After the successful launch of the 31st Mission of the New Shepard rocket from Blue Origin, the five women who formed the first 100% female crew From the company’s history they descended from the emotional crew capsule.
The singer Katy Perry the journalist Lauren Sánchez the former scientist of rockets Aisha Bowe the scientist Amanda Nguyen the film producer Kerianne Flynn and the journalist Gayle King They surpassed the Karm line – a theoretical border located 100 kilometers above sea level, which is usually considered the limit between the earth’s atmosphere and the outer space – and were able to enjoy a few minutes to float without weight in zero gravity.
The mission lasted about 11 minutes between the rocket takeoff and the crew capsule landing in the desert with the aid of parachutes. As they descended from the capsule, women were thrilled to be back on land.
Lauren Sánchez, who is also a girlfriend of Jeff Bezos, owner of Blue Origin, hugged him before meeting his family. “The earth looked so… so silent,” she said. “And you look at her and think, ‘We’re all together in this.”
As he went down, Katy Perry lifted the daisies who took him to the sky before bending down to kiss the floor. The singer also said she wants to write a song about the experience.
“It’s the biggest sensation,” said Katy Perry. “It’s the delivery to the unknown, confidence.… I couldn’t recommend this experience anymore.”
Journalist Gayle King, who was openly nervous for today’s mission and is often afraid to fly by plane, said the space is “really quiet and peaceful.” “It’s a reminder of how we need to do better, be better. Do better, be better humans,” she added.
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How was the Blue Origin flight that took Katy Perry to space?
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket fired the engine at its base around 10:30 am to take off from the Western Texas launch platform in the United States.
A few minutes after the launch, the rocket thruster separates from the crew capsule to start its controlled descent and make a vertical landing, so that it can be reused on future flights of the company – a practice that reduces space travel costs.
The crew capsule continued to climb toward the space, providing about four minutes of zero gravity for passengers.
Upon starting the descent, the crew capsule opened a set of parachutes and landed safely in the middle of the desert in Texas. The complete mission lasted about 11 minutes.
This content was originally published on Blue Origin passengers cry and kiss the floor when returning from space on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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