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Not everyone saw the point of the All-Female Blue Origin Space Launch and are criticizing it.
Houston, we have a problem.
While Katy Perry, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyn, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez’s all-female Blue Origin NS-13 mission captured the attention of people around the country as the ladies traveled to space on April 14, 2025, not everyone was praising the historic launch.
Some had a problem with it and mocked or criticized the entire mission including fellow celebrities Olivia Munn, Amy Schumer, and Olivia Wilde.
Here’s what they had to say about the launch led by Sanchez, who is Jeff Bezos’ fiancée.
Munn wanted to know why the women were going to space when people can’t afford eggs
“What are they doing?” Munn asked during an episode of Today With Jenna & Friends per Page Six. “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?”
Schumer joked that she was going to go to space with them for no reason
Munn wasn’t alone in pointing out the enormous cost of the mission.
Fellow actor Olivia Wilde took to her Instagram Stories writing, “Billion dollars bought some good memes I guess,” with a photo of Perry kissing the ground when she returned to Earth.
And Amy Schumer took her comedic approach in mocking the mission on her Instagram account.
“Guys, last second they added me to space, and I’m going to space,” she joked while holding a Black Panther toy. “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.”
