Netizens ask Katy Perry's 'Point' behind the 10-minute space: 'Just bought some good memes' | Today news

Pop star Katy Perry – who completed a short time in space on board one of the billionaire Jeff Bezos’ rockets on Monday – receives flames on social media for the stunt, with users thinking about: “What was the point?” The fireworks and California Gurls singer were 100 kilometers above the earth’s surface with five female crew members, including journalist Gayle King, in a vessel of Blue Origin -the Space Company owned by the Amazon founder. Despite the historical importance of the mission, many on social media have called Perry’s involvement a ‘vanity project’. Critics highlighted the short duration of the flight and questioned its overall impact. Memes emerge quickly, with some users who compared the short journey to Taylor Swift humorously, claiming that it “feels longer” than the flight. Olivia also seems to be throwing and posting wild subtle shade: “I think a billion dollars bought some good memes.” Perry’s gestures to the flight-like kissing the ground after landing and singing which a wonderful world mid-flight-is also meeting online with skepticism. One tweet read: “Just found out that Katy Perry will only be in space for 11 minutes … Why do I think she would spend a whole month on the moon?” reflect the unbelief shared by many. Another critic called out the environmental impact of the short rocket flight. Emily Ratajkowski hit the spacecraft and said, “The spacecraft this morning, it’s a big show. Like, you say you care about Mother Earth and you go space in a ship built and funded by a company that destroys the planet.” Katy Perry to write a song about her experience singer Katy Perry, kiss the ground and hold a flower in the air as she returns from her Blue Origin journey to space and reveals that she will write a song about the experience. Perry decided her to sing the song, “I covered the song in the past, and of course my higher myself is always sending the ship, because one day I had no idea, and I would decide to sing a little of it in space.” But I think it’s not about me, it’s not about my songs, it’s about a collective energy in it, it’s about us. “It’s about making room for future women and taking space and belonging, and it’s about this wonderful world we see out there and appreciate it.” It is all for the benefit of the earth. ‘First Published: 15 Apr 2025, 08:28 AM ist