Katy Perry’s Heading To Space, Here’s How You Can Join The Unique Club – News18
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Katy Perry is all set to head to the space. Here are some companies that are making heading to the space semi-accessible.
Katy Perry will be heading to space with five other women on April 14.
From stage lights to star lights – Katy Perry is about to swap her popstar heels for a spacesuit. And no, this isn’t the plot of a futuristic music video. The Teenage Dream singer is quite literally heading for the stars. In what sounds like the wildest girl gang adventure of the century, Katy Perry will be boarding a Blue Origin rocket for a flight that’s rewriting history. She’ll be flying alongside Lauren Sánchez (aka Jeff Bezos’s fiancée), journalist and talk show icon Gayle King, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA engineer Aisha Bowe, and producer Kerianne Flynn.
This isn’t just another celebrity headline. It’s making waves across timelines for a reason – this is Blue Origin’s first all-women suborbital mission. And it’s also the company’s first spaceflight in more than 60 years with no man on board. It’s a breakthrough not just in space tourism, but in who gets to be part of that journey.
And hey, if you’ve ever looked up at the sky and wondered what it might feel like to leave Earth behind, even for just a little while, well, that dream’s no longer reserved for astronauts or sci-fi heroes. So where do you even begin if you want to follow Katy’s rocket trail? Here are a few routes to consider.
Virgin Galactic
This one’s for the thrill-seekers who want a quick dip into space without a full-blown astronaut experience. Founded by Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic takes you roughly 80 km above Earth’s surface. You’ll get a brief but unforgettable taste of zero gravity and witness the planet’s curve from above before floating back down. It’s about 90 minutes from start to finish, and it comes with a hefty $600,000 price tag.
SpaceX
Think bigger? Elon Musk’s SpaceX might be your style. Back in 2021, they made headlines by sending four civilians to orbit in a historic Falcon 9 launch – the first ever all-civilian mission to reach that far. The cost? A jaw-dropping $220 million, reportedly covered by billionaire Jared Isaacman. Let that sink in. It’s not a hop above the atmosphere – it’s a full-on orbit.
Blue Origin
The same rocket Katy is boarding, New Shepard, belongs to Blue Origin. This space tourism giant is giving civilians a few otherworldly minutes above the Karman line (that’s about 100 km up), where gravity loosens its grip and everything goes… floaty. You’ll soar 100 km above Earth, crossing the Karman line, and enjoy a few minutes of weightlessness, along with panoramic views that astronauts rave about. That view alone might be worth the $250,000–$300,000 ticket.
Axiom Space
Now, if you’ve ever fantasised about living in space, not just visiting, Axiom’s your golden ticket. The company arranges private missions to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX capsule. Yes, you live on the ISS. Eat, sleep, orbit, repeat. They’ve even teamed up with NASA on lunar suits and are working on their very own commercial space station. The bill? $55 million per person.
So, Katy Perry’s prepping for liftoff and in doing so, she’s lighting up a path that might be open to others too. If you’ve got sky-high dreams and the budget to match, space might just be your next destination. And if not? Well, at least we can say we lived in a time when pop stars literally launched themselves into orbit.
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