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.

So Katy Perry went to space today. As part of a long list of millionaires who are spending their money on six seconds floating above earth instead of doing something good with it, Perry flew up and came right back down.