Katy Perry brought Orlando Bloom and their daughter Daisy to watch from the sidelines as she set off from Texas to space today, and her four-year-old daughter couldn’t hide her reaction
While Katy Perry was launched into space with other famous women, her daughter and partner were left on solid ground
Katy Perry’s young daughter Daisy Dove Bloom proudly smiled as the chart-mauling pops tar made history. Countless people from across the world watched live as the New Shepard NS-31 mission set out today, flying an all-female crew into space.
The special mission was operated by Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company Blue Origin, and saw Bezos’ partner, Lauren Sanchez handpick CBS News journalist Gayle King, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen to join her and Katy, 40, in space.
The trip only lasted a matter of minutes in a self-flying rocket, with a quick boost into space followed by four minutes to float around and look out of the window, and then a short journey home.
Little Daisy was all smiles as she watched her mum fly to space and land minutes later – while dad Orlando Bloom seemed much more scared
While some kids might be terrified by the idea of standing and watching their mum fly into the unknown, Daisy seemed in awe as she stood by the sidelines and smiled up at the rocket ship.
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The group of famous women departed at 2:30 UK time, and Daisy was shown on the live stream standing at the launch site in Van Horn, Texas, and waiting with other loved ones for the lucky astronauts to return.
Daisy looked adorable with messy blond hair and a warm jacket, and smiled toothily at the sky as someone – perhaps dad Orlando Bloom, who was photographed covering his face in fear – wrapped their arms around her.
While Katy Perry was launched into space with other famous women, her daughter and partner were left on solid ground(Image: INSTAGRAM)
Katy opened up about her experiences as soon as she touched back down on solid ground, sharing that the experience made her feel “connected to love.”
After kissing the earth, Katy also revealed that she’d brought a little daisy to see space with her, and that flying into the stars only made her love being a mum even more.
Pop star Katy even took a daisy to space with her, after dedicating the rocket trip to her daughter
“This experience is second to being a mum… and that’s why it was hard for me to go, because that’s all my love right there,” she said of Daisy standing nearby, admitting that fears of leaving her little girl weighed on her mind when she debated whether to join the flight.
She added: “And I have to surrender and trust that the universe is going to take care of me and protect me and also my family and my daughter because I am full up from being able to get that gift of being a mum and to go to space is incredible and I wanted to model courage and worthiness and fearlessness.”
Katy previously shared that she was dedicating the trip to Daisy, and that she wanted to show her daughter and other young girls that science can be “glam” – alongside encouraging them to be brave and follow their dreams.
