Katy Perry’s brief trip to space has officially entered the fast-food roast hall of fame, thanks to Wendy’s.
After Perry returned from an 11-minute Blue Origin flight on April 14 — part of the first all-female space crew since 1963 — the popular burger chain’s social media team joined a number of celebs who went into full orbit with a flurry of snarky jabs.
The Blue Origin crew itself was made up of high-profile names. Alongside Perry were CBS anchor Gayle King, philanthropist Lauren Sánchez (Jeff Bezos’ fiancée), former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
Their trip aboard the New Shepard NS-31 capsule marked the first all-women spaceflight in over 60 years.
Each astronaut had a personalized nod on their flight suits. Perry’s included a firework icon and a daisy, referencing her daughter Daisy Dove Bloom. King’s had a microphone, and Sánchez’s had a fly, inspired by her children’s book, The Fly Who Flew to Space.
Despite the mission’s milestone status, the crew was hit with heavy criticism.
Responding to a post that read “Katy Perry has returned from space,” Wendy’s fired off: “Can we send her back.” And that was just the beginning...
The chain reposted a photo of Perry kissing the Texas desert floor after exiting the capsule and captioned it, “I kissed the ground and I liked it,” referencing her 2008 hit.
One fan played along with the trolling, prompting Wendy’s to reply: “Now she knows what it’s like to be a plastic bag floating in the wind,” a callback to the opening line of “Firework.”
They also added: “When we said women in STEM this isn’t what we meant.”
Wendy’s continued the sarcastic rollout by correcting another user who claimed the flight only lasted 10 minutes. “Don’t short change her it was 11 minutes,” the account replied. When a fan commended the clapbacks, Wendy’s responded: “I’m a woman send me to space.”
And the fiery redhead wasn’t the only one mocking the mission. Olivia Wilde shared a meme on Instagram Stories of Perry kissing the ground with the caption, “Getting off a commercial flight in 2025 #BlueOrigin.”
Wilde's message: “Billion dollars bought some good memes, I guess.”
Even pop singer Kesha appeared to get in on the trolling, posting a selfie sipping a Wendy’s shake just hours after the viral tweets. And while her post was subtle — many took it as a pointed dig at Perry - who previously collaborated with Dr. Luke - the producer involved in a years-long legal battle with Kesha.
Meanwhile, Olivia Munn slammed it as “gluttonous” on Today with Jenna and Friends, saying, “It’s so much money to go to space, and there’s a lot of people who can’t even afford eggs.” Emily Ratajkowski echoed that on TikTok, calling the mission “beyond parody.” “I’m disgusted. Literally, I’m disgusted,” she added.
Amy Schumer joked she received a last-minute invitation to join and posted a video holding a random toy. “I’m bringing this thing. It has no meaning to me, but it was in my bag,” she said. “So I’m going to space.”
But Gayle King stood by the trip, telling CBS: “Anybody that’s criticizing it doesn’t really understand what is happening here. We can all speak to the response we're getting from young women from young girls about what this represents.”
Sánchez fired back too, saying: “Come with me. I'll show you what this is about, and it’s really eye-opening.”
Perry herself took the symbolism seriously. She brought a daisy on board for her daughter and later said singing “What a Wonderful World” during the flight was guided by her “higher self.” In an Instagram video, she shared that the capsule’s name was “Tortoise”—one of the nicknames her mom gave her—while the capsule design featured a feather, another personal symbol.
“There are no coincidences,” she said. “I feel like something bigger than me is steering the ship.”
Still, when it comes to a good roast, perhaps the best place to go is Wendy's.