Actress Olivia Munn is not holding back when it comes to her thoughts on Blue Origin\u2019s upcoming all-female space trip\u2014the first of its kind in over 60 years. While the mission includes some big names like pop star Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King, and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn, Munn isn\u2019t impressed. In fact, she\u2019s calling the whole thing expensive and, frankly, kind of pointless.<\/p>\n
During her appearance on Today With Jenna and Friends<\/em> on April 3, 2025, Munn got real about her concerns. As Katy Perry\u2019s space adventure came up in conversation, Olivia questioned the entire purpose of the mission. \u201cWhy are we doing this right now?\u201d she essentially asked, especially when the world is dealing with skyrocketing grocery bills and economic strain.<\/p>\n She didn\u2019t sugarcoat her thoughts either. According to Page Six<\/em>, Munn said, \u201cI know this probably isn\u2019t the cool thing to say. But there are so many other things that are so important in the world right now\u2026 What are you guys gonna do up in space?\u201d<\/em> She wasn\u2019t just throwing shade at the concept\u2014she genuinely questioned whether these high-profile trips are making any real difference for the people still on Earth.<\/p>\n One of her biggest concerns? The price tag. With inflation pushing everyday items like eggs to ridiculous prices, Munn pointed out how tone-deaf it seems to spend millions on a joyride to space. \u201cI know this is probably obnoxious, but like, it\u2019s so much money to go to space, and there are a lot of people who can\u2019t even afford eggs,\u201d<\/em> she said bluntly.<\/p>\n And it wasn\u2019t just about money. She also brought up the environmental costs. Rockets aren\u2019t exactly gentle on the planet, and Munn questioned if these luxury space outings actually offer anything useful in return. \u201cIs it historic that you guys are going on a ride? I think it\u2019s a bit gluttonous,\u201d<\/em> she said. According to her, space travel used to be about advancing science and helping humanity. Now? It\u2019s giving influencer vacation vibes.<\/p>\n Katy Perry, for her part, seems thrilled to be heading to space. She even joked, \u201cSpace is going to finally be glam.\u201d<\/em> But Munn\u2019s comments show there\u2019s a growing divide: on one hand, the hype around space tourism and female empowerment; on the other, frustration about spending millions on a \u201cride\u201d when so many people are struggling to afford the basics.<\/p>\n Bottom line? Olivia Munn isn\u2019t buying into the glitz of celebrity space travel. Instead, she\u2019s asking the hard questions: \u201cWho is this really helping\u2014and is it even worth it?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Actress Olivia Munn is not holding back when it comes to her thoughts on Blue Origin\u2019s upcoming all-female space trip\u2014the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":67524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[2901],"class_list":["post-67523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-katy-perry"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}