Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin flop is bigger than Katy Perry
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Summary
Jeff Bezos’ space tourism company, Blue Origin, launched a crew of six, including the singer Katy Perry and Bezos’ girlfriend Lauren Sanchez, into space on 15 April, to promote female space travel and boost the company and Bezos’space tourism ambitions.
However, the trip has been widely mocked on social media as a vanity project for the world’s richest man and as an example of libertarianism run wild and eroding democracy, as well as a waste of money when many important issues are facing the US.
The company has been struggling to keep up with the competition, with its launches constantly delayed and its spaceship landing closely resembling previous trips.
Furthermore, Sanchez’s presence on the flight has led to some uncomfortable revelations, such as the fact that she was onboard because of her relationship with Bezos.