Monday, April 14, 2025

Katy Perry and her All-Female Crew Successfully Embark on a Suborbital Flight Above Texas...

The all-female NS-31 crew pose in front of their New Shepard rocket before its suborbital flight from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas...on April 14, 2025.
Blue Origin

Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket Completes 31st Mission To Space (News Release)

Blue Origin successfully completed its 11th human spaceflight for the New Shepard program. The astronaut crew included Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez, who brought the mission together.

Including today’s crew, New Shepard has now flown 58 people to space, including four people who have flown twice.

“What a privilege to witness this crew of trailblazers depart the capsule today,” said Phil Joyce, Senior Vice President, New Shepard. “Each of these women is a storyteller who will use their voices—individually and together—to channel their life-changing experience today into creating lasting impact that will inspire people across our planet for generations. Thank you to this remarkable crew for uplifting so many on their historic journey toward the stars and back.”

Key mission statistics:

Official Launch Time: 8:30:00 AM CDT / 13:30:00 UTC

Booster Apogee: 346,481 ft AGL / 350,128 ft MSL (106 km AGL / 107 km MSL)

Crew Capsule Apogee: 346,802 ft AGL / 350,449 ft MSL (106 km AGL / 107 km MSL)

Crew Capsule Landing Time: 8:40:21 AM CDT / 13:40:21 UTC

Mission Elapsed Time: 10 minutes, 21 seconds

Source: Blue Origin

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The New Shepard capsule for mission NS-31 safely touched down at Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas after a successful flight 106 kilometers (66 miles) into space...on April 14, 2025.
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