Katy Perry is officially over the moon—literally—as she completed her long-time dream of flying to space, joining an all-women crew aboard Blue Origin’s latest suborbital flight on April 14.
The pop superstar blasted off from West Texas with five other trailblazing women: journalist Lauren Sanchez, CBS host Gayle King, activist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA scientist Aisha Bowe, and producer Kerianne Flynn. The launch coincided with the International Day of Human Space Flight, making it even more historic.
Perry, in full astronaut-mode, shared photos in her sleek royal blue space suit with the crew on Instagram, captioning it:
“Happy International Day of Human Space Flight 🚀 Forever in awe of the Universe and its alignment.”
The mission, part of Blue Origin’s New Shepard program, lasted about 10 minutes—taking the crew just beyond the Karman line, the edge of space. It was the first all-female team to reach suborbital space since Valentina Tereshkova’s groundbreaking solo flight in 1963.
The singer, who has long spoken of her fascination with space, shared her personal signs of cosmic fate. She recalled how seeing a feather-shaped marking on the capsule—one of her mom’s nicknames for her—felt like a powerful “confirmation” she was meant to take the journey. Adding to the serendipity, the capsule was named Tortoise, her other childhood nickname.
“Feather and Tortoise—what are the chances? It’s like the universe personally invited me,” she said.
This trip marked the 11th crewed New Shepard mission. Blue Origin has launched more than 50 space tourists since 2021, including William Shatner and Jeff Bezos himself.
Perry’s journey, filled with wonder and symbolic signs, resonated with her followers as a testament to faith, timing, and dreaming big.