The recent Blue Origin flight featuring an all-female crew underscored the importance of women's representation in STEM and space exploration. Katy Perry's comment about "making space for future women" highlighted both symbolic and literal opportunities for women. During the post-flight press conference, crew members shared their empowering experiences, reflective thoughts on Earth, and personal growth, showcasing how the mission served as both a celebration of achievement and a call to action for future generations. The journey encouraged a sense of unity among women in science and exploration, making a significant statement about their role in the future.
Remember when Olivia Munn asked, "What are you doing up there? What's the point? Is it historic that you guys are going on a ride?" of Blue Origin's all-female space crew? Well, now that it has happened, we have our answer, thanks to crewmate Katy Perry: "Making space for future women." In a sentence rife with double meaning, it's clear what Perry is getting at - that there is metaphorical space for women in the world of STEM and on random trips up to the sky for 11 minutes and that literal outer space can be for women, too. For Perry, making space for future women also included revealing her Lifetimes tour set list.
The dramatic post-flight press conference was rich with platitudinal evidence of the mission's success. Perry showed off the daisy she brought up into the sky, a nod to her daughter, Daisy, and to the notion that daisies are "God's smile." Gayle King, the most objectively terrified member of the crew, said the experience emboldened her so much she might finally get her ears pierced. To associate these two things puts into perspective how both nothing and everything the Blue Origin trip was: a six-person self-empowerment lecture made literal and astronomical.
As King processed her fears, she also spoke to the experience of looking down on the world. "You look down on the planet and think, That's where we came from? To me, it's such a reminder about how we need to do better, be better," she told reporters. It's true that by going 30 times higher than a commercial plane, one can reflect on the deeds they've done rather than wonder when the beverage cart is going to come around, and that's something to be grateful for.
"Earth was quiet but also really alive," Sanchez told reporters. "You look at this, and you're like, We're all in this together." (Is there a Lauren Sánchez Democratic Socialist arc forthcoming?) While King, Sánchez, and Perry were granted the opportunity as ambassador.
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