On April 15th, Katy Perry, along with Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez, Aishae Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn went to space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space craft.
The pop singer and her fellow attendants on the first all-female space launch have faced ruthless criticism over the expedition.
Many are slamming the singer over her past warnings and comments about climate change, to go and then participate in something like this.
Not only has she faced backlash from fans, but from businesses and celebrities alike.
Although the crew and people involved are trying to defend the trip, critics don’t seem convinced.
The environmental damage from a trip like this is not worth the 10-minute trip to most people criticising.
The 40-year-old singer is facing harsh backlash as she claims the mission to have been environmentally beneficial.
Yet, her previous remarks about climate change have resurfaced in light of the mission, casting a shadow over her argument.
The resurfaced video (below) shows Perry as a former UNICEF goodwill ambassador delivering a report about climate change, now 10 years ago in 2015.
Perry declared that human-induced climate change was worsening and “hurting children around the world.”
The “Fireworks” singer declared that “conditions will worsen.”
“Today, we’re seeing more extreme weather everywhere, and as a California girl, I’m not the only one experiencing drought.”
Actress and model Emily Ratajkowski shared her opinion on the matter on social media.
“This is beyond parody. Saying that you care about Mother Earth, and you’re going up in a spaceship that is built and paid for by a company that’s single-handedly destroying the planet.”
Social media didn’t take it well that Blue Origin’s website claimed it to be eco-friendly, stating that the New Shepard Rocket, used on April 15th, the “only byproduct of New Shepard’s engine combustion is water vapour with no carbon emissions.”
However, Politifact confirms that water vapour is still a greenhouse gas, and all pocket launches pose a threat to the ozone layer.
“Whether it’s water vapour and nitrogen oxides from a Blue Origin engine, or particles from conventional rocket field, both degrade the ozone.”
“This aged well,” one wrote.
“Just wondering what the climate change impact is for a frivolous space flight of no scientific value lasting just over 10 minutes?” another added.
“Hypocrite,” a third chimed in.
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