I don’t think the criticisms are per se of the individuals but of the hype surrounding what was after all only commercial trip to the edge of space, as offered by Blue Origin since it began offering crewed flights in 2021. But of course the passengers aren't just anybody, and their tickets aren't cheap.
No what I found underwhelming was the media hype.
The gushing, the earth kissing, the squealing, the “special outfits” (think ABBA on a bad day) the pseudo philosophising word salad , the totally OTT reaction.
Now let’s think of the many “ordinary” but highly intelligent women who work for NASA, the astronauts who truly pushed the boundaries of space, the space station crew trapped for months , those (19 in total) who lost their lives in space missions of the past such as Apollo-1 and those for whom it is, frankly, their day job.
That we even have a thread entitled Astronaut Katy Perry - perhaps more appropriately “Astronaut??? You’re kidding! “
