Pop icon Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King and Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sanchez headed to space Monday morning as part of an all-female space crew. The crew took off on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket for a 10-minute spaceflight from West Texas. It was Blue Origin's 11th human flight. It was the latest wave in space tourism, where more of the rich and famous than ever before — or lucky and well-connected — can enter the zero-gravity realm traditionally dominated by professional astronauts. The New Shepard rocket blasted off on the quick up-and-down trip. The fringes of space beckoned some 65 miles up, promising a few precious minutes of weightlessness. The launch brought out VIPs to West Texas including Oprah Winfrey, Kris Jenner and other members of the Kardashian family, and several women who previously have flown on private flights. Winfrey, a close friend of King, wiped away tears when the capsule reached space and the passengers were heard marveling at the moon and shouting with joy. As the women were buckling up after a few minutes of weightlessness, Perry sang a few lines of “What a Wonderful World,” King said in a post-launch televised interview. Bezos opened the capsule's hatch minutes after touchdown, embracing Sanchez, the first one out. As they emerged, Perry and King kneeled and kissed the ground. “Oh my God, that was amazing,” said King, who considers herself an anxious airplane flyer.