They include singer Katy Perry, longtime CBS anchor and journalist Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nyguen, Emmy-award-winning journalist, author and pilot Lauren Sanchez (who is also Bezos’ girlfriend), and film producer Kerianne Flynn.

Blue Origin's New Glenn reusable space rocket blasted into orbit last month, successful on its first try. And while at first glance, that may sound like a strange catalyst for layoffs, it's actually not the first time we've seen something like this happen in the space industry.

Lauren Sánchez, who got engaged to Jeff Bezos in 2023, founded an aerial filming company that has shot footage for Amazon, Netflix, and Fox.

The lyrics to “E.T.” by Katy Perry just got a bit more meta.

Blue Origin's upcoming mission with an all-female crew, led by Lauren Sánchez and featuring Katy Perry, Gayle King, and others, aims to inspire women in space exploration. Scheduled for spring 2025, this mission will bring the crew above the Kármán line,

Rocket company Blue Origin is will lay off 10% of its workforce, CEO Dave Limp told employees Thursday. The company — which is based in Kent, Washington, and has a Phoenix office that opened in 2023 — employs 14,000 people, according to media reports, so the cuts will affect about 1,400 workers across its offices and facilities.