1 week Ago By Kathleen O'Boyle
Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner were invited to join the all-female Blue Origin space flight that launched Monday morning, but turned down the opportunity due to safety concerns and scheduling issues, a source tells The U.S. Sun.
The six-woman mission, which included Katy Perry , Gayle King, Jeff Bezos ’ fiance Lauren Sanchez, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics expert Amanda Nguyen, and producer Kerianne Flynn, launched from West Texas and briefly passed the edge of space before landing safely. Though Kris Jenner was present at the launch, she and Kim opted out of participating despite being offered seats. Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet risk run in with her ex Travis Scott at Coachella Inside Kevin Costner’s nearly $200 million property in Carpinteria “Kris and Kim were offered to go on the Blue Origin,” the source revealed.
“Kris absolutely did not want to go for safety concerns and not wanting to put herself in a risky position being a mom and a grandma.” “Kim was more open to it but had scheduling conflicts,” the insider added. “Maybe in the future, especially seeing how much of a success this flight was.
” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blue Origin (@blueorigin) Kris is close friends with Bezos and Sanchez, and attended the event alongside daughter Khloe Kardashian and Oprah Winfrey. At the launch site, Kris said: “This is a really unique experience and we’re just so honored to be here to support them and watch this amazing part of history, and I’m so proud of [Lauren].” Khloe, 40, added: “I just think it’s really whatever you dream of it is within our reach — especially in our day and age.
Dream big, wish for the stars and maybe one day you can be amongst them.” DON'T MISS: Gayle King shares words of support Oprah shared ahead of Blue Origin flight [REVEALED] Katy Perry's beau Orlando Bloom's reaction as singer blasts off into space [REACTION] Katy Perry had to follow a list of strict rules during her religious upbringing [LATEST] Katy Perry, who flew on the mission, took the experience personally. “A lot of people asked her why she did it since she has a daughter?” the source said.
“Katy was adamant she had to do it because of her daughter. She wanted to set an example of what a strong, fearless, multifaceted woman with no limits can look like. She was so excited and really trusted the process.
She didn’t seem fearful at all.” The flight reached the Karman line, which is recognized as the edge of space, and hovered in zero gravity for about three minutes before returning to Earth. Upon landing, Katy exited the capsule holding a daisy in tribute to her daughter , Daisy, 4.
She also kissed the ground before speaking to cameras about the experience. “I’ve covered that song in the past and, obviously, my higher self is always steering the ship because I had no clue that one day I would decide to sing a little bit of that in space,” Katy said, referring to her in-flight performance of What A Wonderful World..
