“I looked up the capsule when I was asked to join this journey. My mother has always referred to me as a feather, so seeing the outline in the shape of a feather on the very front of it was like a complete confirmation, she added.
The ‘Teenage Dream’ singer went on: “There’s a lot to process because I’m in space training today.
As the day draws to a close, they showed us the capsule, and we conducted simulations in another capsule to assess the noise level, expectations, and other various aspects before they disclosed the name of the capsule.
Tortoise is the name of the capsule. My body was suddenly hit by a wave—the strongest wave of all. And I thought, “What?” “Tortoise is the name of this capsule,” she remarked.
My mother refers to me by two nicknames. Tortoise and feather. How likely is it that I will travel to space in a capsule with my symbol, the feather known as the tortoise, aboard a rocket?
Perry went on to say, “There are no coincidences.” “And I feel like something bigger than myself is steering the ship, and I’m just so grateful for these confirmations.”