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Watch Katy Perry return to Earth after successful all-female space mission
She sang a cover of Louis Armstrong’s ‘What A Wonderful World’ while on the journey The post Watch Katy Perry return to Earth after successful all-female space mission appeared first on NME.
Katy Perry has returned to Earth following a successful all-female space mission organised by Jeff Bezos.
Plans for the all-women mission for a spring launch were shared earlier this year by Blue Origin – the aerospace company founded by Bezos.
Perry was announced as one of the participants, alongside former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, Gayle King, and Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez.
Lifting off today (April 14) at 8:30am CDT/1:30pm BST, the journey was the 11th human flight for the company’s New Shepard programme and lasted around 11 minutes.
It took the six participants over 100km (62 miles) above Earth, crossed the internationally recognised boundary of space, and gave them a few moments of weightlessness (as per BBC News).
Now, having touched back down on Earth, Perry has discussed what it was like for her to take the journey, and it has been revealed by a fellow participant that she sang a cover of Louis Armstrong’s ‘What A Wonderful World’ while in orbit.
“We’d been asking her to sing all the time, but she wouldn’t,” King said in an interview after touchdown. “Everybody said, ‘Sing ‘Roar’, sing ‘Firework’’ and she said, ‘It’s not about me’. She wanted to talk about the world.”
Footage of the pop star emerging from the capsule has also been shared, showing her holding up a daisy to the sky – representing her daughter of the same name – and kissing the ground. Check it out below, along with the interview with King and footage of reality stars Kris Jenner & Khloe Kardashian clapping as the six women landed safely.
Katy Perry exiting the rocket capsule. pic.twitter.com/rSIApEQ8m2
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 14, 2025
Katy Perry returning to Earth. pic.twitter.com/XyxFnOjdA0
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 14, 2025
Gayle King confirms Katy Perry sang in space. pic.twitter.com/XTV0p8FFrQ
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 14, 2025
In a new interview just minutes after she landed, Perry revealed that the journey made her “feel super connected to love” and was only “second to being a mum”.
“I think this experience has shown me [that] you can never know how much love is inside of you. How much you have to give, and how loved you are – until the day you launch,” she said, going on to share why she took a daisy on the journey.
“Daisies are common flowers, they grow through any condition. They grow through cement, they grow through cracks, they grow through walls. They are resilient. They are powerful, they are strong. They are everywhere,” she said. “To me, flowers are God’s smile, but it’s also a reminder of our beautiful earth and the beautiful magic that is everywhere, all around us.”
As for why she covered ‘What A Wonderful World’ while in orbit, Perry explained: “I’ve covered that song in the past and obviously my higher self has always steered the ship because I had no clue that I’d decide to sing a little bit of that in space.
“I think that it’s not about me or singing my songs, it’s about a collective energy. It’s about us [and] making space for future women. It’s about this wonderful world we see right out there and appreciating it.”
"I think this experience has show me you never know how much love is inside of you, like how much love you have to give and how loved you are…" — Katy Perry talks about her experience flying to space with Blue Origin. pic.twitter.com/brNAV6ajzh
— Katy Perry Today (@todaykatyp) April 14, 2025
Outlets including Standard and Northwich Guardian have reported that Perry is planning on writing a song about her time in space, although details about this remain vague.
The mission was the first all-female space flight since Valentina Tereshkova embarked on a solo flight and became the first woman in space in 1963.
While Perry and others were enthusiastic about the launch, there was some backlash about the journey – including criticism from actor Olivia Munn.
“What are they doing? I know this probably isn’t the cool thing to say, but there are so many other things that are so important in the world right now,” she said during a recent episode of Today With Jenna & Friends (via Billboard). “I know this is probably obnoxious, but like, it’s so much money to go to space, and there are a lot of people who can’t even afford eggs.”
She also described it as “gluttonous”, and questioned what they are “gonna do up there that has made it better for us down here”.
In other news, Katy Perry is set to embark on her 2025 ‘Lifetimes’ tour later this year, marking her first tour in seven years. The dates come in celebration of her seventh studio album ‘143’, which was shared last September. Visit here for tickets.
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