A crew of six women took part in an all-female space flight operated by Jeff Bezosâs Blue Origin company on April 14.
The group of women consisted of singer Katy Perry, CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn, former Nasa rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, journalist and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen.
The mission lasted 10 minutes and 21 seconds traveling more than 60 miles above earth. Specifically, they passed the Kármán line, which “at 62 miles above sea level is considered to be the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space,” according to ABC News.
The crew got to experience zero gravity and were welcomed back to earth with loud cheers from the crowd.
Here’s How The All-Female Crew Reacted to Returning to Earth
After the capsule landed back on Earth, the six women all filed out.
First was Sánchez, who immediately fell into the arms of her fiancé and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.
Perry followed, raising the daisy she brought on the flight up to the sky to honor her daughter. After she walked down the steps, she kissed the ground.
Nguyen departed the capsule, throwing her arms up and screaming in excitement. She couldn’t hold back her tears.
Bowe also put her arms up, looking out into the crowd with a huge smile on her face. As she walked down the steps, she said, “oh my gosh!”
King couldn’t get down those steps fast enough, falling to her knees and kissing the ground. “Thank you, Jesus,” she said, and then repeated over and over again, “that was amazing.”
Last but not least was Flynn, who’s first words out of the capsule said it all.
“I went to space,” she exclaimed.
As all the women got off, they also went over and hugged Bezos, who told them each that he was “so proud.”
Katy Perry Got The Opportunity to Sing in Space
King revealed that Perry entertained the all-female crew was in space, singing Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World”.
“I think that it’s not about me, it’s not about singing my songs, it’s about a collective energy in there,” Perry said via NPR. “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.”
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