2025-08-08
Mariah Carey shocked to learn about the Blue Origin space flight — first time
Mariah Carey reacted with genuine surprise — and a touch of disbelief — when she learned that fellow pop star Katy Perry joined a Blue Origin spaceflight back in April.During a recent appearance on BBC Radio 2’s “The Scott Mills Breakfast Show”, Carey asked expressed earnest confusion over the suborbital trip.“Did she go to space?” Carey asked. “Where’d she go?”When reassured that Perry and the star-studded crew did indeed venture into orbit and back, Carey responded, “And this is true?” The amusing exchange swiftly became a viral moment, reinforcing her reputation for candid, meme‐worthy reactions.Perry, along with journalist Gayle King, pilot Lauren Sánchez, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn, participated in NS‐31, a Blue Origin New Shepard flight on April 14. The mission lasted approximately 10 minutes and 21 seconds, marking the first all‐female crewed spaceflight since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo mission in 1963.Celebrity NewsMay 2Katy Perry calls backlash over Blue Origin flight ‘unhinged'Celebrity NewsApr 14Olivia Wilde, Amy Schumer troll Blue Origin launchWhen asked whether she would consider such a trip herself, Carey demurred, quipping with characteristic humor, “I think I’ve done enough”. The spaceflight drew both praise and scrutiny. Supporters highlighted its symbolic significance for representation in space, while critics called it tone‐deaf amid global economic and environmental concerns. Model and actor Emily Ratajkowski labeled it “beyond parody,” while fellow actor Olivia Munn questioned the mission’s timing and its purpose.