South Asian Beauty Visionary & Global Entrepreneur Shalini Vadhera, Becomes The First Founder to Launch A Certified Skincare Brand into Space
From Sephora to Space: The Woman Who Revolutionized Global Beauty Now Leads the World’s First Certified Skincare and Makeup Brand Approved for Orbit!
[Toronto, ON — JUNE 6, 2025] — Beauty entrepreneur, author, women empowerment advocate and global wellness visionary Shalini Vadhera is once again making history—this time, in a beauty industry first, with her brand Ready Set Jet becoming the first certified skincare brand in the world approved for space travel.
Even more groundbreaking, Shalini is a triple-threat: first founder, first female, first South Asian to achieve this milestone.
This historic moment launches the brand into orbit—literally—lifting off into space on the Axiom4 Space Mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket June 10th, 2025 (new date announced, previously scheduled for June 9th) alongside Indian Astronaut and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, and legendary commander Peggy Whitson, the most decorated female astronaut in history, where Ready Set Jet’s hero products, The Beauty Batons, will experience microgravity and radiation for the 16-day research mission. Following the mission, these flown Beauty Batons will undergo formal evaluation to become Certified Space-Flown Items and mark the debut of the world’s first Space-Certified™ beauty collection.
But this is just the latest milestone in a career that has redefined the beauty industry for nearly two decades.
A BEAUTY INDUSTRY PIONEER
Shalini Vadhera broke barriers in 2006 when she became the first South Asian woman to launch a beauty brand into mainstream retail, earning shelf space at Sephora, QVC, Victoria’s Secret, Nordstrom, and global beauty retailers. As a celebrity makeup artist, bestselling author of Passport To Beauty, and award winning product formulator, she went on to create top-selling products for Paramount Pictures (The Baywatch Movie), Dr Karma, FabFitFun, Turner Classic Movies, and a constellation of global influencers and celebrities, placing over $150 million in products into the market.
Known for her ability to marry ancient beauty secrets with cutting-edge technology, Shalini built her brands around diversity, inclusivity, and a fierce commitment to empowering women from all walks of life.
BEAUTY ROOTED IN RITUAL & TESTED IN SPACE
For over two decades, Vadhera has researched global beauty rituals, formulating with time-tested botanicals and ancient wisdom from around the world. Now, with space as the proving ground, Ready Set Jet blends heritage with high science, marrying ancient traditions with modern innovation (including emerging biotech, cutting-edge technology, and neuroscience) to build skincare that stands up to the ultimate test: space
“This is more than a launch—it’s a legacy moment,” says Vadhera. “We’re fusing centuries of global skincare knowledge with futuristic innovation to create formulas that perform under the most extreme conditions imaginable. What we learn in space will inform how we take care of our skin and health here on Earth—especially for those navigating high-stress, high-performance lifestyles.”
A GLOBAL VOICE FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT
After surviving a life-altering moment (her car being struck by lightning on her way to meet a Korean Master), Shalini launched Power Beauty Living, a platform dedicated to vocational training, skills development, and global empowerment for disenfranchised women. She launched Power Beauty Living on the floor of the United Nations in 2016, which then became the catalyst to launching the Pass The Baton Impact Initiative with Ready Set Jet.
Pass the Baton isn’t just a campaign, it’s Vadhera’s commitment to building an inclusive beauty brand and creating real opportunities for women’s financial empowerment worldwide.
“I believe the sky is not the limit—it’s just the beginning. Through our partnership with Space Angel, the world’s first dual-corridor sustainable spaceports in the Indo-Pacific, we’re igniting a global mission to inspire the next generation across 108 countries to dream bigger, reach further, and see that careers in space, science, and STEAM are within their grasp. Because when young minds realize the universe is theirs to explore, they begin to understand that the world is only as big as they dare to make it.” — Shalini Vadhera
As a 90% female-funded beauty company, we’re using our platform to drive access, mentorship, and level playing field opportunities for women across the globe.
Her work has been recognized with prestigious accolades, including:
- Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Award at the UK House of Lords
- Jewel of India Award from the Prime Minister’s Office
- Woman of Excellence Award – Women Economic Forum
- Oprah Beauty O~ward Winner
- Named #1 Person To Watch by Economic Times of India
READY SET JET: THE FUTURE OF SKINCARE, NOW IN SPACE
With Ready Set Jet, Vadhera brings all her expertise to the forefront—delivering skincare that is biotech-enhanced, climate-adaptive, and designed to calm both the skin and the nervous system. Now, her team is taking that innovation into orbit after 1 year of testing and certification to further test how their formulations perform under microgravity, radiation, and dehydration, simulating the same challenges women face on Earth every day.
As beauty enters its space age, Shalini Vadhera is once again leading the way.
“Being certified for space means our products are strong enough for orbit and smart enough to change what skincare can do here on Earth. From my first launch at Sephora to this lift off on the Axiom4 mission, my vision has always been clear: Empower women everywhere with innovation, ritual, and resilience — and now, with Ready Set Jet, that mission reaches the stars.”
SPACE + SKINCARE: A NEW CATEGORY IS BORN
This mission marks a turning point in the convergence of biotechnology, space science, and beauty wellness. With increasing demand for climate-adaptive, high-performance skincare, Ready Set Jet is positioning itself as a category-defining leader in extreme environment beauty innovation, taking 20 years of deep R&D around Vadhera’s distinct focus on global beauty rituals and ancient wisdom, and now validating it in space.
Backed by 90% female investors, global space companies, and world-class aerospace engineers and flight specialists, the brand is bridging ancient beauty wisdom with futuristic technology — launching not just a product, but a paradigm shift.
THE LIMITED EDITION SPACE BOX
To celebrate this historic mission, Ready Set Jet has partnered with aerospace innovator Blackstar Orbital to launch a limited-edition collector’s Space Box, bringing together beauty, biotechnology, and spaceflight in a way the world has never seen. This will launch after the Axiom4 Space Mission lift-off on June 10th at www.readysetjetofficial.com/.
This exclusive drop features a curated collection of Ready Set Jet’s certified-for-space hero products—including the iconic Cleanse & Prime, Hydrate & Glow, and Sculpt & Shine Beauty Batons and a capsule Add On in their best selling Lip and Cheek Color Collection, each proven to perform in extreme environments and now validated for space travel.
Housed in a sleek box inspired by aerospace engineering and luxury beauty design, every kit includes blockchain-based authentication, ensuring provenance, exclusivity, and collectibility. Each Space Box also unlocks access to a one-of-a-kind immersive space experience, bringing consumers closer to the cosmos while redefining self-care on and off the planet.Ready Set Jet is powered by a global network of dynamic female investors, scientists, and engineers committed to advancing beauty, biotech, and wellbeing.
Key collaborators include Axiom Space, Black Star Orbital, Herndon Solutions Group, AstroCertify and Space Angel (Australia). The brand is bridging ancient beauty wisdom with futuristic technology — launching not just a product, but a paradigm shift.
