Take off!
The NS-31 crew of blue origin full of NS-31 stars, including Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez-Tok of Texas on Monday.
The trio, adorned with full glamor, joined the former Cometes scientist of NASA Aisha Bowe, the Civil Rights activist Amanda Nguyen and the film producer Kerianne Flynn.
Before takeoff, the fiance of Sánchez and the founder of Blue Origin Jeff Bezos shared some words of breath with the group while driving them to the rocket.
“I’m so excited about you, I don’t want to leave, I want to go with you,” he told women. “When you return, I can’t hear how they have changed. I love you all. See you soon, Godspeed.”
King’s best friend, Oprah Winfrey, was also there for shipping full of stars, has USA Today who “has never made more proud” or her 50 -year -old friend.
“It goes beyond this moment to get into space. I think this will be an eternal experience,” he said. “Gayle has been there for me for hundreds of events. I can’t remember them. But none or we forget this day.”
The group is expected to return to the earth in the blink of an eye, with all the trip only lasts about 11 minutes.
The commercial mission of space flights was cooked by the first crew of women from the solo trip of Russian astronaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963.
He also marked the 11th human flight for the new Shepard Blue Origin program.
Before the release date, Perry told Elle that he felt great, calm and collected after dreaming of going to space “for almost 20 years.”
“I don’t have time to be nervous; I don’t have time to worry,” said the “fireworks” singer. “I will feel something when they go, ’10, 9, 8, 7, …” But until then we have things to do. We have businesses to manage. “
While Sánchez was a “little scared,” King did not try to hide his obvious nerves.
“I am probably the only one at the table I was not saying,” he put me, coach, “joked the 70 -year -old.” When I received the call from Lauren and Jeff, my first reaction was a no. “
“So I had a lot of concern, I still do it, but I also know that it is very interesting to be terrified and excited at the same time,” he continued. “Porto felt like this since then from childbirth. Because I knew that childbirth was going to hurt. But he is also leaving his comfort zone.”
Sánchez, on the other hand, said she was very excited to “inspire” other people “to be more curious about space and what else.”
However, not everyone felt influenced by their wild trip.
Several critics, including Olivia Munn, criticized the “glutton” mission while everyday Americans fight to pay the invoices.
Duration an appearance in “Today”, Munn questioned what women were going to do there “that” would do it better for us below. “
The actress pointed out the strong cost of space trips and the amount of “spent resources” while “there are many people who cannot pay eggs.”
Regardless of criticism, the crew met at the annual ceremony of progress awards, called “Oscar de la Science”, a week before the flight.
The night celebrates research achievements in several scientific fields, in honor of six of the best pioneers with $ 3 million.
Perry, 40, acted in the illustrious event, where Hollywood Titans mixed and mixed with the best minds in mathematics and sciences.