THE matriarch of a xenomorph hive is to join Katy Perry on today’s all-female space launch, it has been confirmed.

The colony mother will be secretly loaded into the Blue Origin rocket ahead of lift-off to inspire future generations of women to lay facehugger eggs with their trunk-like ovipositors.

A Blue Origin spokesperson said: “No alien Queen with a crown-like carapace has ever been launched into space before. It’s time we corrected that sexist imbalance.

“She’ll be joining Perry, Lauren Sanchez and the rest to overthrow the monopoly on space travel that male monsters like Darth Vader, William Shatner and Jeff Bezos have enjoyed for far too long.

“I can’t wait to see the terrified faces of the crew when she bursts out of her hidden compartment and shoots her formidable inner jaws into the head of US journalist Gayle King. Hopefully they’ll take a selfie to immortalise the girlboss moment.”

The xenomorph Queen said: “It’s a genuine honour to be on such an empowering flight, and I’m looking forward to ripping everyone apart with my large primary arms in the vacuum of space.

“I’ll admit being worried about Katy Perry, though. She seems ruthless.”