Katy Perry Hopes to Inspire Others to ‘Reach for the Stars’ By Joining Jeff Bezos’ All-Female Flight Crew

Katy Perry is leveling up from women’s world to women’s outer space. Shortly after it was announced that she’d be joining the first-ever all-female space flight as part of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin expedition, the pop star gushed about the honor in a heartfelt post on Instagram.

“If you had told me that I would be part of the first ever all-female crew in space, I would have believed you,” she wrote Thursday (Feb. 27), sharing photos of Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez and more of her future crewmates. “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!”

“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),” continued Perry, who shares 4-year-old daughter Daisy with Orlando Bloom. “That’s why this opportunity is so incredible — so that I can show all of the youngest & most vulnerable among us to reach for the stars, literally and figuratively. I am honored to be among this diverse group of celestial sisters.”

As announced earlier in the day, the “Firework” singer, the CBS Mornings host and Sánchez — who is the Amazon billionaire’s fiancée — are three of six women headed outside of the earth’s ozone on Blue Origin’s 11th human space flight. The NS-31 crew will also include former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen, and entrepreneur and film producer Kerianne Flynn.

Per a press release shared with Billboard, Sánchez — a licensed helicopter pilot and the Vice Chair of Bezos’ Earth Fund — will lead the women “on a mission that will challenge their perspectives of Earth, empower them to share their own stories, and create lasting impact that will inspire generations to come.”