Blue Origin's All-Female Space Mission Set for Spring 2025

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' aerospace company, has announced its first all-female crew for its upcoming NS-31 mission, scheduled for spring 2025. The six-person crew includes pop star Katy Perry, CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King, philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics researcher Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn. This mission will be the first all-female crew since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's spaceflight in 1963. The New Shepard rocket will take the crew beyond the Kármán line, offering them an experience of weightlessness and breathtaking views of Earth. Sánchez, Bezos' fiancée, played a significant role in assembling the team and describes the mission as life-changing, aiming to inspire future generations. The NS-31 mission marks Blue Origin's continued push to make space travel accessible to ordinary people, having previously flown 52 people into space.