Katy Perry to Jeff Bezos’ Fiancee: Meet 6 Women Flying to Space in Blue Origin’s Historic NS-31 Tourism Mission

Know about the six women including Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez, who are flying to space in Blue Origin’s historic all-female NS-31 tourism mission.

New Delhi: Blue Origin’s historic tourism flight, the NS-31 Mission, is an all-female mission, taking six women to space, including singer Katy Perry. The 10-minute flight will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas on April 14.

The all-female crew of this mission will be carrying a pop star, a rocket scientist, a filmmaker, an activist and a rocket scientist into space. Here’s all you need to know about these women who are about to script history…

Blue Origin’s NS-31 Mission: About All-Female Crew of Historic Tourism Flight to Space

The mission, which is led by Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company, is launching a total of six women into space. The all-female crew will be carried above the imaginary boundary between the Earth and the space – Karman Line; the duration of the flight is ten minutes.

The six women who will be taking a trip to space are – Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn. Know about them…

Katy Perry

As an American musician Katy Perry made her mark in the pop music scene after “I Kissed a Girl” became a hit in 2008. Her upcoming success came from major hit songs “Teenage Dream,” “Firework,” and “Roar.” With her album Teenage Dream Perry became successful by hitting five positions at the top of the charts while building her reputation through her energetic and bold public persona. Katy Perry uses her time to serve as American Idol judge while devoting herself to charitable initiatives with a focus on education support for LGBTQ+ rights causes.

Lauren Sanchez

Lauren Sanchez became known as an American business leader and former television presenter whose initial career focused on being an anchor and reporter at networks including Fox and ABC. As well as being a television anchor Sanchez operates an aerial cinematography company called Black Ops Aviation and demonstrates skills in helicopter flight. The media widely covers Sanchez’s relationship with Jeff Bezos since she will soon marry the Amazon founder.

Gayle King

Men and women widely know Gayle King as the co-host of CBS Mornings while also recognizing her status as an American journalist and television host and published author. King conducts significant news coverage for CBS News by anchoring news broadcasts and reporting from major events and conducting notable interviews. King devotes part of her time to authoring books while expanding her career into television production work. Due to her critical news reporting and amicable personality Gayle King gained recognition as an influential person within the media field.

Aisha Bowe

Aisha Bowe operates as an aerospace engineer alongside being an entrepreneur and an active participant in the mission to grow STEM diversity. Under her leadership at StemBoard she seeks to provide technology solutions by implementing IT and software engineering expertise as its founder and chief executive officer. As an aerospace engineer Bowe has conducted work for NASA as well as additional organizations within the aerospace field. Her pursuit to inspire minority and female students to join STEM professions stands as a primary aspect of her mission.

Amanda Nguyen

Amanda Nguyen stands as an American civil rights activist and social entrepreneur who advocates for justice reform. Rise stands as her groundbreaking non-profit organization dedicated to provide help for sexual assault victims where she gained widespread recognition. Through her work Nguyen helped create and achieve the 2016 Survivors’ Bill of Rights which established clear rights for sexual assault victims to access evidence collection pieces and autonomously direct their case proceedings. The result of her activism made her a central figure in survivors’ rights advocacy while she has received multiple honours with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination among them.

Kerianne Flynn

Kerianne Flynn operates as a film producer and holds expertise in digital marketing and social media strategy to assist brands in expanding digital reach through effective content creation for audience engagement. She devotes herself to helping women in business pursue entrepreneurship while sharing her knowledge for personal branding and leadership development. Flynn’s experience in marketing and communications allows her to work with multiple organizations where she provides assistance for digital expansion and marketing strategy development.