Opinion Katy Perry Goes to Space and E V E R Y O N E Loses Their Minds

[Al]

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Okay, Katy, sugar, so you got to float about for a bit. Because what better way to connect with humanity than floating weightless over the burning wreckage of Earth?

Over the weekend, Blue Origin - aka Bezos’s Big Expensive Midlife Crisis - launched an all-female crew into sub-orbit. The line-up? Popstar Katy Perry, Bezos's fiancée Lauren Sánchez, CBS presenter Gayle King, and a mix of actual impressive humans: ex-NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and producer Kerianne Flynn.

They hit the Kármán Line, hung out in zero-G for 11 minutes, and parachuted back down while Oprah, Khloé Kardashian, and half of LA watched from the ground like it was the second coming of Apollo 11.

Highlights:

• Perry sang What a Wonderful World in space, because why not.
• Sánchez cried, kissed the ground, and said Earth “felt quiet, but alive.”
• Gayle King also kissed the ground, presumably just happy to be alive given her self-professed fear of flying.
• Flynn exited last, pointed at the sky, and declared: “I went to space,” which is now legally required post-spaceflight dialogue.

It’s being marketed as an inspiring moment for women in STEM. Which, sure. Representation matters. But let’s not pretend this wasn’t mostly a $150K per seat PR stunt for a company trying to make space tourism feel less like rich people joyriding and more like some noble contribution to human progress.

Let’s not even start on the emissions, the exclusivity, or the part where Olivia Munn called it out for launching rich people into orbit while “people can’t afford eggs.” She’s not wrong.

So here's the question: Is this a moment of genuine progress or just Real Housewives: Outer Atmosphere?

Let’s hear it.

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[CultureGlitch]

I think this whole thing is comedic. As you've brought up @Al it was just an elaborate way for Blue Origin to sell extremely expensive seats while looking like they are giving back to the community. A whole 11 minutes in zero gravity isn't anything compared to what the astronauts actually do and the amount of time they spend in space away from their family & loved ones. I have a meme that is perfect for this: