The rocket has been built by Blue Origin, a space tourism company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, who started Amazon.
Katy Perry was joined by five other women on the trip, Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez, US TV presenter Gayle King, former Nasa rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
The flight lasted around 11 minutes and the capsule travelled more than 100km (62 miles) above Earth, crossing the Karman line – the internationally recognised boundary of space – giving the passengers a few minutes of weightlessness, before safely returning to Earth.
After landing back on Earth, both Katy and Gayle immediately kissed the ground, grateful for their return. Perry said she felt “super connected to life” and “so connected to love”.
Gayle King also got on her knees and kissed the ground. “I just want to have a moment with the ground, just appreciate the ground for just a second,” she said.
Although the space tourism company Blue Origin has not revealed full ticket prices, we do know that a $150,000 (£114,575.85) deposit is required to save a seat.
The mission is the 11th human spaceflight for the New Shepard rocket and the 31st in its history. So far, the programme has launched more than 50 people into space, including Jeff Bezos himself.
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