CuriositiesAPR 14, 2025

Katy Perry Brutally Mocked For Kissing Ground Upon Return To Earth After 11-Minute Space Trip

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Katy Perry kissed the ground after living out her E.T. dreams and returning to Earth from the historic Blue Origin mission.

The singer soared 62 miles above the planet, aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard rocket, during an 11-minute trip to space.

The first pop star to fly into space stepped out of the capsule and paused to kiss the ground, after Jeff Bezos opened the door to greet the all-female crew.

Highlights

Katy Perry kissed the ground after an 11-minute Blue Origin space trip.
The singer joined a historic all-female crew on Jeff Bezos' New Shepard rocket.
Katy sang 'What a Wonderful World' from space and took a flower as a tribute to her daughter, Daisy.

Katy was seen holding a daisy, a tribute to her 4-year-old daughter, Daisy, whom she shares with Orlando Bloom.

She also explained she took the flower with her into space because daisies are “strong,” “powerful,” and “resilient."

Katy Perry has returned safely to the Earth following an 11-minute trip to space

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On social media, people mocked the 40-year-old for her kissing the ground after the short space mission.

“Even space didn’t want her,” one user quipped.

“All this hype for a couple of minutes in space???????” another asked.

A third added: “Her awful songs have a longer run time than her space expedition.”

However, others found her behavior completely relatable. "Katy kissing the ground would be me!"

Katy was part of the all-female crew that flew to space on Jeff Bezos' New Shepard Rocket

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Speaking before the launch, Katy admitted that she was "very nervous but also very excited.”

“I gotta sing in space,” the Firework hitmaker posted on Instagram on Sunday (April 12), anticipating the extraordinary journey.

During an interview on CBS, she said the mission “won’t be about me. It will be about this beautiful Earth. I think from up there, we will think, ‘Oh my God, we have to protect our mother.’”

Katy kept her promise and sang What a Wonderful World in space.

She was seen kissing the ground in relief after coming out of the capsule

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“I’ve covered that song in the past. Obviously my higher self is steering the ship. I had no clue I’d one day decide to sing a little bit of that in space,” she said.

“It’s not about me. It’s not about singing my songs. It’s about a collective energy and making space for future women. It’s about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth.

"I wanted to set an example of bravery, worthiness, and fearlessness because going to space is amazing."

The superstar also promised that she would write a song about her out-of-this-world experience.

Joining Katy were Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, and Kerianne Flynn

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The crew traveled past the Kármán line, which, per Blue Origin, is the “internationally recognized boundary of space.”

Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket operates autonomously without a pilot.

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The crew launched from Corn Ranch, a private ranch in rural West Texas.

Joining Katy were Jeff Bezos’ fiancée, journalist and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, CBS Mornings anchor Gayle King, engineer and NASA veteran Aisha Bowe, activist and scientist Amanda Nguyen, and movie producer Kerianne Flynn.

Lauren, who was the first to come out of the capsule, said she was "so proud" of the star-studded crew.

“Earth looked so quiet. It was just quiet. I don’t think you can describe it. It was quiet but also really alive. You look at it and you’re like, 'We’re all in this together.' That’s all I could think about.

“I don’t cry that often, so I didn’t expect to be this emotional."

Lauren took a small gadget to collect information about her space journey so that school kids could gain a better understanding of what it’s like to experience a New Shepard flight.

“The sensors in this payload will measure and record things like acceleration, sound, temp, pressure and more. This is their way of experiencing space through science!” she wrote on social media.

The Firework singer said going to space was the "second best thing to being a mom”

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Meanwhile, Gayle King said she "couldn't believe" what she had seen.

“I’m so proud of me right now," she said.

The CBS host described space as “oddly quiet" and said it served as a reminder that people need to “do better and be better” on Earth.

Aisha Bowe expressed that she will "never be the same" after the experience. "I feel like I picked the right dream. The best part for me was actually the whole thing."

She also spoke about the feeling the crew experienced after completing the mission. "When we got out there and we got out of our seats, we all just looked at each other and there was this… very special moment between us.”

After the flight, Aisha mentioned that she felt a “renewed connection to everything in life and where we are."

Activist Amanda Nguyen took the hospital bracelet that she wore after being assaulted. Visibly moved by the experience, she said she went on the trip “to heal.”

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Speaking with ELLE magazine before the flight, Kerianne Flynn said she had been looking forward to the opportunity for a long time. "I grew up in a small town in Michigan, and I always looked up at the stars with my grandfather. He would talk about celestial events and explain the astronomy of the sky. I wondered, 'What is out there, and what is up there?'

"When this opportunity came along, especially to be part of a historic all-female crew, I felt honored and excited. I can’t wait to touch down on Earth and share what we bring back with the world."

Founded in 2000, Blue Origin is Jeff Bezos' space tourism business. In 2021, the New Shepard rocket completed its first crewed mission with the businessman himself on board.

The latest mission, the 11th crewed trip to space for a New Shepard spacecraft, was part of an effort to bring attention to women in aeronautics. It was the first time an all-female crew had been to space since 1963.