Katy Perry has completed her journey into space, but people can't help but point out a weird detail as she landed back on Earth.
The pop icon entered space as part of a groundbreaking all-female crew aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin New Shepard rocket.
The six-woman team consisted of Perry, TV titan Gayle King, author and Bezos fiancée Lauren Sánchez, former rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights icon Amanda Nguyễn, and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn.
They soared above the Earth on April 14 in an 11-minute trip that crossed the internationally recognized boundary of space, the Kármán line, 62 miles up.
But the mission was more than a scientific milestone—it was deeply personal for Perry.
In honor of her daughter Daisy Dove, the 40-year-old singer carried a daisy flower with her into space.
Upon returning to Earth, she kissed the ground and lifted the flower skyward, telling reporters: “This is all for the benefit of Earth.”
Reflecting on the emotional journey, Perry revealed: “This experience is second to being a mom. That’s it. And that’s why it was hard for me to go, because that is all my love right there and I have to surrender and trust that the universe is going to take care of me.”
She added: “It is the highest high, it is surrender to the unknown, trust, and this whole journey is not just about going to space—I couldn’t recommend this journey more.”
And yes, she sang. As the crew began their descent back to Earth, Perry reportedly broke into a touching rendition of 'What A Wonderful World.'
While the experience left Perry feeling “super connected to love,” not everyone was as enchanted by the mission.
As the capsule came into land, the commentator noted that they would experience a "very soft, soft landing".
Given that the stars inside screamed as it hit the floor and a plume of dust rose up, the landing was anything but soft, and people spotted it.
"Katy Perry is back and alive! No way they dropped them like that," one person wrote while another compared it to "Dorothy’s house falling out of the tornado in The Wizard of Oz."
Some critics took to social media to poke fun at the flight’s duration and the capsule’s dramatic landing.
One person wrote on X: "She was gone for 1 second on earth but in space it was 200 years."
A second added: "girl 143 was on the charts longer than her trip."
The mission was the 11th human flight for Blue Origin’s space tourism program, and notably, the first all-female crew since 1963.
Despite concerns about New Shepard’s safety following past whistleblower warnings and a 2022 unmanned engine malfunction, the capsule returned safely—and dramatically.
Sánchez, who handpicked the crew, told Elle that she chose each woman for their inspirational roles in society and called them “storytellers in their own right.”
“They’re going to go up to space and be able to spread what they felt in different ways,” she said.