Pop star Katy Perry has returned to Earth after taking part in the first all-female space flight in over 60 years.
The crew on Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 also included former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, as well as journalist Lauren Sanchez and TV presenter Gayle King.
Speaking after she returned to Earth, Perry said: "I feel super connected to love. I think this experience has shown me you never know how much love is inside you, how much love you have to give until the day you launch.
"This experience is second to being a mom."
Perry said she intends to write a song about the experience.
The New Shepard rocket blasted off shortly after 2:30pm from West Texas in the US.
The crew reached more than 60 miles (100 kilometres) above Earth - crossing the Karman line, the boundary of space - before returning in a trip that lasted around 10 minutes.
Perry could be seen in the rocket as it pulled away from the gantry at the launch facilities in West Texas, before a countdown from mission control, then flames shot out of the bottom of the craft and it successfully launched into the air.
Mission control could be heard saying it "looks good" as the rocket reached "supersonic" as it soared into the skies, while the Firework singer could be heard cheering onboard and exclaiming, "Oh my God" when she was shown the Moon.
Mission control announced "booster touchdown" as the ship descended onto the launch pad, while the astronauts came down cheering in a separate craft with a parachute attached.
A puff of smoke blew up as the crew hit the ground, and Perry's daughter Daisy could be seen watching on as safety crews rushed to the ship.
The astronauts were greeted by Blue Origin boss Jeff Bezos as they exited the ship, with Perry raising her hands in the air before reaching down to kiss the floor.
Bezos then congratulated her to which she replied: "Thank you."
Speaking to reporters after the flight, an emotional Kerianne Flynn said it was "the most incredible experience" of her life.
She added: "This mom just went to space!"
TV presenter Gayle King said: "I can't even believe what I saw. This was not a ride, this was a bona fide flight."
King, who has previously shared that she is afraid of flying, added: "I am so proud of me right now... I will never forget the people who got us back safely."
She also revealed that Perry sang some lines from What a Wonderful World as they descended to Earth.
NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe said she "will never be the same" after the space flight and that she is "already ready to go back".
