In a significant update from Blue Origin, pop singer Katy Perry is set to join an all-female crew for a space flight this spring.

The six-member team features prominent personalities, including journalist Lauren Sanchez and CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, and will launch aboard the New Shepard rocket.

This mission aims to showcase the growing participation of women in the field of space exploration.

Founded by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Blue Origin began its suborbital space tourism flights in 2021. The New Shepard rocket honors Alan Shepard, who was the first American to journey into space.

Thus far, the company has successfully executed ten crewed missions, carrying a combined total of 52 people into suborbital space.

Flights from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas generally last around ten to eleven minutes, during which passengers experience several minutes of microgravity after passing the Karman line, the internationally acknowledged boundary of space located at 100 kilometers (62 miles) above sea level.

The rocket booster completes its journey with a vertical landing, while the passenger capsule uses parachutes for a gentle descent in the Texas desert.

Alongside Perry and Sanchez, this upcoming flight's crew will include research scientist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.

Prominent past passengers of New Shepard include actor William Shatner and Jeff Bezos, who was part of the inaugural crewed flight in July 2021.

Although ticket prices have not been made public, it is typical for celebrities to receive complimentary seats on these flights.

Moreover, this mission will mark the first all-female crewed spaceflight since Valentina Tereshkova’s historic solo mission in 1963, representing a significant milestone in the evolution of space travel.

Blue Origin is also dedicated to advancing various projects within space exploration.

In addition to its tourism initiatives, the company is targeting the commercial launch sector, highlighted by the successful testing of its New Glenn rocket.

It has also secured a contract with NASA to build a lunar lander for the upcoming Artemis missions, aimed at returning humans to the Moon.

Additionally, New Glenn will support the deployment of Project Kuiper, an ambitious satellite internet constellation meant to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink program.

Both Bezos and Musk have a deep interest in space, but their visions vary; Bezos envisions using off-world locations for heavy industry to support the preservation of Earth, while Musk promotes colonization efforts on Mars.