Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched his fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space on Monday (Tuesday AEST) with an all-female celebrity crew that included singer Katy Perry and Oprah Winfrey’s best friend, Gayle King.
It was the latest wave in space tourism, where more of the rich and famous than ever – or lucky and well-connected – can enter the zero-gravity realm traditionally dominated by professional astronauts.