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Blue Origin launch: Katy Perry says she's going to sing in space
Katy Perry is set to fly to the edge of space and back aboard a Blue Origin rocket with an all-female crew. - REUTERS/Filepic
WASHINGTON: US pop star Katy Perry has said she is planning to sing in space, ahead of a Blue Origin flight that is scheduled to take her to the edge of space as part of an all-female crew on Monday, German Press Agency (dpa) reported.
"I've dreamt of going to space for 15 years and tomorrow that dream becomes a reality," the US pop star said in a caption of a video posted on Instagram.
In the video, Perry shows her followers around a Blue Origin training capsule.
Clad in her space suit, she points to her seat and explains that her call name is "Feather."
"I think I'm gonna sing, I'm gonna sing a little bit," Perry says. "I gotta sing in space."
Perry is set to fly to the edge of space and back on a Blue Origin rocket alongside Lauren Sanchez, fiancee of Amazon founder and Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos, as well as US morning television presenter Gayle King, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, activist and scientist Amanda Nguyen, and entrepreneur Kerianne Flynn.
The launch from west Texas of the reusable New Shepard vehicle is scheduled for 8:30 am (1330 GMT), although the timing may shift depending on weather conditions.
-- BERNAMA
