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Actress Olivia Wilde has joined the ever-increasing list of celebrities who have mocked Blue Origin’s recent all-female space mission led by Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez and including pop icon Katy Perry.
The jab was posted alongside a viral image of Katy Perry dramatically kissing the ground after returning to Earth, captioned: “Getting off a commercial flight in 2025.”
Highlights
- Olivia Wilde slammed Blue Origin's all-female space trip as a 'vanity project.'
- Many netizens and celebrities criticized the mission as wasteful.
- Blue Origin's crew faced backlash but claimed the mission inspired women.
- Critics argue the space trip was out of touch with current global issues.
The scathing remark resonated with many netizens who felt the trip was nothing but a “vanity project” disguised as progress.
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Olivia Wilde sent the internet into a frenzy by brutally roasting the crew of Blue Origin’s all-female space mission
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“Billion dollars bought some good memes, I guess,” Wilde wrote.
As Bored Panda previously reported, Blue Origin—a private space technology company owned by Bezos—launched its NS-31 capsule for a brief 11-minute flight beyond the Kármán line, carrying six women in what was touted as the first all-female spaceflight since 1963.
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Alongside Sánchez and Perry were journalist Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics researcher Amanda Nguyễn, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
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Wilde isn’t alone in her disapproval. Olivia Munn, co-host of Today with Jenna and Friends, was visibly baffled when told about the mission, stating, “I know this probably isn’t the cool thing to say,” Munn said, “but there are so many other things that are so important in the world right now.”
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Model Emily Ratajkowski went even further in a viral TikTok rant, calling the flight “beyond parody” and questioning the entire premise.
“What was the marketing there?” she asked. “I’m disgusted. Literally, I’m disgusted.”
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Blogger Meghan McCain didn’t miss the chance to join in on the conversation, echoing Ratajkowski’s assessment.
“Katy Perry and Gayle King being launched into space while publicly saying they are bringing the ‘ass back to astronauts’ and ‘makeup/glam is important for the mission’ is some kind of Black Mirror parody and you can’t convince me otherwise,” she wrote on X.
Netizens and celebrities joined in to criticize the mission, considering it a wasteful “vanity project”
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Amy Schumer also took a dig, joking she got a last-minute invite and planned to bring a random Black Panther toy to space.
“It has no meaning to me, but it was in my bag,” she quipped, poking fun at Perry’s symbolic daisy tribute to her daughter.
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While the exact cost of a Blue Origin ticket remains a mystery, the company auctioned a seat for its first crewed flight in 2021 for $28 million. Adjusted for inflation, this value ascends to $33 million per seat in 2025.
Real customer value is estimated to be around $500,000, considering that one of Blue Origin’s competitors, Virgin Galactic, offered rides between $200,000 and $400,000 in 2021.
“It’s not about money; it’s about who you are, your social capital,” explained Roman Chiporukha, co-founder of space travel booking company SpaceVIP at the time to People Magazine.
Lauren Sánchez and crew addressed the backlash as soon as they returned to Earth
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“I get really fired up,” she admitted. “Come with me. I’ll show you what this is about—it’s really eye-opening.”
For Sánchez, the mission meant much more than a simple publicity stunt, and she took issue with people calling it a “waste of money,” pointing out the thousands of talented employees who made her trip possible.
“They love their work and they love the mission.”
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Gayle King echoed her sentiment, saying critics “don’t really understand what is happening here.”
Aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe also addressed the public’s concerns, explaining that the trip was an important milestone in making careers in science more attractive to women all around the world.
“When I decided to pursue aerospace engineering, my high school guidance counselor told me to consider cosmetology instead,” Bowe shared, and called the project “bigger than the criticism.”
