--- title: "Rumors Swirl of Even Worse Celebrities Jeff Bezos May Shoot Into Space Next" description: "Katy Perry's 11-minute jaunt to the lowest reaches of space via Jeff Bezos may be behind us, but the fun isn't quite over yet. " date: "2025-04-20" modified: "2025-04-20" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/next-celebs-space-bezos" categories: - "Future Society" - "Jeff Bezos" - "Off-World" - "Space" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "blue origin" - "jeff bezos" - "space tourism" --- # Rumors Swirl of Even Worse Celebrities Jeff Bezos May Shoot Into Space Next ![Katy Perry's 11-minute jaunt to the lowest reaches of space via Jeff Bezos may be behind us, but the fun isn't quite over yet. ]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* Katy Perry's 11-minute jaunt to the lowest reaches of space may be thankfully behind us, but the [fun isn't quite over]() yet. As the UK's [*Sun* tabloid speculates](), celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, Leonardo DiCaprio, and even Rihanna have been named as potential passengers on Jeff Bezos' next expensive trip via Blue Origin, the billionaire's private spaceflight company. Perhaps the most compelling potential space tourist on that list is Kardashian, who along with her mother Kris was, per *The Sun'*s unnamed insider, invited onto the all-woman flight that featured the [tone-deaf]() "E.T." singer, *CBS* talking head Gayle King, author and Bezos fiancée Lauren Sánchez, civil rights lawyer Amanda Nguyen, documentarian Kerianne Flynn, and aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe. Though the elder Kardashian didn't want to risk the trip over "safety concerns," the insider said that Kim was "more open to it" but ultimately passed due to scheduling conflicts. "Maybe in the future \[Kardashian will attend\]," the insider said, "especially seeing how much of a success this flight was." The plausibility of a Kardashian launch doesn't end there. After Sánchez returned to Earth, she revealed on Instagram that the [Kardashian clan gifted her]() a sold-out $7,000 spaceship-shaped brooch from the jeweler Judith Lieber — a great bribe, if you ask us. Besides the Kardashian rumblings, the *Sun* also named DiCaprio as a likely figure on Bezos' next tony trip past the [Kármán line](), which denotes the boundary between Earth's upper atmosphere and space. (Though online haters might point out that outer space is understood by astronomers to be far more than 25 years old, an age at which DiCaprio has [historically lost interest]().) As [*E! News* notes](), the erstwhile heartthrob was *supposed* to go to space with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic — and the plans were apparently so solid that monstrous sex criminal and film producer Harvey Weinstein [arranged a charity auction]() to sell a seat astride the "Titanic" star for a cool $1.5 million. Though DiCaprio never made it onto that Virgin Galactic voyage, he's been seen getting close with Bezos — [and Sánchez]() — in recent years, and was even [spotted last year]() on the Amazon founder's superyacht with Perry. Along with DiCaprio, Rihanna, Paris Hilton, and Justin Bieber are among the many celebrities who [bought tickets for Virgin Galactic spaceflights]() that have yet to be cashed in, which makes them potential Blue Origin passengers as well. Then again, there's no telling who the billionaire will send to space next — or if any of these A-listers would even be interested after the [public's resoundingly poor reception]() to Perry's sojourn. **More on the Blue Origin debacle:** [*Katy Perry Boasts About Ridiculous Rocket Launch While NASA Is Scrubbing History of Women in Space*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()