Blue Origin rocket with all-female crew, including Katy Perry, set for Monday launch

ABC News | Disney ^ | April 14, 2025 | By Kevin Shalvey

[Vermont Lt]

I flew on an Airbus 321 on Saturday. Does that make me “crew”?

These days, what is the relevance of an “all” anything crew? These people are not “doing” anything while on board. They won’t even be on there long enough to use the bathroom facility.

[Godzilla]

It is a stretch to call this a crew - they are more like passengers on an amusement ride.

[kosciusko51]

At least on the shuttle, the other astronauts had missions to perform once in orbit. They were not just passengers on a joy ride.

[1Old Pro]

These days, what is the relevance of an “all” anything crew?

It's meaningless, simply a reflection of our woke culture that needs to continually celebrate perceived accomplishments by fellow wokesters.

[central_va]

Notice the phallic shape of the space craft.

[HIDEK6]

It’s a flight controlled by computers and mission control.

I was wondering how they were going to get it parked.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Discrimination anyone?

(No blondes.)

[Qwapisking]

sure hope they aren’t driving.

[central_va]

In space there is no parallel parking.

[mairdie]

For me, when I think of Katy Perry I think that she lives with Legalos the elf. Still think that’s the mental connection I’ll make after this event.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Merely a cunning stunt.

[9YearLurker]

I never heard that opinion before!

[PghBaldy]

I have tears running down my face! This is historic!

[Bikkuri]

Hopfully they make it safely back home and not land upside down.

[BigFreakinToad]

a bunch of women being launched into space on a rocket that looks like a penis. Interesting

[ZinGirl]

Oh, boy. ISWYDT.

[central_va]

I call it the era of the “Feminist” forehead. It is in your face foreheadism.

[9YearLurker]

Sanchez living out her Barbarella fantasy?

[Openurmind]

“Jeff has been put to shame. He has not achieved the success required to control the market.

He has to resort to a publicity stunt to be sure he is noticed in the dust settling around his inability to succeed.”

I agree... I think it is all theater and they are not even going up at all. Watched them crawl out of the “capsule” last trip and it was all staged with the press and camera crews on a platform “inside” a facility waiting for them to open the door and come out. I don’t think that Capsule even went up at all...

[ronniesgal]

just why?