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Luke Bryan didn’t plan on watching Katy Perry ’s trip to space before curiosity and Instagram got the best of him. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday, April 15, Bryan explained how he ended up tuning in to watch the livestream of Blue Origin’s NS-31 mission, which included his former American Idol co-star as part of an all-female crew. “I was doing my morning walk around the farm, which turns into checking Instagram and stuff,” Bryan, 48, told Kimmel.
“I saw where she was posting on her Instagram that it was happening at 8:30 Central and totally got roped into the moment.” Saving Private Ryan's most iconic scene was improvised but many fans found it distasteful Robin Roberts addresses week-long ‘GMA’ absence after fans accuse her of ‘playing hooky’ Once he realized the launch was happening in real time, he decided to watch. “They’re in the Rivian, they’re heading to the capsule, and I’m sitting there walking and it roped me in,” he said.
“Because when you have a friend — I mean, let’s face it — it could blow up. So I wanted it to not do that.” Kimmel, 57, asked if watching Perry go to space made Bryan want to try it too.
Bryan said, “I probably would do it just because — I mean, you gotta take that chance.” Kimmel disagreed, “No, you don’t. You don’t have to take that chance.
” Bryan admitted the decision would likely come down to what his family thought. “That would be a delicate negotiation,” he said, adding they’d probably give him “a resounding no.” DON'T MISS: Katy Perry's space trip branded 'fake' as video shows rocket door 'open inside' [LATEST] Gayle King breaks silence on Blue Origin flight criticism [INSIGHT] Oprah Winfrey's tearful three words as she watches Gayle King's space mission [UPDATE] The two also joked about what space-themed country songs might sound like, tossing around titles like “Chicken Jockey” and “Bass Fisherman in Space.
” Perry’s flight, which lasted about 10 minutes, took off from Texas in a New Shepard rocket. The crew included journalist Gayle King, philanthropist Lauren Sanchez , NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, astronaut and research scientist Amanda Nguyen, and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn. After the trip, Perry posted a video of herself floating in zero gravity and wrote, “One day when you’re older, will YOU still look up in wonder? Still processing this incredible journey.
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