Blue Origin receives a backlash before its next fully female space flight.
During a recent appearance on “Today With Jenna & Friends”, actress Olivia Munn criticized the Private space flight Mission, questioning its value given the economic difficulties faced by many people in the United States and in the world.
Munn stressed what she considers the extravagance of the effort, stressing that the participants would have received complete glamorous preparations and questioned the need and the goal of the 11 -minute space shipment on board BlueThe new Shepard vehicle, USA TODAY reported.
“It’s so much money to go to space,” said Munn during the show, adding that all the fuel in the rocket cannot be good for the planet. “There are a lot of people who can’t even afford eggs … I think it’s a bit greedy.”
In relation: Katy Perry, Gayle King to take off on the launch of Blue Origin entirely feminine rocket on April 14
Blue Origin did not publish its ticket prices. But its main competitor in the Suborbital space tourism industry, Virgin Galactic, did it; He currently invoices $ 600,000 per seat.
Blue Origin’s next entirely female space flight is scheduled for April 14, 2025. The mission, known as NS-31will be the 11th human flight for the New Shepard Program and the first fully female crew space Since 1963. The crew includes notable characters such as Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn.
Adding to his criticisms, Munn said that one of the six -people teams is a real astronaut And compared the space flight to the popular California amusement park, Six Flags Magic Mountain, according to USA Today.
“Spatial exploration had to deepen our knowledge and help humanity,” said Munn. “What will they make up there who improved here?”
The participation of celebrities in private space flights has become more and more popular in recent years, reflecting a growing trend space tourism. The NS-31 aims to mix scientific efforts with personal pleasure.
The suborbital flight will provide about four minutes of microgravity conditions, allowing the crew to feel a weightlessness and observe the earth from more than 62 miles (100 kilometers) above the surface, leading to a quarter of cognitive work called the overall effect. During the space flight, Nguyen, who is a civil rights activist, also plans to conduct two scientific experiences, one in partnership with the national space space center and another health of women.
While the mission aims to celebrate the pioneers of women in spatial exploration, Munn’s comments have sparked a broader debate on ethics and the value of high -level space tourism in the midst of increasing environmental concerns and economic inequalities.