaceflights from the company's west Texas facility. New Shepard's maiden voyage was July 2021 with a crew that included billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who owns the space technology company. New Shepard is composed of both a rocket and a crew capsule, which is outfitted with large windows for its passengers to gaze out of during the spaceflight. Here's how you can watch the 11-minute flight. The launch window opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT, according to Blue Origin. The vehicle will lift off at Launch Site One, a private ranch in rural West Texas more than 140 miles east of El Paso. A livestream of the launch will be available to watch via USA TODAY. You also can watch: Blue Origin's website Blue Origin also providing YouTube simulcast Blue Origin's X account, coverage begins at 8 a.m. EDT CBS covering live with special segment "Gayle goes to to Space" through its streaming service Paramount+, coverage begins at 8 a.m. EDT Six women were selected to be part of the next Blue Origin commercial spaceflight, a mission known as NS-31. Here's who will be on board: Aisha Bowe: a former NASA rocket scientist, CEO of engineering firm STEMBoard and founder of LINGO, which teaches students technology skills. Kerianne Flynn: A film producer known for her contributions to "This Changes Everything," a 2018 documentary about sexism in Hollywood. Gayle King: A journalist and television personality best known as a co-host of "CBS Mornings." Amanda Nguyen: A prominent civil rights activist and bioastronautics research scientist who worked on the last NASA space shuttle mission, STS-135, and the U.S. space agency's exoplanet-hunting Kepler space telescope. Katy Perry: A pop music artist and former host of "American Idol." Lauren Sánchez: An Emmy Award-winning journalist who is the fiancée of Bezos. Blue Origin posted a photo of the NS-31 mission patch and explained a few of the key symbols and how they reflect the crew on board Monday's flight: The target star symbolizes Aisha Bowe's ambition for setting big goals, passion for STEM, and commitment to inspiring future generations. The scales of justice symbolize Amanda Nguyễn's efforts to advocate for civil rights, break barriers, and empower everyday people to create change. The shooting star microphone represents Gayle King's commitment to sharing important stories with the world. The firework symbolizes Katy Perry's global influence across music, pop culture, and philanthropy. The film reel symbolizes Kerianne Flynn's passion for filmmaking, storytelling, and crafting beautiful narratives. Flynn the Fly, the main character in Lauren Sánchez's bestselling children's book, The Fly Who Flew to Space, is along for the ride. The story is about overcoming adversity, inspiring kids with learning differences to pursue their dreams. This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Blue Origin launch: Live stream Katy Perry, Gayle King go to space
