Katy Perry going into orbit

And we’re meant to clap because Oprah, Perry and co turn up

Stuff that

All these billionaires/multi-millionaires want us to do our bit for the environment whilst they burn a shit-tonne of fuel for their equivalent of a fairground ride.

i dont t hink anyone called the submarine tragedy brave, it was shocking

Thank you - more information about space travel in this one post than all the hoo-hah around this whole ego trip...

I cringed so hard when I saw it Erghhhh

Quote from a journo from The i paper about right….

”the rich people equivalent of dogs peeing where other dogs haven’t yet”

I haven't seen the footage but I just listened to Heart Radio talking about it and they had a female trainee Astronaut explaining that they had two days safety training and it literally just went up and back down. Kelly Brook and KJ (?) proceeded to massacre what could have been an informative and interesting interview and it felt like a Saturday morning kids TV show interview.. very embarrassing. I doubt they would have them two interviewing Tim Peake in the same way. It just feels so wrong to have KP plastered all over the news when there are so many interesting and inspirational women they could 'big up' - Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock springs to mind.

I was up a ladder painting when BBC iplayer tuned into it live. Couldn't be bothered coming down the ladder to switch it off so was relieved when the laptop's batter died. It was so cringy.

Had to listen to some of the Kardashians going on about girl power and Oprah being insincere. The "astronauts" were all asked for one word about the experience - can't remember what they all said, probably "profound", etc. Absolutely awful. I think the head of the Science Museum was raving about it too. Just dreadful. A load of bollocks.

Female ego packaged as girl power!!
I feel sorry for all the people who have to listen them tell the story of how they went into space!

How much of the 11 minutes did it take, singing 'Wonderful World'? The other narcs on board must have been chewing their faces off at her hogging that much of the experience to herself...

I agree that this stunt was more stupid than brave - or rather a miss-placed bravery compared to the situations you mentioned - but space travel is massively more dangerous than standard air travel.
Nasa estimate your lifetime risk of dying in a plane crash is something like 1 in 205, 552 while the risk of catastrophic rocket failure on a single mission is around 1 in 300.
The commercial space industry also has virtually no regulation - it's not that dissimilar to the submarine situation.

However, I completely agree with most people's take on this - that it has absolutely nothing to do with female empowerment or a celebration of women in STEM and just illustrates the complete disconnect the super rich have from the rest of humanity. Taking these kinds of unnecessary and pointless (in terms of scientific benefit) risks and wasting finite resources for 'fun' is completely amoral. The super rich have found yet more ways to behave badly - this time covered with a cynical veneer of female empowerment.

Yes. The age of deceit.

How? These women weren't "doing science" were they?

Plus the things normal people will have to go without to balance the emissions of a few ultra rich who want a space flight. Feels like Hunger Games territory, the capital living it up and we’re meant to be entertained by slebs doing wasteful things.

Classy

From the BBC
Katy Perry says she feels "super connected to life" and "so connected to love" after landing back on Earth.
We know that the pop star sang a rendition of Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World while in the capsule.
When asked about the importance of her song choice, she said it was "about a collective energy, making space for future women, it's about wonderful world we see out there".
Her daughter, Daisy, was there to see her take part in the mission and was heard saying "mummy, mummy" as she went up.
The singer says the experience came "second to being a mum", which is also why it was a hard decision to take the mission on.

"The highest high. It is a surrender to the unknown," Perry says after landing back on Earth.
Perry says she really enjoyed the flight adding: "I couldn't recommend this experience more." If you have a spare £115k spare.... for 11 minutes
Asked if she will record a song about her experience she says "100%" and that she feels "really connected to that strong, divine feminine right now".

What a load of waffle

It was frankly a waste of everyone's attention even for 10 minutes. But nice to see they resurrected the Dr Evil penis rocket

Yes - I’ve travelled on a plane so I must be crew or perhaps a pilot lol

i thought it was quite funny - how they could say that with straight faces after a day or so of “training”.

Yes. And the tangible damage that’ll cause. And all the things they need to go without, to even get themselves back to the point of before they went, emissions-wise.

Like, if everyone sent their Amazon packaging to Bezos’ house and let him bury it on his land.

Not sure what Katy Perry was spouting on about. Seemed to be about so much love. Kissing the earth added another sentiment for fans to enjoy. All for 11 mins. Ridiculous.

Exactly right. Low Earth Orbit may only be a couple of minutes more, but quite a distance.

Just touching 62 miles for a brief moment, whilst probably getting the heart pumping a bit, is exactly as you describe. It didn't push any boundaries. Top Gear almost managed it with an Austin Metro on the back of a home built rocket. People have parachuted from over 25 miles high.

I've avoided any footage, and only seen the headlines tbh. The issue for me is in referring to them as crew or astronauts. They're passengers, tourists. Wealthy ones. But if I had KP's wealth, there's probably a lot of things like this that I'd choose to do (but it wouldn't be going into space or taking a submarine to the Titanic), so I don't think you can blame her for that.

Beyond that, her songs are catchy and I'll sing along to them with my 8yo dd. I have no views on her personality or her looks, or indeed her wealth and choices she makes.

You would be just as dead if a jet engine failed or blew up mid flight, so the bravery involved is more or less the same. Compare it, with, say, people working in hospitals and driving ambulances in Gaza and the Ukraine and I think you can see the difference.

It was a vulgar display of wealth in the guise of "feminism" and girl power. The messaging is not about empowerment it is about money and the benefits of making a shed load of it. You don't need to work hard, study, get a degree, phd and so on to get into space you need to be rich (or marry a rich man). This is no way to promote STEM to girls or encourage them to take up STEM subjects at school. This tells them - be an influencer, popstar, tv personality, marry a rich guy and you can have whatever you want

I was intrigued, then I realised it was for 10 minutes. Katy holding up a butterfly and a daisy at the camera. Then the ground kiss. The sexy spacesuits aren’t what astronauts wear are they! It was ott and showed more what money can buy then girl power. I.e someone who works hard to achieve a dream in a set field. Disappointed!