Katy Perry has been sharing details on the final preparations for her mission. That includes some last minute training – and a promise to put “the ‘ass’ in astronaut”.

Read the full story here.

Though Katy Perry has taken up much of the headlines ahead of the trip (including the one above), she’s actually part of a six-strong team on the Blue Origin mission. You can read more about everyone involved – as well as more details – here.

… to The Independent’s live coverage of Blue Origin Flight NS-31, which will take Katy Perry and an all-female crew to space.