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After returning from a brief trip to space, Katy Perry says she will definitely be writing a song about her experience.

Perry was one of six in an all-female crew   that launched and landed safely on Monday morning aboard a rocket operated by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company. Other big names include journalist Gayle King and Bezos' fiancé, Lauren Sánchez.

flew on Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle, which since 2021 has ferried dozens of scientists, entrepreneurs 

 above the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space, about 62 miles above Earth's surface. 

garnered considerable attention in recent weeks because of its famous passengers and historic nature. 

It was the first all-female spaceflight since 1963, when Soviet-era cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova — the 

 — orbited the Earth during a nearly three-day solo flight.

significantly shorter, lasting 10 minutes and 21 seconds. 

It took off from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, after weeks of anticipation. 

Hundreds of thousands of people tuned into Blue Origin's 

 to watch the journey from launch to landing, as passengers' loved ones — many of them celebrities in their own right, such as Oprah Winfrey — watched in person. 

The crew spent several minutes in zero gravity and total amazement, as captured by audio on the livestream. They could be heard marveling at the moon and, later, screaming excitedly when the parachutes opened on the way down. 

"Congratulations, and welcome back to Earth," mission control said as the capsule settled in the dusty valley. 

Minutes later, the door to the capsule opened and all six women filed out, some crying and pumping their fists. Both Perry and King knelt down to touch the ground with their own hands. 

"It's oddly quiet when you get up there," King said later. "It's really quiet and peaceful, and you look down on the planet and think: That's where we came from? To me it's such a reminder about how we need to do better, be better."

King also revealed that Perry — who had hinted that she might sing on board — entertained her crewmates with parts of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" while the capsule floated in space. 

"I think that it's not about me, it's not about singing my songs, it's about a collective energy in there," Perry said afterward. "It's about making space for future women, and taking up space and belonging, and it's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth."

Here's what else to know about the flight and the people on board.

Who was aboard — and how did they react?

Sanchez was visibly emotional after exiting the capsule, saying she didn't have the words to describe her experience. She reflected on how "quiet" but "really alive" the Earth looked, saying it made her think about how "we're all in this together." 

She also joked that if Bezos didn't want to marry her, he didn't have to send her into space. She said she had to make it back safe for the wedding, adding, "If I didn't come back, that would be a bummer for me." 

Bowe brought her grandfather, 92-year-old Forester Bowe, to the launch, 

 beforehand that "they didn't even have airplanes on his island when he grew up, and now he's going to see me go to space."

Bowe said he told her after the flight: "I was really worried for you, but then Oprah squeezed me." For her part, Bowe said she "will never be the same."  

Nguyễn carried a hospital bracelet — from a visit following her assault — on the flight, which she has previously described as part of her healing process. 

Afterwards, she offered a message to survivors of sexual assault: "I just want all survivors to know that you can heal, no dream is too wild." 

King has been open about her fear of flying. Before the flight, her 

 Oprah Winfrey told reporters on the scene that she had encouraged her to embrace the opportunity — both to confront her fears and be part of history, and because she didn't want her to regret missing it.

"It goes beyond this moment of just going up in space. I think this will be an everlasting experience," said Winfrey, who could be seen covering her eyes and her heart as she watched the flight from the ground.

After landing, King said she had "no regrets" about doing it, and applauded the training team for telling the crew exactly what to expect. 

"I stepped out of my comfort zone in a way that I never thought was possible for me, and now that I've done it, I really do feel I can take on anything," she said, adding that she may now conquer another fear: getting her ears pierced.

Perry brought a daisy on the flight, both because it's her daughter's name and a larger reminder.

"Daisies are common flowers but they grow through any condition ... they are powerful, they are strong, they are everywhere," she said after landing. "Flowers are to me God's smile, but it's also a reminder of our beautiful Earth ... and the beautiful magic that is everywhere, all around us, even in a simple daisy." 

Perry said afterward that she felt "super connected to love" — and also inspired. When asked if she would write a song about her experience, she said "100 percent." 

Flynn called the flight — especially getting to see the moon — "the most incredible experience of my life." 

"Knowing that everyone I loved was standing down there looking back up at me," she said tearfully. "I just hope that these types of experiences will clear a path for everyone to be able to do that."

 its "fully reusable, suborbital rocket system built for human flight from the beginning." It is named after Alan Shepard, the first American in space.

The rocket's pressurized capsule — "environmentally controlled for comfort" — fits six people, each with their own window seat.

The capsule reached a maximum height of 350,449 feet, according to Blue Origin. By design, it separated from the booster on the way back, undergoing a period of freefall before landing with the aid of three parachutes.

According to Blue Origin, after the rocket reaches space, its engine restarts to slow the booster down to a speed of just 6 miles per hour for a "controlled pinpoint landing on the pad."

Blue Origin hasn't publicly confirmed the price of a ticket, but its 

 requires a $150,000 deposit to begin the process.

 on its first crewed flight for $28 million in 2021.

Some celebrities have flown for free as "

," as was the case for TV host Michael Strahan, Alan Shepard's daughter Laura Shepard Churchley and actor William Shatner.

NS-31 is the New Shepard's 11th human flight, according to Blue Origin.

 in July 2021, carrying Bezos, his brother Mark, and the oldest and youngest people to ever fly into space at that time — 82-year-old pioneering female aviator 

Blue Origin has been sending pioneers, prominent figures and paying customers into space ever since, completing its 

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Monday’s 11-minute flight featured the first all-female crew since 1963. Here’s what else to know about it. 

Katy Perry, Gayle King and others reflect on their brief but historic trip to space

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