“Tone deaf”: Netizens celebrated Wilde’s take and kept slamming the launch online
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doredde 7 months ago
Maybe ask the women in Afghanistan, Iran, India, Saudi Arabia etc. what the benefit for them comes out of this. Oh, I forgot, they possibly don´t even all have access to energy, newspapers, tv to applaud this exceptionally "brave" and ultra-feminist women, who bought themselves a flight from their pocket money... /s
Mel in Georgia 7 months ago
I mean, if you had a gazillion dollars wouldn't you want to take a ride to space? I wouldn't promote it as anything other than "I REALLY WANTED TO GO!" C'mon, it means no more than that, ladies.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 7 months ago
I'd ABSOLUTELY go, if I had that kind of money! But yeah, the fact that Katy Perry was quoted as saying stuff like "It’s not about me. It’s not about singing my songs. It’s about a collective energy and making space for future women. It’s about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth. I wanted to set an example of bravery, worthiness, and fearlessness because going to space is amazing." - yeaaaaaah lol, no. Come on, Katy XD
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Tiffany 7 months ago (edited)
I'm kinda indifferent myself. I had assumed when Jeff Bezos went to space that his wife wasn't far behind in also wanting to go. (He made that happen for her. I'm sure his promised was fullfilled.) Because of this, I guess they decided to label it as a positive thing for women and humanity? 🤷♀️ To the average person, space would be an expensive ticket. I don't see a whole lot of benefits here with this trip. It's expensive and is rocket fuel good for the Earth? What was the argument.. it gave jobs? That's always great. But I think planet Earth 🌏 needs more help within it's atmosphere first. Nothing wrong with spending your money how you want to, but don't promote it as something else when it's kinda not. It's hard to see this not being a want over a need but promoted it as a need. They'll also be part of history for space travel. I mean Yay!! A bunch of rich privilege people went to space. 😆 Let's promote it as a positive movement ✨️ 💪 🤷♀️
Beak Hookage 7 months ago
I note with added disgust that every single one of them is conventionally attractive and made up to look extra pretty for the cameras. That's not how you do feminism. As a woman I'm not inspired, unless you count inspired to dislike Katy Perry, toward whom I was previously indifferent.
Mari 7 months ago
How would this help women? Will this provide free/cheap sanitary products? Will this make bras cheaper? Will this give women a day off when they have their menstruation? Will this be the change for women that they have the same salary as a man? Please it is just a flight that does nothing for other women.
David Beaulieu 7 months ago
I like that their little space suits have their names on them. Was that to be able to quickly identify the bodies? Or so these 5 randos could remember each other's names?
Forrest Hobbs 7 months ago (edited)
Never mind what I think. "The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism" and "A former Nasa rocket scientist said: “I also wanted to test out my hair and make sure that it was OK. So I skydived in Dubai with similar hair to make sure I would be good – took it for a dry run.” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/15/lauren-sanchez-katy-perry-space-blue-origin-female-flight and https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/15/blue-origin-flight-american-feminism
UKGrandad 7 months ago
While I can't deny that a lot of the criticism is valid, I would be lying if I said that I wouldn't jump at the chance to fulfil my lifelong dream of going to space. What do you say, Jeff? Just one orbit of Earth is all I ask.
Forrest Hobbs 7 months ago
Jeff's pleasure trips on top of his New Shepard rocket are just short suborbital hops. The clue is in the name, a reference to the first American in space - Alan Shepard - who couldn't manage an orbital flight like the first human in space Yuri Gagarin because at the time, the USA's space industry was technologically inferior to that of the USSR. 😁
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Onan Hag All 7 months ago
They had the guts to do it, despite all the "setbacks" private space initiatives have experienced of late. If only those running them down had as much courage, then maybe they'd do something more positive than whine.
