Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Gayle King and all-female crew back on Earth after reaching space

BBC update:

AN all-female crew, including pop star Katy Perry, are back on Earth after reaching space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket.

It was the first all-female crewed expedition since a solo Soviet mission in 1963.

The 11-minute flight passed the so-called Karman line - the internationally recognised altitude for where space begins.

Six women were on board: Perry, broadcaster Gayle King, journalist Lauren Sánchez, rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn.

    The Blue Origin is an autonomous rocket which doesn't need a pilot.