6 days Ago By Laura Harman
The Blue Origin space flight has been met with criticism (Picture: Blue Origin/Mega)Celebrities are speaking out to slam the all-female Blue Origin 10-minute space flight as ‘gluttonous’Six women, including Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, and Gayle King, were on board during the 10-minute trip to the Kármán line, the internationally recognised boundary of space.Their flight lasted 10 minutes and 21 seconds and took off about 120 miles southeast of El Paso at 8.30 am local time.
The flight’s roster also included aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, feminist activist Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn.The flight was the first all-female space team in 60 years and aimed to inspire young women to love science – while also promoting Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, which plans to commercialise space travel for the rich.The flight has opened up a huge amount of debate, and some celebrities have spoken out directly about the trip.
The women experienced weightlessness and looked down at Earth (Picture: Blue Origin)Olivia Wilde shared a meme on her social media that showed Katy Perry kissing the ground with the caption: ‘Getting off a commercial flight in 2025 #BlueOrigin.’Olivia then commented: ‘Billion dollars bought some good memes I guess.’Olivia Wilde also mocked the flight (Picture: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)The star also criticised the flight (Picture: Olivia Wilde/Instagram)Olivia Munn called the mission ‘gluttonous’ while guest co-hosting Today With Jenna & Friends on April 3.
‘What are they doing?’ Olivia, 44, said. ‘I know this probably isn’t the cool thing to say, but there are so many other things that are so important in the world right now.’‘I know this is probably obnoxious, but like, it’s so much money to go to space, and there’s a lot of people who can’t even afford eggs.
‘What’s the point? Is it historic that you guys are going on a ride? I think it’s a bit gluttonous. Space exploration was to further our knowledge and to help mankind. ‘What are they gonna do up there that has made it better for us down here?’Olivia Munn has called the flight ‘gluttonous’ (Picture: AFF-USA/Shutterstock)‘Guys, last second they added me to space and I’m going to space,’ she said in a video on social media as she held a black panther toy – mocking Katy, who brought a daisy to represent her daughter Daisy.
‘I’m bringing this thing. It has no meaning to me, but it was in my bag and I was on the Subway, and I got the text and they were like, “Do you want to go to space?” so I’m going to space.’‘Thank you to everyone who got me here, I’ll see you guys in space.
’Emily Ratajkowski told her TikTok followers: ‘That space mission this morning? That’s end time s**t. Like, this is beyond parody.‘That you care about Mother Earth and it’s about Mother Earth, and you’re going up in a spaceship that is built and paid for by a company that’s single-handedly destroying the planet?’Amy Schumer has mocked the flight (Picture: John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)Katy Perry brought a daisy to space for her daughter Daisy (Picture: Blue Origin)Speaking to People, Sánchez and King defended the flight.
‘Anybody that’s criticizing it doesn’t really understand what is happening here. ‘We can all speak to the response we’re getting from young women from young girls about what this represents,’ said King.Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.
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