Anna Marie Lukban

Katy Perry set to go to space with all-female crew

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Pop star Katy Perry is set to embark on a groundbreaking journey beyond Earth, joining an all-female space mission with Blue Origin.</p><p>The aerospace company, founded by Jeff Bezos, announced that Katy will be one of the crew for the NS-31 mission aboard the New Shepard rocket. She will be going to space alongside Jeff’s fiancée Lauren Sánchez, CBS broadcaster Gayle King, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, movie producer Kerianne Flynn, and civil rights advocate Amanda Nguyen, according to a report by the BBC.</p><div>Katy took to Instagram to express her excitement about the historic mission, sharing her thoughts on the milestone. &quot;If you had told me that I would be part of the first ever all-female crew in space, I would have believed you <img data-fr-image-pasted="true" data-emoji="♥️" alt="♥️" draggable="false" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/16.0/2665_fe0f/72.png" style="height:1.2em;width:1.2em;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/><img data-fr-image-pasted="true" data-emoji="😉" alt="😉" draggable="false" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/16.0/1f609/72.png" style="height:1.2em;width:1.2em;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/>,&quot; she remarked.</div><p>The &quot;Roar&quot; singer reflected on her lifelong sense of wonder, recalling how her imagination shaped her dreams despite humble beginnings.</p><p>&quot;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!&quot; she said.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGlpxJWTGY-/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A6983665%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="844" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Katy also highlighted the significance of the mission, emphasizing the importance of representation and inspiring future generations.<br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial" id="isPasted"/><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/>&quot;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 &amp; most vulnerable among us to reach for the stars, literally and figuratively. I am honored to be among this diverse group of celestial sisters,&quot; she stated.<br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/>Katy released her latest album titled <em>143</em> in September 2024.<br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/>In an interview with UK&#x27;s radio station Heart in August 2024, the singer explained the story behind the title of her new record. Katy relayed that 143 were numbers that were constantly present at different moments of her life.<br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/>&quot;I set out to make a dance pop record I always wanted to make. I made it. It&#x27;s coming out September 20th. It&#x27;s called 143 which is my angel number,&quot; she said in the interview.<br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"/>The singer went on: &quot;I had it in some of the toughest situations and in some of the celebratory situations. Angels always want to talk to you, you just got to open the door, you gotta be ready to listen. It is just like a confirmation that you see and I just don&#x27;t see it on my phone. I see it everywhere. It&#x27;s wild, so many stories. It&#x27;s amazing.&quot;</p>