Breaking news! Katy Perry is going to space on Monday… Isn’t this weird? No, actually. It makes perfect sense. The California Gurls singer, 40, will be the first pop star in space. Perhaps having manifested this 11-minute journey in her hit song Firework,

Blue Origin's star-studded NS-31 launch is the first mission to fly an all-female crew (of more than one) to outer space.

Blue Origin plans to launch a space flight with a crew that includes the singer behind the 2010 hit "Firework." But we can think of many other artists who deserve to be among the stars.