In one of the most extraordinary moments of her life, Katy Perry soared into space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket—and brought music with her. Floating in zero gravity, she serenaded her fellow all-female crew with a heartfelt rendition of “What a Wonderful World.”
The historic flight took place on Monday, April 14, with Perry joined by Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez, former NASA scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronaut Amanda Nguyen, and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn. The team reached 62 miles above Earth, officially crossing the threshold of space.
Watching from the launch site were Perry’s fiancé, Orlando Bloom, and their daughter Daisy. With Earth glowing below them, the 40-year-old singer chose not to perform one of her own hits. Instead, she honored the planet with Louis Armstrong’s timeless classic. “I didn’t want to sing anything of my own. I wanted to talk about the Earth,” she explained.
Upon landing, Perry knelt and kissed the ground—a gesture of humility and deep appreciation.
“It was the best part of the flight,” Gayle King recalled. “We were asking Katy to sing, and she finally did it when we were floating up there. It was magical.”
This was Blue Origin’s first all-female mission and its 11th manned flight. Lauren Sánchez, partner of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, led the mission’s coordination, with the goal of inspiring future generations through this bold, transformative experience.
Though fans may have expected her to sing “Firework,” Perry chose a more universal message—reminding everyone, from orbit, of the beauty of our world.
