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Blue Origin set to launch all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry today
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin will launch an all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry on Monday morning (April 14), and you can watch the historic action live.

'I'm really excited about the engineering of it all.' Katy Perry is psyched for her Blue Origin launch on April 14
By Josh Dinner published
The pop star is leaning into STEM ahead of her spaceflight.

How to watch Blue Origin launch Katy Perry and crew to space on a historic all-female spaceflight today
By Josh Dinner published
Blue Origin will stream the launch of its next suborbital tourism mission, which features a star-studded, all-female crew, on April 14.

Blue Origin’s all-female space flight urges women to shoot for the stars — but astronaut memoirs reveal the cost of being exceptional
By Jasleen Chana published
For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will fly with only women aboard. Blue Origin’s all-female crew includes pop star Katy Perry.

Meet the crew for Blue Origin's upcoming all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry
By Julian Dossett published
The crew of Blue Origin's NS-31 mission, which is scheduled to launch on April 14, includes a former NASA rocket scientist, television personalities, authors — and Katy Perry.

SpaceX's Fram2 mission captures 1st human X-ray in Earth orbit
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX's Fram2 astronauts take the first X-ray images of the human body in space, with a tip-of-the-hat to the first X-ray image ever taken.

Blue Origin faces backlash ahead of historic all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry
By Samantha Mathewson published
Blue Origin is receiving some backlash ahead of its upcoming all-female spaceflight, with actress Olivia Munn criticizing the venture as "gluttonous."

Fram2 astronaut mission's West Coast splashdown opens new era for SpaceX
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission returned to Earth in the Pacific Ocean on Friday (April 4), marking a first for the spaceflight company.
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