Katy Perry has finally reached her dream of traveling to space. On Monday, she embarked with Blue Origin’s first all-female crew to travel past the Earth’s atmosphere, a feat not realized in more than 60 years.
A viral video on X since that time captures a tearful Perry kissing a bouquet of flowers and the ground when she returns home. Blue Origin CEO personally greeted the crew back, to the cheers of an eager crowd for their triumphant mission.
Before embarking on her flight, Perry left a beautiful note on X reading, “I LOVE YOU.”
I LOVE YOU
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) April 14, 2025
She also uploaded a brief video on Instagram, labeling the space trip as ‘historical’ and showing her excitement: “A flight to space.”
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Here are some videos of Katy Perry returning to Earth:
Katy Perry returning to Earth. pic.twitter.com/XyxFnOjdA0
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 14, 2025
Katy Perry exiting the rocket capsule. pic.twitter.com/rSIApEQ8m2
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 14, 2025
Lauren Sanchez’s Experience
Lauren Sanchez, the first one to exit the capsule, hugged her fiancé Jeff Bezos when she landed. Describing her experience during the live telecast, she said, “Earth was. it was quiet. It was just so quiet,” she stated. “I don’t think you can put into words. It was quiet, but really, really alive. We’re all in this together. That’s all I could think about. We’re all so connected.” She also described her sheer elation, adding jokingly, “I had to come back” since she’s marrying Bezos.
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‘Seeing Jeff before I left… I had to come back.’
Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez is emotional as she lands back to Earth after she flew into space on a Blue Origin rocket.
She tells a reporter: ‘I had to come back. We’re getting married.’https://t.co/Qby2tJglgy pic.twitter.com/DM5aabTuve
— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 14, 2025
Gayle King and Oprah Share Emotional Moments
Another crew member, Gayle King, also kissed the ground in a poignant gesture upon exiting the spacecraft. Oprah Winfrey, who was at the launch site, later shared a video of King and the NS-31 crew walking to the launchpad. She was visibly upset as King seemed to brush away tears.
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Oprah Winfrey appears to have tears in her eyes as her longtime friend journalist Gayle King is launched into space aboard a Blue Origin rocket. https://t.co/KXvijV8Dea pic.twitter.com/p07mNMJbGE
— ABC News (@ABC) April 14, 2025
Other Members of the Mission
The NS-31 mission also had on board filmmaker Kerianne Flynn, researcher and Nobel Prize candidate Amanda Nguyen, and rocket scientist-turned-former-Astronaut Aisha Bowe. Every one of them had a personal experience to offer during this history-making space venture.
