space tourism

Model Emily Ratajkowski was among the other critics of the flight, saying she was "disgusted", and took aim at Bezos in a follow-up video arguing that taking "his fiancée and a few other famous women to space for space tourism is not progress".

While Monday’s celebrity launch was the nation’s first spaceflight where women filled each seat and “optically looks like progress,” Ratajkowski alleged, the “truth” was that Amazon executive Bezos just wanted to “take his fiancée and a few other famous women to space for space tourism.”

Pop star Katy Perry and five other women are set to blast into space aboard Jeff Bezos' space tourism rocket.

The rise of space tourism has prompted criticism that it is too exclusive and environmentally damaging.

The high cost of space tourism makes it inaccessible to most people, with these expensive missions out of reach for the majority.