“Me after I leave the Taco Bell drive thru” - Netizens seemingly criticise Katy Perry over feeling “super connected to love” after going to space

Katy Perry is feeling "super connected to love" after her voyage back home from space.

The veteran songstress was launched into the edge of space yesterday, April 14, alongside an all-women crew via Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket. The six women, including Bezos's fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, and CBS presenter Gayle King, made their return to Earth safely yesterday.

In an interview upon her return, the pop star was probed about how she felt, to which she said:

"I feel super connected to love. So connected to love. I think this experience has shown me you never know how much love is inside of you, like how much love you have to give, and loved you are until the day you launch."

She also noted that this experience comes "second to being a mom," adding that she couldn't "recommend it more."

Netizens have seemingly begun slamming Katy Perry, with many noting that her journey into space is one that nearly no one else can afford. Here's how one troll chimed in:

"Me after I leave the Taco Bell drive thru at 1 am:"

The comments didn't end there:

"2 things. How many homeless could have been fed? How many ppl could by a standard size house?" one user probed.

"Oh my goodness! This is quite embarrassing for women," someone else noted.

"money well spent, how much is this?" one more stated, sarcastically.

"She recommends everyone do it...yeah like it's accessible for me to go to space with Katy Perry and Gail King," yet another quipped.

Here's how the rest of the internet is reacting:

"She couldn’t recommend it more? It’s such an accessible activity," someone quipped, sarcastically.

"She certainly takes the prize for the most irrelevant word salad," another jested.

"People can't afford their rent let alone a vacation and yet this woman is telling people they should experience going to space at least once," one more noted.

"What is she even talking about?" an X user questioned.

Users were visibly disgruntled at seeing Katy Perry's first interview back from space, with many urging that she consider her privilege.

Everything we know about Katy Perry's voyage into space

Katy Perry's flight to space lasted about 11 minutes, with the six women traversing over 100km (62 miles) above Earth, allowing them to cross the internationally recognized boundary of space, known as the Karman Line.

The other women on board included former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn. The rocket, dubbed The New Shepard, took off from its launch site in West Texas shortly after 08:30 local time (14:30 BST).

The BBC reported that it came back to Earth with a parachute-assisted soft landing. As for the rocket booster, it also landed back in Texas. Jeff Bezos opened the door to greet his wife-to-be, Lauren Sánchez, who was the first to exit the capsule.

"I'm so proud of this crew," she said tearfully. "I can't put it into words. I looked out of the window and we got to see the moon. Earth looked so quiet," she said. "It was quiet, but really alive."

Katy Perry disembarked next as she lifted a daisy to the sky—her daughter's name is Daisy— and kissed the ground.

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As reported by BBC, the spacecraft was completely autonomous, meaning no pilots were on board. The crew had no hand in operating the vehicle either.

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