Katy Perry âreceived message from the universeâ to take part in space mission
The US pop star is joining a flight on Jeff Bezosâ??s Blue Origin rocket.
Katy Perry has said she received âconfirmationâ from the universe that she should take part in the Blue Origin space mission.
The US pop star, 40, is part of a six-woman crew flying to space on Jeff Bezosâs New Shepard NS-31 mission, organised by his partner, journalist Lauren Sanchez.
The trip, launching from West Texas at 8.30am local time on Monday, is expected to last around 11 minutes.
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In a video posted to Instagram a day before the launch, the Roar singer said she is âalways looking for little confirmations from the heavens, from my guides, from my angels, from my higher selfâ.
âWhen Iâm looking for it, itâs pretty loud,â she added.
During space training, Perry said she had noticed two unexpected coincidences linked to nicknames her mother calls her.
She said: âWhen I was invited to come on this voyage, I looked up the capsule. On the very front of it is the outline in the shape of a feather and when I saw that it was like a total confirmation because my mom has always called me feather.
âAnd so Iâm in space training today and thereâs a lot to digest. Weâre almost finished with the day and they showed us the capsule and we run simulations in another capsule and tested the noise and what to expect and all these different things and they reveal the capsule name.
âThe capsuleâs name is Tortoise. A wave, just the most energetic wave, just shot through my body. And I was like, âWhat? This capsuleâs name is Tortoise?â
âMy mom calls me two nicknames. Feather and tortoise. What are the chances that Iâm going to space on a rocket in a capsule with my symbol, the feather, called Tortoise?â
She added: âThere are no coincidences and Iâm just so grateful for these confirmations and so grateful that I feel like something bigger than me is steering the ship.â
Perry joins rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bio-astronautics researcher Amanda Nguyen, CBS Mornings presenter Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn and Ms Sanchez on the flight.
It will be the 11th human flight for the Blue Origin programme, which has taken passengers including Mr Bezos himself to space since 2021.
Ms Sanchez said the mission is about inspiring others to âdream bigâ, and praised the women on board as âincredible storytellersâ.