Katy Perry and All-Female Crew to Fly on Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket

The Blue Origin rocket «New Shepard» made a short trip into space. An overview.

Lauren Sánchez Shares First Zoom Call With Her All-Female Blue Origin Space Crew

American journalist, author and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos‘ fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, shared a video Friday of her first Zoom call with her all-female Blue Origin crew. Sánchez is set to fly to space this spring as part of the Bezos-owned Blue Origin’s New Shepard space tourism program. She will be joined on her journey by pop star Katy Perry, aerospace engineer and entrepreneur Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist and activist Amanda Ng…

Former NASA Rocket Scientist Aisha Bowe to Make History as Crew Member on Blue Origin’s First All-Woman Spaceflight - Because of Them We Can

She’s taking her place among the stars!  Aisha Bowe, an esteemed former NASA rocket scientist, entrepreneur, and global STEM trailblazer, has announced that she will be part of Blue Origin’s NS-31 mission, making history as one of six women flying together on the 11th human spaceflight of New Shepard. This groundbreaking team, brought together by Emmy Award-winning journalist Lauren Sánchez, represents a bold step forward for representation in s…

Blue Origin’s All-Female Crew: Exploring the Emotional Impact of Looking Back at Earth from Space

Blue Origin announced the six-person crew for its upcoming NS-31 mission last week, marking the 11th crewed flight of the New Shepard program. The mission will feature an all-female crew that includes some of the biggest names influencing mainstream pop culture to date, including former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, CBS journalist Gayle King, pop recording artist Katy Perry, former fashion an…

'This Was Never My Dream': Gayle King Reveals Best Pal Oprah Winfrey Convinced Her to Join Upcoming Space Flight Despite Having Serious Jitters

Gayle King has a serious case of the jitters ahead of her Blue Origin space flight this spring. The 70-year-old will be joined by Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez, pop star Katy Perry, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and activist Amanda Nguyen, marking the first time an all-woman crew has ventured to the Kármán line where space and Earth’s atmosphere meet. The expedition is part of Blue Origin’s New Shepa…

Did Oprah Force Gayle King To Go On Jeff Bezos Space Flight?

Gayle King has no idea why she's heading to space this spring other than Oprah Winfrey appears to be making her."I have to tell you I am so afraid, I am, I am so afraid," the CBS Mornings host said during Monday's show."I'm literally shaking right now," she continued while speaking with her cohosts about the upcoming space flight. In another appearance she explained that she doesn't even like roller coasters or flying on airplanes. "I'm very, ve…