Pop star Katy Perry was one of the six women that was blasted into space for a total of 11 minutes on the Blue Origin mission. The journey came with a lot of criticism from fans and celebrities alike, including Emily Ratajkowski and Vicky Pattison. At 2.30pm on Monday, the Teenage Dream singer, 40, set off on the 11-minute flight with author Lauren Sanchez, 55, TV host Gayle King, 70, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, 33, rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, 38, and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn, 57.
The 11-minute journey, which was funded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has been criticised for its questionable environmental impact, and for the bizarre and dramatic antics of the crew, including Katy. Not only did she sing for the crew, she also held up a setlist for her upcoming tour.
Following the trip, it’s thought the mum of one, born in California, has been experiencing second thoughts about partaking in the mission. While Katy reportedly questions her decision of “making a public spectacle” out of the mission, here’s everything she did during the Blue Origin mission…
Upon landing back on Earth, Katy was seen getting out of the capsule, holding a daisy up to the sky in honour of her four-year-old daughter before quickly kissing the ground.
While speaking to a reporter, she said she felt “super connected to loved” and thanked the reporter for calling her an astronaut. She also declared the all-female journey was “about love and belonging.”
“It’s not about singing my songs. It’s about a collective energy in there. It’s about us. It’s about making space for future women and taking up space and belonging,” she said after the flight.
“And it’s about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth.”
And a source told Mail Online she regrets “kissing the ground” after the flight as well as her “close-up camera moments” inside the capsule.
While floating around in space for several minutes, Katy held up a daisy to the camera. The daisy was in honour of her toddler, Daisy, who she shares with Orlando Bloom.
The California Girls singer also held up a butterfly cutout to the camera, which featured a setlist from her upcoming Lifetimes tour.
“Here’s exactly what was written on the butterfly cutout,” she wrote on Instagram.
Many said the butterfly was barely readable but she later posted a clearer shot of the cutout. The set list includes her songs Artificial, Chained to the Rhythm, Teary Eyes, Dark Horse, Woman’s World, California Girls, Teenage Dream, ET, Roar, I Kissed A Girl and many more.
The highly-criticised journey wasn’t complete without Katy singing a song. She held hands with the rest of the female crew and prayed ahead of lift off, with one yelling “look at the moon!” in excitement during the flight itself.
The group screamed with joy throughout their journey after they launched into space at 9.30am eastern time – 2.30pm UK time – from Blue Origin’s launch site in Van Horn, Texas, and on landing minutes later.
But there was also a poignant moment on board as she sang “What A Wonderful World.” Speaking after landing, Perry, 40, said she felt “connected to love” and described herself as the “crier of the group”.
She went on: “I think this experience has shown me you never know how much love is inside of you, like how much love you have to give, and how loved you are until the day you launch.”
Katy admitted she sang one song in space that she felt was only right – and it wasn’t one of her own hits. Instead, she belted out Louis Armstrong’s classic ‘What a Wonderful World’.
Asked about her reason for choosing the classic song, Katy explained: “I’ve covered that song in the past and, obviously my higher self is always steering the ship, because I had no clue that once day I would decide to sing a little bit of that in space. But I think that it’s not about me, it’s not about singing my songs.
“It’s about a collective energy in there, it’s about us, it’s about making space for future women and taking up space and belonging and it’s about this wonderful world that we see right out there, and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth.”
It was previously reported Katy was bringing a daisy to the edge of space as a ‘beautiful tribute’ to her daughter Daisy Dove Bloom.
As she was launched into space, her daughter was seen for the first time looking up in awe. It was said Orlando and Katy made the tough decision to introduce the kid to the world as the California Girls singer wanted her to “be proud of her and show her daughter that she can do anything.”
Daisy was shown on the live stream standing at the launch site in Van Horn, Texas, and waiting with other loved ones for the lucky astronauts to return.
Daisy looked adorable with messy blond hair and a warm jacket, and smiled toothily at the sky as someone – perhaps dad Orlando Bloom, who was photographed covering his face in fear – wrapped their arms around her.
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