Jeff Bezos takes one small step for feminism and social progress, and one giant leap for self-publicity | Sarah Manavis

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✍️ Blue Origin, a private space technology company founded by Jeff Bezos, is launching an all-female commercial flight to space, featuring a crew of astronauts including Katy Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez.
👉 A first-ever all-female commercial flight to space
👉 A crew of astronauts including Katy Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez
👉 A mission aimed at promoting feminism and social progress
👉 A PR stunt for Bezos's pet project
👉 A contradiction between Blue Origin's actions and its supposed commitment to feminism and social justice

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guardian.co.uk (nprofile…z4y7)

The first all-female private flight into space funded by the Amazon tycoon’s Blue Origin company has little to do with female empowerment and a lot to do with PR A pop star, a TV host and a billionaire’s fiancée walk into a private rocket ship. The pop star turns to the others and asks: “Is this what feminism looks like?” According to the space technology company Blue Origin, owned and founded by the Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos, the answer seems to be a resounding yes.On Thursday Blue Origin announced it would be launching the first-ever all-female commercial flight to space with a crew of astronauts including US singer Katy Perry, the morning news host (– and close friend of Oprah Winfrey – Gayle King and Bezos’s own partner, the journalist Lauren Sánchez, who reportedly organised the mission, which will happen sometime this spring. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/01/jeff-bezos-feminism-flight-space-amazon-blue-origin