Katy Perry is going to space. The award-winning "E.T." and "Firework" singer will fly on a firework of her own when she joins the first all-female crew to launch on a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket later this year.

Katy Perry is officially heading into space on Jeff Bezos’ rocket voyage, it’s been announced. The Firework singer, 40, has been confirmed as one of the six women taking part in the rocket trip, and making history as the first pop star in space.

Katy Perry is leveling up from women's world to women's outer space. Shortly after it was announced that she'd be joining the first-ever all-female space flight as part of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin expedition,