Katy Perry flew into space: dreams became a reality

Katy Perry has flew into space with a rocket with five other women today Jeff Bezosfounder of the Blue Origin Space Technology Company. Historical journey was the first flight to space with the entire female crew after more than 60 years when Valentina Tereskov As the first woman herself, she flew into space in 1963.

In addition to Perry’s, there were also Bezos fiancés Lauren Sáncheza leader at Cbs Gayle kinga former NASA scientist Aisha BoweCivil Rights Activist Amanda Nguyen and a movie producer Kerianne Flynn. The suorbital flight lasted for a good 10 minutes and brought travelers just above the Karman line, which delineates the Earth’s atmosphere and space. The team landed safely back on Earth at the screams of enthusiasm.

During the flight, the crew felt a few moments of weightlessness, which is one of the main attractions of this kind of space flights. The capsule works completely independently and does not need pilots.

« It’s very peaceful up there, » Gayle King described after landing, revealing that her focus had sung Katy Perry in space in space What a Wonderful World. Lauren Sanchez also agreed that the Earth from space looks very peaceful.

The wave of emotions also took over the most famous crew name – Katy Perry when landing. “This is an excess of surpluses. Being surrounded by an unknown … I couldn’t recommend that more, « she described, adding that she would write a song about the experience.

After the flight was over, the capsule returned to Earth with a parachute that allowed soft landing. The carrier rocket landed about three kilometers from the missile, which is part of the Blue Original strategy to reuse missiles and reduce costs. “If anyone told me in my childhood that I would be part of the first, entirely female crew in space, I would believe him. As a child, I always watched the world full of hope and admiration, although we didn’t have much, « Katy Perry said in one of the posts on social networks. As she wrote, she dreamed of leaving space for 15 years and soon these dreams will become a reality

BLUE ORIGIN, founded by Bezos in 2000, strives to develop long -term space infrastructure, Including multiple use missiles and lunar landing systems. Although the company did not disclose the full price of tickets, it requires a $ 150,000 deposit to book the seat (about $ 130,000). In addition to space tourism, the company is also developing other projects In collaboration with NASA.

The first purely female crew. Photo: AFP

Although the flight represents an important milestone of space tourism, many critics of such luxury trips have come forward. Astronaut Tim Peake It advocates the importance of exploring space, especially in the light of fighting climate change. Nevertheless, at the COP26 climate meeting, he expressed disappointment with the fact that trips to space turns into trips for the rich and no longer serve as a science exploration that would help everyone on Earth, reports BBC.