Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez and Gayle King will ride on Blue Origin's first all-female spaceflight, marking the first such mission in 62 years.

Blue Origin New Shepard’s next flight will be all-female with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sánchez among the six passengers.

Blue Origin's New Glenn reusable space rocket blasted into orbit last month, successful on its first try. And while at first glance, that may sound like a strange catalyst for layoffs, it's actually not the first time we've seen something like this happen in the space industry.