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Katy Perry Prepares for Historic All-Female Spaceflight with Blue Origin

Katy Perry, alongside an all-female crew, aims to inspire future generations by participating in a significant spaceflight.

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  1. Ahead of spaceflight, Katy Perry is reading Carl Sagan and channeling her ‘feminine divine’

    An all-female spaceflight seems an apt endeavor for the 40-year-old Perry, whose collection of hits include songs about extraterrestrials and fireworks shooting across the sky, as well as feminist anthems.

    Ahead of spaceflight, Katy Perry is reading Carl Sagan and channeling her ‘feminine divine’

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  2. Katy Perry Says She Will “Put the ‘A–’ in Astronaut.” No, She Really Won’t.

    And yet. If this mission is meant to inspire girls and young women to achieve the impossible, rather than being a giant flying billboard for a private company, well, it does feel like quite a tone-deaf way to do it right now.

    Katy Perry Says She Will “Put the ‘A–’ in Astronaut.” No, She Really Won’t.

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  3. Ahead of spaceflight, Katy Perry reading Carl Sagan, channeling her 'feminine divine'

    An all-female spaceflight seems an apt endeavor for the 40-year-old Perry, whose collection of hits include songs about extraterrestrials and fireworks shooting across the sky, as well as feminist anthems like her 2013 hit, "Roar," and "WOMAN’S WORLD," off her most recent album.

    Ahead of spaceflight, Katy Perry reading Carl Sagan, channeling her 'feminine divine'

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  4. Ahead of spaceflight, Katy Perry is reading Carl Sagan and channeling her 'feminine divine'

    An all-female spaceflight seems an apt endeavor for the 40-year-old Perry, whose collection of hits include songs about extraterrestrials and fireworks shooting across the sky, as well as feminist anthems.

    Ahead of spaceflight, Katy Perry is reading Carl Sagan and channeling her 'feminine divine'

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Updated: Apr 11th, 2025, 2:24 PM ET

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As she prepares for an all-female spaceflight with Blue Origin, Katy Perry emphasizes the importance of inspiring young girls to pursue their dreams. The flight features notable women including journalist Gayle King and former NASA scientist Aisha Bowe. Perry shared her excitement for both space exploration and STEM education, viewing this mission as a milestone for women's representation in space travel. Critiques regarding the mission's publicity and costs have emerged, but Perry remains hopeful that this historic trip will encourage equality and representation in commercial space endeavors, with only 14% of space travelers being women.


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  • Katy Perry's upcoming spaceflight with Blue Origin is framed as a significant moment for women in space, aiming to inspire future generations, especially young girls, about the possibilities of space travel.

  • Despite critiques regarding the superficiality of the trip, Perry emphasizes her excitement about engineering and scientific learning, and she expresses gratitude for being part of an all-female crew.

  • The flight, although brief, is seen by Perry as a historic event that can impact the future of commercial space travel and women's representation, noting that only 14% of space travelers have been women.


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