Blue Origin NS-31

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Blue Origin NS-31
Mission typeCrewed sub-orbital spaceflight
Crew
Crew size6
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateNET Spring 2025
Rocket New Shepard
Launch site Corn Ranch, LS-1
ContractorBlue Origin
End of mission
Landing siteCorn Ranch
TBD 

Blue Origin NS-31 is an upcoming sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, scheduled to launch in Spring 2025. [1] The spaceflight will be the first all-female crew since Valentina Tereshkova's solo spaceflight on Vostok 6. [2]

The crew of six will include pop singer Katy Perry, NASA aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, journalist Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez, a pilot and journalist who is known to the public for her engagement to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. [3]

Crew

Prime crew
Position Crew
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the Bahamas.svg Aisha Bowe
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Nguyen
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Gayle King
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Katy Perry
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Kerianne Flynn
First spaceflight
Tourist Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Sánchez
First spaceflight

References

  1. @blueorigin (27 February 2025). "🚀 Meet the New Shepard NS-31 crew launching this spring: Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez, who brought the mission together. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Xgwc5N" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 February 2025 via Twitter.
  2. Rice, Doyle (27 February 2025). "Historic all-woman space flight to include Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez". USA TODAY. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. Strickland, Ashley (2025-02-27). "Katy Perry and Gayle King are among 6 women headed to space aboard New Shepard". CNN. Retrieved 2025-02-27.