Katy Perry has revealed how she is ‘psychologically’ preparing for her all-female Blue Origin space mission.
The 40-year-old hitmaker – who recently put on a futuristic display – has been motivating herself by telling herself that she will inspire others, reading the work of astrophysicists, and channeling her ‘feminine divine’ ahead of her space tourism stunt.
On Monday, the star will be part of a history-making flight, alongside Jeff Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, journalist Gayle King and three other women, which is set to be the first all-female trip to space since 1963.
Perry spoke with the ᴀssociated Press at her Ontario, California rehearsal space on Wednesday, days before she was set to leave for training in Texas.
She said: ‘I am talking to myself every day and going, “You’re brave, you’re bold, you are doing this for the next generation to inspire so many different people but especially young girls to go, ‘I’ll go to space in the future.’ No limitations.”‘
The Roar hitmaker also said she has been ‘psychologically’ preparing for the spaceflight by reading work from the late Sagan and other scientists.
Katy Perry (pictured in Santa Monica on Saturday) has revealed how she is ‘psychologically’ preparing for her all-female Blue Origin space mission
On Monday, the star will be part of a history-making flight, alongside Jeff Bezos ’ fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, journalist Gayle King and three other women, which is set to be the first all-female trip to space since 1963 on a rocket from billionaire Jeff Bezos’ private space company Blue Origin
Katy explained: ‘I’m really excited about the engineering of it all. I’m excited to learn more about STEM and just the math about what it takes to accomplish this type of thing.’
She went on to say that whenever she is on the verge of something new or feels daunting, she looks within herself to unlock the strength that she needs.
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‘Using that feminine divine that I was born with and definitely unlocked when I had my daughter even more. It leveled up for sure. Being a mother just makes you level up with that type of power.’
Katy shares four-year-old daughter Daisy with actor fiance Orlando Bloom.
She famously sung about falling in love with an extraterrestrial in 2010 hit track E.T. and now she is turning to the work of one of the most famous astrophysicists who studied them in the aforementioned Sagan.
Regarding her preparations for the mission, she told AP: ‘I was listening to Cosmos by Carl Sagan and reading a book on string theory, I’ve always been interested in astrophysics and interested in astronomy and astrology and the stars.
‘We are all made of stardust and we all come from the stars.’
Katy may have sung about falling love with an alien in that aforementioned track E.T. but Sagan was a pioneer in the field of exobiology, which is the study of the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
The Roar hitmaker (pictured in 2017) also said she has been ‘psychologically’ preparing for the spaceflight by reading work from the late Carl Sagan and other scientists
She famously sung about falling in love with an extraterrestrial in 2010 hit track E.T. and now she is turning to the work of one of the most famous astrophysicists who studied them in the aforementioned Sagan (pictured in 1984)
Sagan – who pᴀssed away in 1996 – was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator but is most well-known for his groundbreaking work in science communication and his role in popularizing science through his television series, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, and numerous books.
Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin announced the crew in February and his fiancee Sánchez, a helicopter pilot and former TV journalist, picked the women who will join her to take part in an 11-minute flight to space on a rocket.
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The stars will also join former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
Of the crew the pop star said: ‘I am feeling so grateful and grounded and honored to be invited and included with this incredible group of women.’
The mission has had its detractors including Hollywood actress Olivia Munn who blasted it during an appearance on Today With Jenna And Friends earlier this month.
Both Munn and Jenna began the conversation as they pointed out the group’s recent cover for Elle and Olivia started to offer her thoughts before stopping herself.
She then questioned, ‘What are they doing? Like why? You know what I mean?’ – which got a few chuckles from the live audience.
‘I know that this is probably not the cool thing to say, but there are so many other things that are so important in the world right now.’
Regarding her preparations for the mission, she told AP: ‘I was listening to Cosmos by Carl Sagan and reading a book on string theory, I’ve always been interested in astrophysics and interested in astronomy and astrology and the stars. ‘We are all made of stardust and we all come from the stars’
Sagan – who pᴀssed away in 1996 – was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator but is most well-known for his groundbreaking work in science communication and his role in popularizing science through his television series, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, and numerous books.
Of the crew the pop star (pictured in New York back in September) said: ‘I am feeling so grateful and grounded and honored to be invited and included with this incredible group of women’
Munn then added, ‘What are you going to do up in space? What are you doing up there?’
Hager cut in to express the six ladies will be on the flight for a total of 11 minutes – which prompted Olivia to compare the launch to a ride at Disneyland.
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As the actress continued to struggle to find the words to describe her thoughts, Jenna said that Munn was ‘perplexed.’
The mother-of-two expressed, ‘I just was like, why do you guys need to tell us about it? It’s like just go up there, have a good time, come on down.
‘Also, you know, I just think about – I know that this is probably obnoxious – but like, it’s so much money to go to space. You know, there’s a lot of people that can’t even afford eggs.’
Jenna then informed Olivia that the all-female crew will go to space ‘in glam’ which prompted the actress to give a confused reaction.
‘They are getting their hair done, their makeup done, even eyelash extensions,’ Hager continued. Munn was left speechless once again and then questioned, ‘They said this out loud?’
While talking to Jenna, Munn then asked, ‘But what’s the point? Is it historic that you guys are going on ride? I think it’s a bit gluttonous and I just think there are – the cover of Elle Magazine? I mean, I don’t know.’
Olivia later stated, ‘Space exploration was to further our knowledge and to help mankind. I mean, what are they gonna do up there that has made it better for us down here?’
Jenna replied, ‘That I don’t know,’ and Munn continued, ‘I don’t know if all that rocket fuel is good. This is a lot of resources being spent.’
The mission has had its detractors including Hollywood actress Olivia Munn who blasted it during an appearance on Today With Jenna And Friends earlier this month
The mother-of-two expressed, ‘I just was like, why do you guys need to tell us about it? It’s like just go up there, have a good time, come on down’
Olivia also added, ‘Also, you know, I just think about – I know that this is probably obnoxious – but like, it’s so much money to go to space. You know, there’s a lot of people that can’t even afford eggs’
‘They are getting their hair done, their makeup done, even eyelash extensions,’ Hager continued. Munn was left speechless once again and then questioned, ‘They said this out loud?’
The actress silently shook her head and Hager humorously added, ‘Yeah, and a lot of eyelash glue to nail that baby down. That’s what I can’t stop thinking about.’
Blue Origin Flight NS-31 is the first launch with an all-female crew since Russian astronaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo space flight in 1963.
The rocket that the six women will use can fly itself – and will float in space for around four minutes before returning back to Earth.
The launch is part of Blue Origin’s New Shepherd program – and will take place in West Texas on April 14 at 8:30 a.m. CDT / 13:30 UTC.
