On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched an all-female crew aboard its New Shepard rocket from Van Horn, Texas. This 10-minute suborbital flight marked the first female-only space mission since 1963, symbolizing progress in gender equality in aerospace and attracting global attention for blending science with pop culture.

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• Blue Origin’s New Shepard launched all-female crew on Apr 14, 2025
• Launch site: Van Horn, Texas
• First all-female spaceflight since Valentina Tereshkova’s 1963 mission
• 6 women onboard from diverse backgrounds — science, media, music
• Crew included Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Kerianne Flynn
• Flight duration: 10 minutes; crossed Kármán line (edge of space)
• Katy Perry sang “What a Wonderful World” holding a daisy in microgravity
• Booster landed vertically; capsule landed safely via parachutes
• Reusable rocket system proven again; major step for commercial space travel
• Symbolic moment for gender representation and cultural outreach in aerospace