All-Female Celebrity Crew Goes to Space

Blue Origin Celebrity Launch
by Brenda Plascencia | 04/16/2025 | 1:02pm

(Photos by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

WFUV’s Brenda Plascencia reports An all-female crew, including Katy Perry and Gayle King, took a 10-minute suborbital flight with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin, marking the first U.S. spaceflight with only women on board. The mission, selected by Lauren Sanchez, reflects a growing trend in space tourism and aims to inspire future generations of women in space.

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