Katy Perry returned to Earth after spending a few minutes in space today (14 April) on board the Blue Origin New Shepard spacecraft.
Joining Perry on her journey were Jeff Bezos's fiancée Lauren Sánchez, CBS presenter Gayle King, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe.
Everyone expected the singer to perform in those minutes when she was in outer space, and plenty expected her to do one of her tunes like 'Firework' or 'ET', though a song about being abducted might not have been the best thing to sing.
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Instead, as Gayle King said she performed someone else's tune while they were beyond the planet's bounds, and it was a tune about the Earth itself.
It turns out that while in space Perry sang 'What a Wonderful World' instead of one of her own songs, and going into space is known for having a profound experience on the people who make it there and look back at the planet.
The singer also confirmed that she would 'for sure' write a song about her experience in space.
She said: "It's not about me, it's not about signing my songs, it's about a collective energy in there, it's about us, making space for future women and taking up space and belonging.
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"It's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it.
"This is all for the benefit of Earth."
Upon her return she stepped out of the capsule, which had safely touched down on solid ground, and hoisted aloft a daisy flower.
She kissed the daisy, and then she planted a kiss on the Earth itself after those few minutes where she and her fellow astronauts went beyond the planet's atmosphere and ventured into actual outer space.
Each of the astronauts reacted differently as they emerged from the New Shepard capsule to waiting crowds at the landing site, with their trip to space going off without a hitch.
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Perry's method of celebration was lifting the daisy up above her head as she stepped out, and she explained the 'why' of it shortly afterwards as it was a tribute to her daughter Daisy Dove, who was watching her mum go into space.
Back on solid ground, Katy Perry said she felt 'super connected to love' by her space journey.
She said: "I think this experience has shown me you never know how much love is inside of you, like how much love you have to give and how loved you are until the day you launch.
"It is the highest high, and it is surrender to the unknown, trust, and this whole journey is not just about going to space. It’s the training, it’s the team, it’s the whole thing.
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"I couldn’t recommend this experience more. This is like up there with all the different tools that I’ve learned in my life."
The singer said it was 'second to being a mum' and it ended up being 'hard for me to go' with her daughter waiting on the ground.
Topics: Katy Perry, Space, Blue Origin
Joe Harker