On Monday, April 14, the sky wasn’t the limit—it was just the beginning. Blue Origin’s NS-31 mission took off from Launch Site One in West Texas, marking the 11th human flight for the New Shepard program and the 31st in its history. But this wasn’t just any launch. This was history in motion, as the mission became the first all-female spaceflight crew since Valentina Tereshkova’s solo trip to space in 1963.
So who was on board this cosmic moment? A dream team of brilliance, talent, and trailblazing energy: former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyễn, CBS Mornings cohost Gayle King, pop icon Katy Perry, award-winning filmmaker Kerianne Flynn, and journalist/pilot Lauren Sánchez, who brought the mission together like a captain gathering her crew of legends.
And because every great mission needs a soundtrack, Aisha Bowe curated a special Spotify playlist—Lift Off & Let Go—a sonic journey to inspire, reflect, and remind you that dreams are worth chasing at full throttle.
Click here to read more about the mission. And here to hear Aisha Bowe share what this historic flight means to her—and why the future of space should belong to everyone.
History was made. Music was played. And the stars, it seems, are just getting started.
