Katy Perry looked ready for lunar action on Sunday, as she posed alongside Lauren Sánchez in bodycon space outfits ahead of their Blue Origin space mission on Monday, as the singer declared: ‘We’re putting the ‘ass’ in astronaut!’
Katy was part of a history-making 11-minute flight, alongside Jeff Bezos‘ fiancée Lauren, journalist Gayle King and three other women, AKA the first all-female trip to space since 1963.
The launch is part of Blue Origin’s New Shepherd program – and took place in west Texas on April 14, with the new space suits designed by Lauren herself.
Katy shared snaps from the launch on Sunday to her Instagram and penned: ‘Happy International Day of Human Space Flight. Forever in awe of the Universe and its alignment.’ She looked confident in the blue jumpsuit which was emblazoned with ‘Perry’ with ‘Blue Origin’ adorning the the arm.
This week, Lauren Sánchez told the New York Times about designing the blue suits: ‘Let’s reimagine the flight suit. Usually, you know, these suits are made for a man’ She added: ‘I think my suits are elegant but they also bring a little spice to space.’
Five months ago, Lauren got in touch with Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim, the co-founders of the brand Monse, who are also creative directors of Oscar de la Renta, which made her 2024 Met Gala outfit. They agreed to help her with the space suit designs.
Fernando said during the interview: ‘We even had a conversation regarding what underwear Lauren is going to wear… to which she responded: ‘Skims!’
As the end of the interview Lauren then quoted something she said Katy had told her: ‘We’re putting the ‘ass’ in astronaut!’
Earlier this week, Katy revealed how she was ‘psychologically’ preparing for her all-female Blue Origin space mission. The 40-year-old singer 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.
