Buzz Lightyear will be comforted to learn that as he boldly journeys through the galaxy to infinity and beyond, one star he’s unlikely to encounter en route is Katy Perry on her concert tour.

Singer Katy Perry could be heard yelling “oh my god” as she was blasted into space as part of the six-woman crew on Jeff Bezos’s New Shepard NS-31 embarking on the Blue Origin programme.

Singer Katy Perry kissed the ground and held a flower in the air as she returned from her Blue Origin trip to space and revealed she will write a song about the experience. The 40-year-old sang ...