Gutfeld: Katy Perry's Space Flight Was a Status Symbol, Not a Mission

Katy Perry's Space Flight Backlash

• 🚀 Katy Perry reportedly regrets her all-female Blue Origin space flight, particularly the release of a video from inside the pod following backlash.
• 💡 The panel believes the women involved, including Perry and Gail King, did not think through the implications of their publicized trip.
• ⚠️ The flight is criticized as a PR stunt for the super-rich, rather than a genuine mission, especially given the short duration in space.

Space Travel as a Status Symbol

• 💰 The flight is framed as an advertisement for the wealthy to find billionaires, exemplified by Lauren Sanchez being there because of her boyfriend, Jeff Bezos.
• 💎 It's described as a status thing to lord over friends, akin to the most expensive TikTok reel.
• 🧐 The panel questions the sincerity of the participants' reactions, like kissing the ground and claiming life has changed after an 11-minute trip.

Critiques of the Participants' Statements

• 🗣️ The panel mocks statements like "life as we know it has changed on this earth" made after the brief flight, calling them arrogant and out of touch.
• 🧑‍🚀 Perry is compared to an astronaut for a three-minute trip, with a humorous parallel drawn to a gynecologist performing a procedure in half the time.
• 🐒 A comparison is made to Ham the Monkey, a chimpanzee from 1961 who spent more time training and in space than Katy Perry, without bragging.

The Commercial Aspect of Space Tourism

• 💸 The flight is characterized as a multi-million dollar 11-minute Uber ride.
• 🍔 Ironically, Wendy's Corporation is noted as the only entity that truly benefited, seeing increased sales after the flight.
• 🤷 The overall sentiment is that too much money is being spent on these flights, with questionable outcomes and contributions to space exploration.