Jeffery B Jones 7 months ago
Anytime we have a successful flight into space, it’s bringing the future closer to reality. And while it’s easy to despise the wealthy, most of them do give millions to charity. -Somewhere there’s a little black girl looking up saying “someday I’ll go too.”
doredde 7 months ago
Maybe ask the women in Afghanistan, Iran, India, Saudi Arabia etc. what the benefit for them comes out of this. Oh, I forgot, they possibly don´t even all have access to energy, newspapers, tv to applaud this exceptionally "brave" and ultra-feminist women, who bought themselves a flight from their pocket money... /s
Mel in Georgia 7 months ago
I mean, if you had a gazillion dollars wouldn't you want to take a ride to space? I wouldn't promote it as anything other than "I REALLY WANTED TO GO!" C'mon, it means no more than that, ladies.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 7 months ago
I'd ABSOLUTELY go, if I had that kind of money! But yeah, the fact that Katy Perry was quoted as saying stuff like "It’s not about me. It’s not about singing my songs. It’s about a collective energy and making space for future women. It’s about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth. I wanted to set an example of bravery, worthiness, and fearlessness because going to space is amazing." - yeaaaaaah lol, no. Come on, Katy XD
Load More Replies... Tiffany 7 months ago (edited)
I'm kinda indifferent myself. I had assumed when Jeff Bezos went to space that his wife wasn't far behind in also wanting to go. (He made that happen for her. I'm sure his promised was fullfilled.) Because of this, I guess they decided to label it as a positive thing for women and humanity? 🤷♀️ To the average person, space would be an expensive ticket. I don't see a whole lot of benefits here with this trip. It's expensive and is rocket fuel good for the Earth? What was the argument.. it gave jobs? That's always great. But I think planet Earth 🌏 needs more help within it's atmosphere first. Nothing wrong with spending your money how you want to, but don't promote it as something else when it's kinda not. It's hard to see this not being a want over a need but promoted it as a need. They'll also be part of history for space travel. I mean Yay!! A bunch of rich privilege people went to space. 😆 Let's promote it as a positive movement ✨️ 💪 🤷♀️
Beak Hookage 7 months ago
I note with added disgust that every single one of them is conventionally attractive and made up to look extra pretty for the cameras. That's not how you do feminism. As a woman I'm not inspired, unless you count inspired to dislike Katy Perry, toward whom I was previously indifferent.
Mari 7 months ago
How would this help women? Will this provide free/cheap sanitary products? Will this make bras cheaper? Will this give women a day off when they have their menstruation? Will this be the change for women that they have the same salary as a man? Please it is just a flight that does nothing for other women.
David Beaulieu 7 months ago
I like that their little space suits have their names on them. Was that to be able to quickly identify the bodies? Or so these 5 randos could remember each other's names?
Forrest Hobbs 7 months ago (edited)
Never mind what I think. "The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism" and "A former Nasa rocket scientist said: “I also wanted to test out my hair and make sure that it was OK. So I skydived in Dubai with similar hair to make sure I would be good – took it for a dry run.” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/15/lauren-sanchez-katy-perry-space-blue-origin-female-flight and https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/15/blue-origin-flight-american-feminism
UKGrandad 7 months ago
While I can't deny that a lot of the criticism is valid, I would be lying if I said that I wouldn't jump at the chance to fulfil my lifelong dream of going to space. What do you say, Jeff? Just one orbit of Earth is all I ask.
Forrest Hobbs 7 months ago
Jeff's pleasure trips on top of his New Shepard rocket are just short suborbital hops. The clue is in the name, a reference to the first American in space - Alan Shepard - who couldn't manage an orbital flight like the first human in space Yuri Gagarin because at the time, the USA's space industry was technologically inferior to that of the USSR. 😁
Load More Replies... Onan Hag All 7 months ago
They had the guts to do it, despite all the "setbacks" private space initiatives have experienced of late. If only those running them down had as much courage, then maybe they'd do something more positive than whine.
Jeffery B Jones 7 months ago
Anytime we have a successful flight into space, it’s bringing the future closer to reality. And while it’s easy to despise the wealthy, most of them do give millions to charity. -Somewhere there’s a little black girl looking up saying “someday I’ll go too.”
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