Ellen Cushing, writing for The Atlantic, proclaimed Ms. Perry to be the “perfect pop star for a dumb stunt.” Various celebrities, like the actress Olivia Wilde and the model Emily Ratajkowski, criticized Ms. Perry and the Blue Origin flight.

The sight of six glammed-up women heading into low orbit for about 240 seconds has captured the headlines this week, among them the singer Katy Perry, who had declared they would be putting “the ass into astronaut”.