Blue Origin's tenth human flight blasted off from West Texas on 25 February with six crew members on board. The trip was a tourism flight with private citizens who experienced weightlessness before landing safely in the desert after reaching the edge of space.

Not since 1963 has a rocket flown into space with an all-female crew. That changes this spring when a crew made up of all women will be launched on board the New Shepard spacecraft from Texas, USA Today reported.

Blue Origin’s New Shepard will launch from West Texas with its first all-women crew, including Gayle King and Katy Perry, this spring.

Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin announced the all-female celebrity crew on Thursday. Sanchez, a helicopter pilot and former TV journalist, picked the crew who will join her on a 10-minute spaceflight from West Texas,

Kent-based Blue Origin completed its 10th human spaceflight on Tuesday, Feb. 25 and the 30th flight for the New Shepard rocket program. The six-member crew spent about 10 minutes traveling approximately 62 miles into space after lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas before touchdown in Texas.

Approximately 1,400 of Blue Origin's nearly 14,000 employees are being cut, primarily affecting workers in Florida, Texas, and Washington state, the media outlet reported. The layoffs come as the company ramps up production of its massive New Glenn rocket,

Blue Origin New Shepard’s next flight will be all-female with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sánchez among the six passengers.

Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez and Gayle King will ride on Blue Origin's first all-female spaceflight, marking the first such mission in 62 years.

Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez are headed to space aboard one of Jeff Bezos ’ Blue Origin rocket ships.

Blue Origin's next spaceflight is set to make history and will include celebrities such as Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez and Gayle King.

How the safety record for SpaceX and Blue Origin compare - SpaceX and Blue Origin are both private spaceflight companies owned by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, respectively