Katy Perry vowed that she would serenade the cosmos during her journey into space. And amidst the triumphant voyage of Blue Origin's NS-31, the pop icon indeed lent her voice to a melody, albeit not one from her own storied repertoire like "Firework" or "International Smile." Accompanying Perry on NS-31, Gayle King revealed that the tune that filled the air was a snippet of "What a Wonderful World," penned by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss and immortalized by Louis Armstrong in 1967.
As the NS-31 crew gazed out of the spacecraft's windows, their eyes feasting on the Earth's splendor below, Perry's angelic tones echoed with the verses of "What a Wonderful World." From a technical standpoint, the New Shepard spacecraft boasts the largest windows ever incorporated into any spaceship or space station, affording Perry and her fellow travelers an unparalleled vista of our planet—a sight more breathtaking than most astronauts have ever beheld.
Though automated and suborbital, the NS-31 flight of Blue Origin was hailed as a resounding success. It etched its place in history as the first all-female crewed space mission since 1963, marking a significant milestone in the annals of space exploration.
