Pop star Katy Perry is set to "shoot across the sky" this spring when she lifts off as part of a six-member, all-female crew on Blue Origin's next space flight, the company announced Thursday. This mission will mark the first all-female spaceflight crew since Valentina Tereshkova's historic solo flight in 1963.

Pop star Katy Perry will blast off into space as part of an upcoming all-women flight on Blue Origin's New Shepherd rocket. The Firework singer will be joined by Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos's fiancee Lauren Sanchez,

Katy Perry is officially heading into space on Jeff Bezos’ rocket voyage, it’s been announced. The Firework singer, 40, has been confirmed as one of the six women taking part in the rocket trip, and making history as the first pop star in space.