Katie Perry back to the ground after reaching a place

Pop star Katie Perry and five other women safely returned to Earth after reaching a place aboard Jeff Bezos’s blue rocket.

The singer was joined by Bezos Lauren Sanchez’s fiancé and CBS presenter Gail King, who said the focus had heard “What a Wonderful World” by Perry Singe Luis Armstrong.

After landing on Earth, Perry said he felt “super related to life” and “so related to love.”

The flight lasted about 11 minutes and took the six women more than 100 km (62 miles) above the ground, crossing the internationally recognized limit of space and giving them a few moments of weightless.

On board were also a former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bow, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerian Flynn.

Shepard’s new rocket withdrew from its Western Texas launch site shortly after 08:30 local time (14:30 BST).

The capsule returned to the ground with a soft parachute landing, while the rocket booster also landed back into Texas.

The increase is heard from the inside in the capsule until the recovery crew went to collect them.

Jeff Bezos opened the capsule door to meet Lauren Sanchez, the first to descend.

“I’m so proud of this crew,” she said tears. “I can’t express it in words.”

She stopped before adding, “I looked out the window and we had to see the moon.”

“The land looked so quiet,” she said, adding that she was not what she expected. “It was quiet but really alive.”

Followed by Katie Perry, who kissed the earth and lifted a daisy to the sky – her daughter was called Daisy.

Gail King also got on his knees and kissed the ground.

“I just want to have a moment with the ground, I just appreciate the earth for a second,” she said.

The last one who came out, Keriana Flynn pointed to the sky and shouted, “I went to space.”

The cast had watched the start from the ground.

Speaking from the viewing platform, Chloe Kardashian said: “I did not realize how emotional it would be, it is difficult to explain. I have all this adrenaline and just standing here.”

“Whatever you dream is in our range, especially today and age. A dream is great, the stars’ wish – and one day you might be among them,” she added.

Oprah Winfrey talks about his friend Gail King and revealed that he was a nervous pilot.

“I want to say that for her-before we are on a flight, she is on someone’s tour of the smallest part of turbulence. She has a real, real anxiety when it comes to flying. And this … It’s her overcoming the wall of fear,” she said.

The spacecraft was completely autonomous, did not require pilots and the crew did not work manually on the vehicle.

Blue origin says that the last entirely female flight was more than 60 years ago, when Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel in space on a solo mission aboard the Vostok 6 spacecraft.

There have been no other space hiking since then, but women have made very significant contributions.

The space tourism industry is still in the initial stage, so every successful launch is significant and shows that these short, commercial flights can be done safely.

But some critics emphasize that it is tourism, not space science, and professional astronauts are launching missions, including research, for the benefit of humanity.

“Celebrity is not a messenger of humanity -they are entering space for their own reasons,” said Dr. Kai -Wrogl, a special political advisor at the European Space Agency, “BBC News told.

“These flights are significant and exciting, but I think they may also be a source of powerlessness for space scientists,” he added. “We see the space flight as the science, knowledge and interests of humanity.

“Celebrities do it for fun, but they get much more attention than ordinary astronauts.”

At a press conference after flight, two of the women took a problem with some of the criticism that the mission received related to its price, for example.

“I feel that anyone who criticizes does not really understand what is happening here,” said Gail King.

She said that astronauts had a huge, positive answer from young women and young girls.

Lauren Sanchez said she was “fired” for criticism and would enjoy the Nabios to reach the blue origin and see the thousands of employees who “put their heart and soul into” missions.

Blue Origin is a private space company founded in 2000 by Bezos, a billionaire entrepreneur who also launched Amazon.

Although Blue Origin has not released full ticket prices, a $ 150,000 deposit (£ 114,575.85) is required to book on -site – the sneak in the exclusivity of these early flights.

Along with its subdued tourism business, the company also develops long -term space infrastructure, including reusable missiles and lunar landing systems.

The new shepard rocket is designed to be completely reusable and its booster returns to the starting pad for vertical landings after each flight, reducing the overall costs.

According to US law, astronauts must complete complete training for their specific roles.

Blue Origin says his new Shepard passengers are trained for two days with an emphasis on physical fitness, emergency protocols, details of safety measures and zero gravity procedures.

In addition, there are two support members referred to as a member of the Seven crew: one provides continuous guidance to astronauts, while the other maintains communication from the control room during the mission.

The rise of space tourism has caused the criticism that it is too exceptional and environmentally harmful.

Proponents claim that private companies accelerate innovation and make the space more accessible.

Professor Brian Cox told the BBC in 2024.: “Our civilization must expand beyond our planet for so many reasons” and believes that cooperation between NASA and commercial companies is a positive step.

The exhaust gases of rocket engines contain gases and particles that can affect the earth’s climate and ozone layer.

On his web page under the title “Protecting our Planet” Blue origin claims “during the flight, the only by -product of New Shepard’s combustion is water vapor without carbon emissions.”

However, Eloise Marais, a professor of atmospheric chemistry and air quality at the University College London, argues that water steam is also a greenhouse gas and a chemical that should not be in the upper layers of the atmosphere.

“It changes the chemistry of the stratosphere, depleting the ozone layer, and also forms clouds that affect the climate,” she says.

Experts say that as more and more missiles are starting, the risks of moistening the ozone layer are increasing.

The high cost of space tourism makes it inaccessible to most people, with these expensive missions beyond the range of the majority.

Critics, including actress Olivia Moon, asked the optics of this particular endeavor, noting “There are many people who can’t even afford eggs” during her appearance today with Jenna and friends.

Additional reporting by Kate Stevens, BBC climate and science.