It was the first all-female spaceflight since June 16, 1963, when the Soviet Union's Valentina Tereshkova launched on a three-day mission to Earth orbit. Tereshkova flew by herself, however, so NS-31 was the first-ever multiperson human spaceflight not to feature a male crewmember.

Katy Perry and all-female crew complete historic flight in Jeff Bezos rocket - The Blue Origin rocket took off at 2.30pm BST on Monday