The date for Katy Perry’s journey to space has been confirmed, and she doesn’t have very long to prepare…
It was previously announced that the Firework singer, 40, would become the first pop star travelling to space as part of a six-person, all female crew on Jeff Bezos’ rocket voyage.
It has now been revealed that the flight will take off in two weeks, on the morning of April 14.
The official Blue Origin Instagram account shared an update today, telling fans: ‘Just over two weeks until the NS-31 crew embarks on the journey of a lifetime and experiences the Overview Effect firsthand.
‘New Shepard’s crewed NS-31 mission is targeting liftoff from Launch Site One in the West Texas high desert on April 14 at 8:30 a.m. Central (13:30 UTC).’
The musician will be joined by CBS Mornings host Gayle King, and the Amazon boss’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez, who brought the mission together.
They will be flying on board the spacecraft with aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and producer Kerianne Flynn.
Despite being met with a wave of backlash after announcing her decision to jet off, many in the comments shared their hopes that Katy and co have a safe flight.
Ming.Five urged: ‘YOU BETTER HAVE KATY RETURN TO EARTH SAFE AND SOUND.’
Ladybug.cowan simply agreed: ‘Praying for you @katyperry.’
Last month, Katy confirmed that she would be part of the space flight with a message on Instagram, but was forced to lock down her comments after fans blasted her decision.
‘If you had told me that I would be part of the first ever all-female crew in space, I would have believed you,’ the ET star said at the time.
‘Nothing was beyond my imagination as a child. Although we didn’t grow up with much, I never stopped looking at the world with hopeful WONDER!
‘I work hard to live my life that way still, and I am motivated more than ever to be an example for my daughter that women should take up space (pun intended).
‘That’s why this opportunity is so incredible — so that I can show all of the youngest & most vulnerable among us to reach for the stars, literally and figuratively. I am honored to be among this diverse group of celestial sisters.’
‘Katy is honored to be a part of Blue Origin’s first all-female crew and hopes her journey encourages her daughter and others to reach for the stars, literally and figuratively,’ a statement added.
Many were left unimpressed with her post, urging her to think twice.
Flocking to a post which still had comments enabled, Renée Duncan wrote: ‘Read the room, Katy! First you endorse former GOP billionaire Rick Caruso for LA mayor, then you chose to work again with Dr. Luke, and now you’re partnering with oligarch Bezos to go to space.’
Kyle Iannuzzi agreed: ‘So disappointed to learn you’re going to help with Bezos’ marketing himself and his businesses on this space trip.
‘Excited for you to have an opportunity to go to space, and with women, just feels counterintuitive to the whole idea of feminism in this concept given what Bezos stands for and is doing.’
The upcoming voyage will mark the 11th human flight for the New Shepard program, and the 31st in its history.
Previous passengers have included Star Trek actor William Shatner and Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan.
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William, who became the oldest person to fly in space, was left in tears over his journey, branding it the ‘most profound experience I can imagine’.
‘This experience is something unbelievable,’ he said after disembarking. ‘I’m so filled with emotion, it’s extraordinary.
‘I hope I never recover from this.
‘Maintain what I feel now, I never want to lose it. It’s so much larger than me and life.’
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