Katy Perry Unveils Secret Anxieties Over Upcoming Space Voyage in Confidential Letter
Katy Perry Prepares for Historic Space Flight with Emotional Affirmations and All-Female Crew
Pop icon Katy Perry is set to embark on her first journey to space Monday aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-31 rocket, joining a groundbreaking all-female crew. The 11-minute flight, launching from Texas, includes Lauren Sanchez (fiancée of Jeff Bezos), TV host Gayle King, civil rights advocate Amanda Nguyen, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn.
[Image: Katy Perry in a blue space suit, holding a handwritten note reading “I am safe”]
Caption: Perry shared affirmations, including “I am safe,” hinting at pre-launch nerves.
A handwritten note from Perry revealing the mantra “I am safe” sparked speculation about her anxiety ahead of the mission. The singer, who tearfully expressed love for her family in a recent interview, emphasized her goal to inspire “fearless females” and young girls. “I’ll go to space in the future—no limitations,” she said, quoting her self-affirmations.
The crew will experience weightlessness for 3-4 minutes as the capsule surpasses the Kármán line (62–66 miles above Earth), the widely recognized boundary of space. However, Blue Origin’s “first all-female crew” claim faces scrutiny, as Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova completed a solo orbital mission in 1963.
[Image: The New Shepard crew, including Perry and Sanchez, posing in flight suits]
Caption: The diverse crew prepares for their 11-minute journey to the edge of space.
Perry has spent weeks mentally preparing, citing Carl Sagan’s works and visualizing the mission. In a behind-the-scenes video, she showcased the capsule, joking about singing in zero gravity and calling her team the “taking up space crew.”
[Image: Perry inside the New Shepard capsule during training]
*Caption: Perry tours the capsule, calling it a “dream come true.”
The flight, launching at 8:30 a.m. CT, will conclude with a parachute-assisted landing. While critics debate the Kármán line’s significance, Perry remains focused on her lifelong dream: “If you believe in your dreams, that’s how you make them come true.”
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