Washington:
Pop star Katy Perry, along with five other women, completed a briefly in space on Monday, who reached the edge of the universe riding one of the rockets of billionaire Jeff Bezos. Bezos’ fiancé Lauren Sanchez, as well as CBS host Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, scientist Amanda Guyen and filmmaker Carian Flynn, were part of all women’s spaceflights in over 60 years.
The “Roar ‘singer and his crew were moved above 60 miles (100 km) in a vessel from Blue Origin, a space company owned by Amazon founder. Flight brought travelers beyond the Karman line – the internationally recognized space limit.
According to live broadcast by Blue Origin, the ship traveled from west Texas at 9:31 am and traveled on the edge of the space, where passengers experienced a brief period of weightlessness before returning to Earth in 11 minutes of flight.
Women went to space in the new Shepard Spacecraft of Blue Origin, which could take six passengers on a short journey beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. , 58 people, including Perry and its crew, traveled into space in the spacecraft of Blue Origin as it began in 2021.
Who can book Blue Origin Flight?
Anyone can book a journey to space on a blue original flight, although they have deep pockets. The company’s website is one Reservation page Where potential passengers can fill a form listing basic information like their name, address and birth year. It also has a section where the company asks passengers to describe themselves in 500 words or less.
The only requirement to fill the form is that the applicant should be 18 years of age or older.
What is the cost of space travel
The exact cost of the citizen mission of Blue Origin is a mystery as the company does not disclose it. However, there is an acknowledgment at the bottom of the reservation page that alerts passengers that the $ 150,000 will be collected to “fully refund the return” “order process”.
According to The New York Times, in 2021, in its first crew flight, Blue Origin auctioned a seat for $ 28 million.
According to The Associated Press, the contestants of Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic have also offered a ride between $ 200,000 and $ 450,000.
Does everyone need to pay?
But not everyone has to pay millions of dollars to travel to space. Celebrities like Star Trek Star William Shatter and American television host Michael Strohan allegedly flew on the new Shepard sub -arbitrary launch vehicle for free as Blue Origin’s “guest”.
Space Travel Booking Company Spacevip co-founder Roman Chiporkha told Observer that “it’s not about money; it’s about you who you are, your social capital, whether you align with their launch objectives. It’s a package deal.”
According to a CNN report, even on the April 14 flight, “some passengers” took “free” flying, while others did not. The company refused to say who paid for his visit.