Blue Origin all star, all female space flight

[Deberg_1990]

What a lineup!

Katie Perry
Gayle King
Lauren Sanchez

Launches tomorrow.

NEW: Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Gail King & the rest of an all-female crew "express gratitude" to a Blue Origin rocket ahead of their launch.

Perry, Sanchez, King, Amanda Nguyen, Aisha Bowe, & Kerianne Flynn will be in space for 11 minutes.

Perry says they're putting the "a$$"… pic.twitter.com/ARcug2ohwj

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 13, 2025

[GloryDayz]

Meh, everybody knows it's that because this "just don't touch anything, and don't open the door, we'll do it from the outside for a photo op" flight was suborbital.

This was really all about Blue Estrogen trying to stay relevant in some form by getting any kind of press they can, good or bad.

[RedinTexas]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

Meh, everybody knows it's that because this "just don't touch anything, and don't open the door, we'll do it from the outside for a photo op" flight was suborbital.

This was really all about Blue Estrogen trying to stay relevant in some form by getting any kind of press they can, good or bad.

It was no big deal that they were doing it. Hell, I'd do it too if offered the chance. The problem is how they portrayed themselves. If they had just portrayed themselves as adventurers and enjoying the experience, most of us wouldn't have cared, but they had to make themselves out to be daring heroes and worthy of acclaim. I think that's the biggest reason that most people are deriding their idiocy.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by RedinTexas

It was no big deal that they were doing it. Hell, I'd do it too if offered the chance. The problem is how they portrayed themselves. If they had just portrayed themselves as adventurers and enjoying the experience, most of us wouldn't have cared, but they had to make themselves out to be daring heroes and worthy of acclaim. I think that's the biggest reason that most people are deriding their idiocy.

That's exactly it. Bill it as "Ladies Spendy Day Out Will Be A BLAST" and we all laugh and smile. But the sexist angle and their attempt to equate these women to astronauts has people calling them out.

That said, I'm sure it was fun...

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by RedinTexas

It was no big deal that they were doing it. Hell, I'd do it too if offered the chance. The problem is how they portrayed themselves. If they had just portrayed themselves as adventurers and enjoying the experience, most of us wouldn't have cared, but they had to make themselves out to be daring heroes and worthy of acclaim. I think that's the biggest reason that most people are deriding their idiocy.

They are getting universally smoked online. It’s hilarious to see.

Guess there’s just a whole lot of boomers out there huh?

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by RedinTexas

It was no big deal that they were doing it. Hell, I'd do it too if offered the chance. The problem is how they portrayed themselves. If they had just portrayed themselves as adventurers and enjoying the experience, most of us wouldn't have cared, but they had to make themselves out to be daring heroes and worthy of acclaim. I think that's the biggest reason that most people are deriding their idiocy.

It's true, but it's also been blown way out of proportion. They said that they thought it was cool to have the first all-women trip to space (factually true) and that they hoped it might be inspiring to young girls (objectively not a bad thing unless you actually believe young girls should be training on how to make sandwiches).

Yes, they referred to themselves as the "crew," but that's been the case for all of these launches. Hell, some of the early ones were calling the crew "astronauts," and I don't believe they've done that.

And are there more impressive actions someone could take to inspire young girls? Obviously. But you can't tell me that there isn't at least one young Katy Perry fan out there who might watch the next launch to the ISS because they thought seeing a rocket go to space, even briefly, was neat.

Did the media make a big deal out of it? Well, yeah, that's what media does in the 21st century. I would argue that the backlash in some forms of media has been just as over-the-top as the initial push on the "inspiration" angle, though.

[notorious]

You know the super nerd tech nude was sniffing seats when nobody was looking.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by DaFace

It's true, but it's also been blown way out of proportion. They said that they thought it was cool to have the first all-women trip to space (factually true) and that they hoped it might be inspiring to young girls (objectively not a bad thing unless you actually believe young girls should be training on how to make sandwiches).

Yes, they referred to themselves as the "crew," but that's been the case for all of these launches. Hell, some of the early ones were calling the crew "astronauts," and I don't believe they've done that.

And are there more impressive actions someone could take to inspire young girls? Obviously. But you can't tell me that there isn't at least one young Katy Perry fan out there who might watch the next launch to the ISS because they thought seeing a rocket go to space, even briefly, was neat.

Did the media make a big deal out of it? Well, yeah, that's what media does in the 21st century. I would argue that the backlash in some forms of media has been just as over-the-top as the initial push on the "inspiration" angle, though.

I think they could, like will.i.am and many other stars (Justin Bieber, and Britney Spears, as well as the Pinkett-Smith family), with the support of Musk and Bezos, use their platforms to highlight and support FIRST robotics. While not specifically a astronaut-focused entity, I'm sure you know a lot about FIRST and its impact on young people, and SOOOOOO many young girls.

Like the concert will.i.am put on for all the teams at the St. Louis regional many years back, what Katy could do by showing up and being part of a regional FIRST competition, making sure it got on TMZ and her fan channel, perhaps even sponsoring some inner city teams and/or some of FIRST's girl-only teams, would probably reach and affect more girls.

Maybe her bubble needs to have more people like me in it to offer great advice for her if her goal is to effect positive change for young women.

[PatMahomesIsGod]

Jeff Bezos clearly needs the bejeesus taxed out of him if he has “bachelorettes in ‘space’ in his dick rocket” money.

[jdubya]

Buddy just sent me a meme that says we just put the first can of tuna in space.




Yep, I laughed a little

[BEAVER]

I'm sure Jimmy Kimmel and his ilk will introduce them all as astronauts (along with whatever other accolades) from here on out.

[MahomesMagic]

Mocking the fake space girls isn't going away or ending anytime soon pic.twitter.com/NEfBxdKXNe

— miguelifornia (@miguelifornia) April 17, 2025

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by MahomesMagic

Mocking the fake space girls isn't going away or ending anytime soon pic.twitter.com/NEfBxdKXNe

— miguelifornia (@miguelifornia) April 17, 2025

Whoa dude uncalled for. It was clearly highly inspirational to young girls everywhere.

And if it can inspire just ONE young girl out there then we need to make sure we get some more women celebs in space ASAP

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Pablo

Whoa dude uncalled for. It was clearly highly inspirational to young girls everywhere.

And if it can inspire just ONE young girl out there then we clearly need to make sure we get some more women celebs in space ASAP

They now finally know that as long as they prioritize their looks they can accomplish anything. “We’re going to have lash extensions flying in the capsule.” “Space is going to finally be glam.”

[ThrobProng]

Originally Posted by MahomesMagic

Mocking the fake space girls isn't going away or ending anytime soon pic.twitter.com/NEfBxdKXNe

— miguelifornia (@miguelifornia) April 17, 2025

Fake, like the Moon landing?

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by ThrobProng

Fake, like the Moon landing?

no, fake like your boobs