Katy Perry spent the morning as an astronaut. But while she sailed through space on a 10-minute flight, she reminded the all-female crew that she's a singer, too.
On Monday, Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez were among the star-studded crew on a flight to space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket. During the flight, a faint sound of someone singing was audible on the livestream.
After the 10-minute flight, King revealed that Perry was singing "What a Wonderful World." Perry explained why she chose to sing the Louis Armstrong classic.
"I've covered that song in the past," she said. "Obviously my higher self is steering the ship. I had no clue I'd one day decide to sing a little bit of that in space."
King said that she and other crew members, which also included the bioastronautics research scientist and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, the former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and the film producer Kerianne Flynn, wanted Perry to sing one of her hits like "Roar" or "Firework," but Perry declined, saying the moment was "not about me."
"It's not about singing my songs," she said. "It's about a collective energy and making space for future women. It's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth."
