Perry flew aboard Blue Origin's NS-31 mission, part of the first all-female commercial spaceflight crew since Valentina Tereshkova in 1963.
On April 14, 2025, Katy Perry participated in Blue Origin's NS-31 mission, a suborbital spaceflight aboard the New Shepard rocket system. The mission was notable for carrying an all-female crew, described widely as the first all-female spaceflight crew since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space alone in 1963.
The crew included Perry alongside other prominent women, and the brief flight crossed the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space, before returning to Earth. The mission was part of Blue Origin's ongoing commercial space tourism program, reflecting the growing accessibility of spaceflight to non-professional astronauts, including celebrities and public figures.
Perry's participation drew significant media attention, situating her within the broader history of women in space exploration—a field historically dominated by government space agencies and, until recently, largely closed to civilians. The flight symbolized both the commercialization of space travel and continued efforts to highlight women's participation in an arena long marked by gender disparity.
This mission added a new dimension to Perry's public legacy, linking her name to a historic moment in the democratization of space travel and renewed visibility for women in exploration, over six decades after Tereshkova's solo flight.