Blue Origin announced the date of its space flight with stars.
Liftoff for Katy Perry along with Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez on New Shepard’s NS-31 11th human flight will be of Monday, April 14.
Its 11th human flight, NS-31, will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas.
The New Shepard launch window opens at 8:30 a.m. CDT / 13:30 UTC.
The Blue Origin released the NS-31 mission patch.
A few of the key symbols embedded have meanings.
The target star symbolizes Aisha Bowe’s ambition for setting big goals, passion for STEM, and commitment to inspiring future generations.

Blue Origin announced the date of its space flight with stars. Liftoff for Katy Perry along with Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King , Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez on New Shepard’s NS-31 11th human flight will be of Monday, April 14. Seen March 2
The scales of justice symbolizes Amanda Nguyễn’s efforts to advocate for civil rights, break barriers, and empower everyday people to create change.
The shooting star microphone represents Gayle King’s commitment to sharing important stories with the world.
The fireworks symbolize Katy Perry’s global influence across music, pop culture, and philanthropy.
The film reel symbolizes Kerianne Flynn’s passion for filmmaking, storytelling, and crafting beautiful narratives.
Flynn the Fly, the main character in Lauren Sánchez’s bestselling children’s book, The Fly Who Flew to Space, is along for the ride. The story is about overcoming adversity, inspiring kids with learning differences to pursue their dreams.
Details on the webcast will be shared soon.
Katy will head to space between rehearsals and the start of her Lifetimes Tour in Mexico City on April 23.
The artist is taking a quick break to see the world from above.
Katy will launch the Lifetimes Tour in Mexico and travel to Australia and Canada before coming back to North America this summer.
Touring in support of her new album, 143, the global pop superstar will be performing all of her hits, drawing from her extensive catalog.
Katy launched 143 – a bold, exuberant dance-pop album with the symbolic 143 numerical expression of love as a throughline message – with a sold-out headline show at Rock in Rio in Brazil in September 2024.
Rolling Stone Australia observed, ‘Perry’s midnight set on the Palco Mundo stage where she would play her newest tunes for the first time became the high point of the night.
‘Taking the stage as fireworks lit up the Rio sky, Perry had the 100,000-strong crowd going wild with dazzling visuals and pyrotechnics that transformed the City of Rock into a vibrant spectacle…’