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Blue Origin Has shared an initial glimpse of its entire female crew drifting in zero gravity.
The team, which comprised the pop star Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez, Jeff Bezos 'The fiancée pair was spotted flipping upside down within the capsule while marveling at the moon.'
During the 11-minute mission which took off on Monday at 9:30 AM ET from West Texas, these six ladies experienced three minutes of weightlessness out of the total duration.
Perry displayed the daisy she had brought along as a tribute to her daughter. NASA Rocket scientist Aisha Bowe displayed a patch symbolizing the Bahamas.
The video recorded filmmaker Kieranne Flynn gazing out the window at Earth shimmering brilliantly against the darkness of space, while civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen was spotted smiling as she drifted weightlessly.
Although everyone was cheerful inside the capsule, shrieks could be heard when they blasted off into space aboard the New Shepard rocket and once more during their journey. During the gentle touchdown as it returned to the earth.
However, Bezos faced some turbulence when welcoming back the crew as he stumbled into a ditch while hurriedly opening the capsule door.
After their safe return, Perry led the celebration, getting down on the ground and kissing the Texas Dirt. Many of her fellow team members did the same.
A rescue squad was swiftly sent to the capsule to free Perry and his crew after their groundbreaking space mission.
Sanchez embraced Bezos when she came out of the capsule and swiftly rushed towards her family.
As soon as Perry exited the capsule, she raised a daisy flower high. She later shared that she felt deeply moved throughout her journey.
'This is the pinnacle of peaks,' Perry stated, 'a yielding to the mysterious, an act of faith... I can't endorse this journey enough.'
"Daisies are ordinary flowers, yet they manage to thrive under all conditions... They demonstrate resilience. They show power. They stand firm," the pop star went on to say.
While in the space capsule, Perry performed 'What a Wonderful World'.
"It’s not just about performing my own music. It’s more about the shared enthusiasm within the crowd. It’s about all of us together. It’s about creating opportunities for upcoming women and asserting our presence and feeling at home," she stated during an interview after landing.
'And it’s about this amazing planet we can observe right outside and learning to value it. All of this is for the betterment of our Earth.'
King appeared visibly anxious about Monday's assignment, yet discovered the area was remarkably calm and serene.
While she can claim 'astronaut' status, King said: 'I still can't accept that word.'
An illustrious gathering of spectators anxiously observed as the spacecraft shot up into the sky, among them Oprah, who was tearful while watching King, her closest companion, embark on the suborbital journey.
The Kardashian clan was present as well; they made jokes about launching their reality series, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, into outer space.
Khloe Kardashian informed the Blue Origin press team: "This experience is amazing. It leaves you speechless. Plus, I am brimming with energy, yet I find myself just standing here."
Right before the launch, Bezos was overheard saying, "Once you return, I want to know how it has transformed you. I love you all."
During liftoff, the rocket's single BE-3PM engine fired and began blasting the crew into space at 9:30am ET.
Using a blend of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen as fuel, the engine produces approximately 50,000 kilograms of thrust without emitting anything apart from water vapor.
Within minutes, the rocket hit speeds exceeding 2,000 miles per hour - over twice the speed of sound.
The stresses experienced by both the capsule and the astronauts will be extreme when the rocket reaches its peak structural load, referred to as Max-Q in the field of aerospace engineering.
As stated by Blue Origin, Perry and her fellow astronauts went through three times the normal gravitational pull when the booster was speeding up.
Dave Linp, the CEO of Blue Origin, posted an image featuring the all-female team along with him and Bezos following their landing in the New Shepard spacecraft.
This flight marks the 11th manned mission using their New Shepard capsule, indicating that both Bezos and Sánchez have now journeyed into space.
The capsule touched down only a few miles away from where it was launched, ensuring a safe return for the team following a successful journey shortly after 9:40 am Eastern Time.
This marks the first all-women space mission since Russian astronaut Valentina Tereshkova conducted a solo flight in 1963.
For Blue Origin, which has been carrying out commercial space flights since 2015, this week’s launch marked their 31st mission with the New Shepard spacecraft.
Even with all the excitement on Monday, the mission faced criticism from some quarters, such as Hollywood actress Olivia Munn, who criticized it during an appearance on Today with Jenna and Co. earlier this month.
Munn and Jenna initiated the discussion as they highlighted the group's most recent issues. cover for Elle And Olivia began to share her opinions but then halted herself.
She then questioned, 'What are they doing? Like why? You know what I mean?' - which got a few chuckles from the live audience.
I understand that this might not be considered the trendy opinion, but there are numerous critical issues at hand in the world today.
Even though Sánchez hasn’t admitted it, many people suspect she has had breast augmentation surgery. Cosmetic surgeons have indicated that evidence suggests she may have undergone such procedures. Botox , lip fillers , and possibly a facelift .
These recent developments have sparked queries about whether space travel, zero gravity, or other unidentified elements might adversely affect these aesthetic treatments or pose health hazards for the astronauts.
A physician voiced some apprehension regarding Monday's space mission, primarily due to the intense stress experienced during launch rather than the brief period spent in microgravity.
Dr. Stanton Gerson, whose work focuses on how deep space affects cells, stated: "I would be more concerned about issues during the rocket launch."
'You go at about 6,000 mph and that can cause shear stress and may cause something to shift.'
Even with the worries present, it seemed that all six ladies remained in good condition following their journey and exhibited no signs of adverse reactions from their short period in zero gravity.
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