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Jennifer Horgan: Katy Perry's space trip made me nauseous. Here's a better way to find the joy

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Jennifer Horgan: Katy Perry's space trip made me nauseous. Here's a better way to find the joy

Katy Perry after her flight in Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 spaceship. 

I felt nauseous watching footage of Katy Perry in Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket. Holding up butterflies, teddy bears, a daisy, chanting, “Take up space”, the all-female crew’s 11-minute spin was certainly branded as feminism for little girls.

Sure, Katy, I get it. Only 14% of people who have entered space are women, but can we sort out Earth first? Starting in countries where female literacy is as low as 18%.

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