--- title: "Olivia Munn Disgusted by Rocket Blasting Katy Perry Into Space" description: "Jeff Bezos is sending Katy Perry on the first ever all-female suborbital flight — and not everyone's thrilled by the news." date: "2025-04-06" modified: "2025-04-06" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/olivia-munn-blue-origin-katy-perry" categories: - "Off-World" - "Space" tags: - "actors" - "blue origin" - "jeff bezos" - "space tourism" --- # Olivia Munn Disgusted by Rocket Blasting Katy Perry Into Space ![Jeff Bezos is sending Katy Perry on the first ever all-female suborbital flight — and not everyone's thrilled by the news.]() *\Image: Phillip Faraone / VF25 / Getty Images for Vanity Fair / Christopher Polk / Variety via Getty / Futurism\* Jeff Bezos is sending his "[alive girl]()" partner [Lauren Sánchez,]() along with pop star Katy Perry, on the first ever all-female suborbital flight. And it turns out that all the girlbossing in that sentence has haters coming in on a dark horse. During a [recent appearance]() on the "Today" show, "X-Men Origins" star Olivia Munn was incredulous upon learning the news of the upcoming Blue Origin flight, which is [slated to launch]() from Texas on April 14. "What are they doing?" the 44-year-old actress jokied with host and former first daughter Jenna Bush-Hager. "Like why?" Of all people, Munn should know. Last year, she [revealed that she had a double mastectomy]() the year prior after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. In "[Your Friends and Neighbors]()," Munn's latest project (and first since her surgery), the actress plays an affluent woman who loses everything. In the same vein, the upcoming flight — which costs [$150,000 for the deposit alone]() — seems ostentatious to the "Newsroom" star's eyes. "It's so much money to go to space," she said. "There's a lot of people who can't even afford eggs... I think it's a bit gluttonous." Beyond the pricetag, the [environmental toll]() seems wasteful — especially because they're only going to be in the sky for [about 11 minutes](). As with all Blue Origin launches, it's more of a stunt than a real trip to space. "They're not really going up to space," Munn exclaimed at one point during the exchange. "I think if we \[squinted\] we could see them." Overall, the exceedingly brief flight — which along with Perry and Sánchez will also feature former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics scientist Amanda Nguyễn, and documentarian Kerianne Flynn — does indeed make a mockery of the science of spaceflight. "Space exploration was to further our knowledge and to help mankind," Munn pondered. "What are they going to do up there that has made it better for us down here?" Billing these women as female astronautic pioneers does a disservice to them and the communities they're purported to represent — and in this economy and political climate, tokens and expensive stunts won't cut it anymore. **More on space tourism**: [*SpaceX Tourist Says Whole Crew Got Horribly Sick When They Reached Orbit*]() ## 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]()