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Six women, including Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez, completed an 11-minute space flight with Blue Origin. The mission aimed to inspire young women in science but faced criticism for its timing and environmental impact. Emily Ratajkowski and others criticised the flight, questioning its purpose and highlighting resource concerns.
It was supposed to be a small step for (wo)man, a giant leap for feminism. But an all-star, all-female mission to space has come back down to Earth with a bit of a bump. This week six women, including pop star Katy Perry and Jeff Bezos’ fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, were blasted more than 100km above Earth to the Karman line, the internationally recognised boundary of space, during an 11-minute flight.
The women were the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years, and their aim was to inspire young women to love science – while no doubt also promoting Bezos’ company Blue Origin, which plans to commercialise space travel for the wealthy. Although Blue Origin has not released full ticket prices, a US$150,000 ($254,000) deposit is required just to reserve a seat..
