Ellen Cushing, writing for The Atlantic, proclaimed Ms. Perry to be the “perfect pop star for a dumb stunt.” Various celebrities, like the actress Olivia Wilde and the model Emily Ratajkowski, criticized Ms. Perry and the Blue Origin flight.

It was the space flight trolled around the world. After months of relentless press coverage, Katy Perry and her crew of female “astronauts” finally launched into space aboard Jeff Bezos’ unmistakably phallic-shaped rocket.