It’s been more than 60 years since a woman travelled into space without a man. And now six of them are blasting off from Earth.

Popstar Katy Perry, author Lauren Sanchez, journalist and TV presenter Gayle King, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, former rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn are due to launch in Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin rocket on Monday.

It will be the latest flight of the New Shepard programme, named NS-31, and is aiming to “create a lasting…