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You don't have to feel like a waste of space. You're original, cannot be replaced,” sang Katy Perry back in 2010. Little did she know back then that 15 years later, she would be chanting “One, two, three: Take up space!” while being in space herself.

Earlier this week, the singer of the hit ‘Firework’ became one of the six women to go on a suborbital space tourism mission on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. The first all-female space crew in more than 60 years comprised Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez, Kerianne Flynn, Aisha Bowe, and Amanda Nguyen and reportedly spend just over 10 minutes on the mission, reaching an apogee of 346,802 ft above ground level / 350,449 ft above mean sea level (106 km AGL / 107 km MSL).

Upon successful completion, the women were thrilled, but their emotions, both before and after the mission, as well as the quest itself were met with different reactions from the general public. Many people took to the internet to share what they thought about Blue Origin’s mission, and they didn’t hold back their opinions much. Scroll down to find some of their thoughts on the list below.

An all-female crew successfully carried out a suborbital space tourism mission on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket

Image credits: Blue Origin

The crew list consisted of well-known names, including Katy Perry and Gayle King

Image credits: Blue Origin

The women were reportedly on the mission for 10 minutes and 21 seconds

Image credits: Blue Origin

After successfully landing back on Earth, Perry shared in an interview that she felt “super connected to love”

@billboard “I feel super connected to love,” @Katy Perry said after blasting into space with an all female crew on a @BlueOriginOfficial rocket 🚀 #katyperry #space #astronaut #katycats #interview ♬ original sound - billboard

The mission created quite a buzz online, with many people criticizing the stunt

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Instagram post discussing reactions to Katy Perry's space trip with Blue Origin, highlighting perceived irony.

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BeesEelsAndPups
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you! Let's stop glorifying the collaborators and start taking care of the people who are being hurt by this administration.

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    Social media post criticizing Blue Origin's space flight as an exclusive ride for celebrities like Katy Perry.

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    Featherytoad
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was thinking the same thing that "They were not crew." All they did was just take a ride and scream like little girls when they reached weightlessness.

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    Social media post critiques Blue Origin's costly space ride with Katy Perry, highlighting economic disconnect.

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    nomnomborkbork
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These "Charlie's Angels" demeaned the hard work and incredible ability of all REAL women astronauts. Sickening.

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    Social media post critiques Blue Origin's space trip with Katy Perry and questions its impact on female astronauts.

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    Fuhleeheece
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And those women actually worked hard to acquire the skills they needed. They didn't sing moronic pop songs or blabber all over TV or get giant knockers for their billionaire boyfriends.

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    Tweet reacting to Blue Origin's PR stunt with Katy Perry, calling it a vanity project and questioning its purpose.

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    Alexia
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    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She felt "super connected to love" - sorry, Katy Perry, but that's not love. It's vanity, entitlement, rich-privilege, enthusiasm etc. - high-level dopamine in any case - but not love.

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    Notifications about a Blue Origin space trip with Katy Perry, highlighting the voyage's brevity and a quick return.

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    kkrq2vk4tm
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do they refer to them as 'crew' I thought they were just passengers with more money than sense

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    Katy Perry discussing Blue Origin spaceflight, emphasizing collective energy and Earth's future.

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    BeesEelsAndPups
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How much money did you waste and carbon did you dump into the atmosphere for the "benefit of Earth" exactly?

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    Fuhleeheece
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Couldn't Gayle have pushed ol' Katy out the airlock just for that horror alone?

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    Kat Alison
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    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn’t do this myself. I don’t want to get blown up in a crappy piece of equipment that was probably made by people working too many hours for low pay (to maximize profits.)

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