American pop singer Katy Perry joined five more women on a short but historic journey, as part of a tourist flight from the private space company Blue Origin, which belongs to a billionaire Jeff Bezos. The flight, which lasted only 11 minutes, is considered a roadstick: It was the first mission for 60 years that included only a female team.
Alongside the pop star, Basos’s fiancee, Lauren Sanchez; TV offer Gail King (CBS); The scientist and former engineer in Benasa threatened him; Social activist Amanda Nine; And Hollywood producer Crian Flynn. The group took off from the West Texas border and reached over 100 km.
Blue Origin’s New Shepherd’s spacecraft took place west of Texas at 9:31 (USA) and made a short flight of about 11 minutes to the end of the space, during which the passengers experienced a sense of weight before returning peacefully to Earth.
The spacecraft is capable of carrying up to six passengers, and a total of 58 people have already flown with it since the opening of the Blue Origin Civil Tourism program in 2021.
How many are 11 minutes in space?
In principle, anyone over the age of 18 can sign up for a flight with Blue Origin, through the booking page on the company’s website. However, this is an experience designed for rich or famous only: The Company does not publish an official price, but requires a deposit of $ 150,000 as a condition for the order process. Past flight seats were sold in millions of dollars – one seat on the debut flight in 2021 was sold at a auction for $ 28 million.
Other companies in the space tourism industry also charge extremely high amounts. For example, Virgin Galactic flight costs between $ 200,000 and $ 450,000. Spacex performed a full civilian launch in 2021, funded by billionaire Jared Eichesman, at a cost of about $ 220 million.
Not everyone pays
While most passengers are required to fund the space flight, some of the participants on recent flights are mainly famous – they have been invited as guests of the spacecraft. Among them are actor William Shatner (“Star Trek”) and former New York actor Michael Sternan.
According to CNN’s report, even on the last female flight some of the passengers were free, although the company did not elaborate who paid and who flew as a guest.
It is possible that in the future the landscape outside the atmosphere will also be accessible to people. Until then, the only way to reach space is measured not only in miles – but also, and most importantly, in millions.
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