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Lauren Sanchez has shared a cryptic post after the Blue Origin space mission came under widespread fire.
The American news anchor, 55, took to her Instagram Stories on Thursday to share a telling post about flights being about ‘what you learn’.
Alongside a photograph of a sunset, she poignantly penned: ‘Not all flights are about where you land… some are about what you learn along the way.’
She did not say what she was referring to but her comment came months after the Blue Origin spaceflight came under widespread fire.
Daily Mail has contacted Lauren’s representatives for comment.
Blue Origin is owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 61, who is married to Lauren after the pair tied the knot on June 27 in Venice.
Lauren Sanchez has shared a cryptic post after the Blue Origin space mission came under widespread fire
The American news anchor, 55, took to her Instagram Stories on Thursday to share a telling post about flights being about ‘what you learn’
The 11-minute Blue Origin mission carried Lauren, Katy Perry, Gayle King civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, former rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn into space.
Flight NS-31 marked the first launch with an all-female crew since Russian astronaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo space flight in 1963.
However, the mission was blasted by A-listers who had branded it ‘gluttonous’ and ‘planet destroying’ as many questioned what it actually does for society.
Olivia Munn, Emily Ratajkowski, and Kesha were all among those who publicly blasted the spaceflight in scathing comments.
And social media users were also in agreement as they also took to social media to complain that the launch was nothing more than a ‘joyride for the super-rich’.
Dr Gareth Dorrian, a space scientist from the University of Birmingham, told MailOnline: ‘Let’s call it what it is and not tell ourselves that it is contributing meaningfully to science or space exploration.
‘I am afraid I do still think these flights are essentially just joyrides for the super-rich.’
While Katy Perry and her fellow crewmates did technically enter space, not everyone is convinced they deserve the title ‘astronauts’ as Blue Origin insisted.
The New Shepard Rocket carried the capsule to the edge of space at nearly twice the speed of sound before detaching and allowing the crew to experience a few minutes of weightlessness.
She did not say what she was referring to but her comment came months after the Blue Origin spaceflight came under widespread fire
The 11-minute Blue Origin mission carried Lauren, Katy Perry, Gayle King civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, former rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn into space
During that period the crew capsule crossed the Karman Line, technically passing from Earth’s atmosphere into space.
The capsule then made the return journey back to Earth, as the unfurling parachutes drew screams from the crew onboard.
Just 11 minutes after launch, the New Shepard capsule touched down within driving distance of the launch platform where Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos was present to open the hatch.
While Blue Origin has touted the all-female mission as an inspirational moment in the history of spaceflight, many others were not so convinced.
On X, commenters slammed the mission, with comments including: ‘They spent like 30 seconds in space. It’s not much more than a glorified amusement park ride’;
On X, formerly Twitter, one commenter wrote: ‘They’re not astronauts…. I think real astronauts would be offended at that. They’re celebrities sat on their bums’;
‘I could not care less about rich people going to space right now’; ‘It’s just a glorified carnival ride with an escape system and parachutes and tailored outfits/seats. It’s a PR stunt if anything.’
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