Katy Perry and Gayle King space flight sparks memes and controversy: “It’s wealth tourism”
Fast food chain Wendy's, Azealia Banks and Olivia Munn have all weighed in on the space mission The post Katy Perry and Gayle King space flight sparks memes and controversy: “It’s wealth tourism” appeared first on NME.
Katy Perry and Gayle King’s 11-minute space flight has sparked memes and controversy across the Internet.
The singer embarked on the first all-female space mission in six decades yesterday (April 14), organised by Jeff Bezos. During their voyage, Perry sang Louis Armstrong’s ‘What A Wonderful World’ and revealed the setlist for her upcoming ‘Lifetimes’ tour.
She was later seen holding a daisy to the sky and kissing the ground upon returning from space.
Now, the Internet has reacted to her space trip, with some X/Twitter users resonating with Perry’s dramatic return to Earth:
me getting back to my apartment after running errands pic.twitter.com/Oj4dfIasWj
— Tom Smyth (@Tom_Smyth_) April 14, 2025
pigeons when i eat a croissant outdoors: https://t.co/sttl2hRpi3
— Rebecca Alter (@ralter) April 14, 2025
Managing to complete an Avanti West Coast train journey without any disruptions. pic.twitter.com/aRk2f8uqWX
— Em (@EmilyJBashforth) April 14, 2025
Meanwhile, other users expressed bemusement at the unexpectedly short trip, with rapper Azealia Banks chiming in:
I don’t think they even went to space that shit was fake af. How they back already it’s been like 40 mins https://t.co/XBcfNh4TPN
— Azealia Banks (@azealiaslacewig) April 14, 2025
why did i think katy perry would stay in space for a few days/weeks pic.twitter.com/IVcjVtZ4rL
— arianators wildin (@arianatorswildt) April 14, 2025
starting a conspiracy that the katy perry who came back from space isn’t the same one who went up.
— one dozen rats at a keyboard (@PanasonicDX4500) April 14, 2025
However, Perry’s trip has also sparked some controversy online. One user noted how although the trip was supposed to “inspire women”, “the women who already worked at NASA are *checks notes* getting fired and getting their bios removed from the site”.
Another user remarked that “if Jeff Bezos can send Katy Perry into space, he can pay a wealth tax so every American has debt-free healthcare,” whilst one person called it “wealth tourism”: “Can we quit doing these vanity space flights? All to send celebs to space to influence more rich ppl to pay to do so. These accomplish nothing.”
Meanwhile, popular fast food chain Wendy’s simply commented: “Can we send her back”.
Crazy how Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez going to “space” for 10 minutes is supposed to “inspire women”, but the women who already worked at NASA are *checks notes* getting fired and getting their bios removed from the site
