The commercial flight that will take the singer Katy Perry, 40, and five more women to space next Monday (14) It will allow the first exclusively female crew to see the earth from above and stay a few minutes floating without gravity.
The 31st Mission of Blue Origin’s New Shepard will last about 11 minutes and will cross the border between our planet and space. The entire course will be broadcast live on the official channels of the company led by Jeff Bezos. See more details of the trip below .
When will the launch be?
The 11th Human Flight of the New Shepard (NS-31), from Blue Origin, will happen in Next Monday (14) . The vehicle will take off from Texas in the United States, and has the start time scheduled for 10:30 am (Brasília time).
In total, the trip must last 11 minutes four of them in an area without gravity – when the crew can let go and float through the capsule.
How to watch?
The flight that will take Katy Perry and five other women to space will be transmitted in social media and on the official website of Blue Origin.
How is the preparation for a commercial flight?
The group responsible for the trip has met a few times by video calls and a few days before the launch will have the final launching venue sessions in the United States.
They will receive information about the equipment used inside the ship and flight costumes – which are personalized.
Still, they will have access to a test capsule similar to the official and will be able to test their seats and identify where the cameras are, oxygen masks and understand how communication with the ground will be done during the trip.
Katy Perry and the other guests for the Blue Origin flight will be able to give up taking off up to two minutes and thirty seconds before the release saying the phrases “Limit Time” or “I won’t fly.”
What will the trip look like?
The spacecraft will be launched at a speed more than three times higher than the sound and will cross the Karm line – a theoretical border located 100 kilometers above sea level, which is usually used as the limit between the earth’s atmosphere and the outer space.
After reaching the desired height, the passengers will be released to float without weight and observe our planet for about four minutes.
After that, they will start the return to the earth, and the landing will be made with parachutes.
How is the ship
The New Shepard is an autonomous ship, that is, none of the flight crew will have to drive – all commands will be sent by the control base on the ground.
The rocket capsule has room for six people sit in a circle and each has its own window that will give the long -awaited perspective of the planet seen from the outside.
The tests with the vehicle were completed in 2021 and the flight was only authorized after 16 successful attempts.
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This content was originally published in Katy Perry in space: see everything you know about the Blue Origin flight on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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