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.

The lyrics to “E.T.” by Katy Perry just got a bit more meta.

Blue Origin will have an all-female crew that’s traveling into space from the company’s launch site in West Texas. Who is boarding the Blue Origin space flight? What we know.