Lauren Sanchez Responds To Space Flight Backlash With 1 Request

Lauren Sanchez took a brief trip to space — and returned to plenty of criticism back on Earth.

Jeff Bezos’ fiancée was a part of Blue Origins’ first all-female flight crew that took off on Monday.

Sanchez, who is a pilot, was accompanied by journalist Gayle King, singer Katy Perry, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyễn and film producer Kerianne Flynn.

While much of the flight’s marketing was focused on the all-female part of the journey, critics blasted the group for the inordinate amount of money spent on the flight and the pseudo-feminism that accompanied the “mission.”

But Sanchez insists that detractors are missing the point.

Jeff Bezos was there to greet fiancée Lauren Sanchez when her rocket landed.

“I get really fired up,” Sanchez said, according to People magazine.

“I would love to have them come to Blue Origin and see the thousands of employees that don’t just work here but they put their heart and soul into this vehicle,” she said. “They love their work and they love the mission and it’s a big deal for them.”

“So when we hear comments like that, I just say, ‘Trust me. Come with me. I’ll show you what this is about, and it’s, it’s really eye-opening,’” she added.

Olivia Munn, Olivia Wilde and Emily Ratajkowski are just some of the prominent women who have voiced criticism of the nearly 11-minute trip to space.

“I know this probably isn’t the cool thing to say, but there are so many other things that are so important in the world right now,” Munn said while co-hosting “Today With Jenna & Friends” last week.

“What’s the point? Is it historic that you guys are going on a ride? I think it’s a bit gluttonous,” Munn continued. “Space exploration was to further our knowledge and to help mankind. What are they gonna do up there that has made it better for us down here?”

Wilde simply wrote, “Billion dollars bought some good memes I guess” alongside a meme of Katy Perry reactions after getting off the flight.

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And Ratajkowski said in a TikTok video that she was “disgusted” by the whole ordeal.