Katy Perry just did something no other pop star has done, she sang Louis Armstrong’s What A Wonderful World while falling back to Earth after going to space. Yeah, really.
She was part of Blue Origin’s latest space mission on April 14, 2025. It was an 11-minute trip past the edge of Earth’s atmosphere, and she shared it with an all-female crew. That included Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez, journalist Gayle King, activist Amanda Nguyen, ex-NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and producer Kerianne Flynn.
As the rocket started its descent, Katy broke into song. No backing track, no auto-tune, just her voice and the Earth slowly coming back into view. It wasn’t planned. She told Charissa Thompson during a live webcast that she’d covered the song before, but didn’t expect to sing it in space. “My higher self is obviously steering the ship,” she said.
She made it clear this wasn’t about being the star of the show. “It’s not about me. It’s not about singing my songs,” she said. “It’s about us. About making space for future women. About belonging. It’s about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it.”
The crew soared 62 miles above Earth. They saw the curve of the planet, floated in microgravity, and passed by a pink moon. Symbolism was everywhere, and Katy made sure to bring her own: a daisy.
Not just any flower, this one was for her daughter Daisy, who watched the launch with Katy’s fiancé Orlando Bloom. But it had a deeper meaning too. “Daisies are common flowers but they grow through any condition,” she said. “They grow through cracks, through walls. They’re resilient, powerful, strong.”
After the capsule touched down in West Texas, Katy stepped out and kissed the ground. Lauren Sanchez was the first to exit and was visibly emotional. “Earth looked so quiet. Quiet but alive. You look at it and think, we’re all in this together,” she said. “I don’t cry that often, so I didn’t expect to be this emotional.”
Katy says she’s already planning to write a new song inspired by the trip. “Oh, for sure. 100 percent,” she said.
This wasn’t just a publicity stunt. It was the first all-female spaceflight since 1963. Katy Perry just made space travel a little more poetic. A pop star, in orbit, singing about how beautiful the world is, while literally looking at it from above.
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