Katy Perry is just three days away from living her hit single, “E.T.,” in real life, and the star took to Instagram to tease her upcoming space flight.
The “Lifetimes” singer will be on board Jeff Bezos’ space exploration company Blue Origin’s first all-women flight crew, which will be led by Lauren Sánchez — who is engaged to Bezos and is vice chair of the billionaire’s Earth Fund. The NS-31 expedition will mark Blue Origin’s 11th human space flight, and will also include passengers CBS Mornings‘ Gayle King, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen and entrepreneur/film producer Kerianne Flynn.
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In the brief animated video graphic shared to Perry’s Instagram, the expedition’s logo comes into frame, against a starry sky. The clip details that the NS-31 mission will launch on Monday (April 14) at 7 a.m. CT. “T-minus 3 days to launch for NS-31 @blueorigin,” Perry wrote in the caption, linking to the page where those at home can watch the take-off live.
See her post here.
At the time of the expeditions announcement, Perry wrote on Instagram, “If you had told me that I would be part of the first ever all-female crew in space, I would have believed you … Nothing was beyond my imagination as a child.”
“Although we didn’t grow up with much, I never stopped looking at the world with hopeful WONDER!” continued the former American Idol judge, who shares daughter Daisy with Orlando Bloom. “I work hard to live my life that way still, and I am motivated more than ever to be an example for my daughter that women should take up space (pun intended). That’s why this opportunity is so incredible — so that I can show all of the youngest & most vulnerable among us to reach for the stars, literally and figuratively.”
After her time in outer space, Perry is kicking off her Lifetimes Tour, in support of her new album 143, in Mexico City on April 23.
