All the details conspiracy theorists say prove Katy Perry’s Blue Origin space mission was ‘fake’

Earlier this week, Katy Perry randomly became the first chart-topping artist to launch into space as part of an all-female crew.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space mission launched its first female crew into suborbital space earlier this week (14 April), as the six women rocketed up to over 60 miles above Earth.

Perry was joined by Bezos' fiancée and journalist Lauren Sánchez, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, researcher Amanda Nguyen, journalist Gayle King and film producer Kerianne Flynn.

The 'NS-31 mission' - lasting 10 minutes and 21 seconds - came to an end when the New Shepard rocket crossed the Kármán line before safely returning to Texas.

However, conspiracy theorists, who are often categorised as people who have too much time on their hands, think the whole thing was an elaborate hoax, and here's why.

Perry's hair wasn't wild enough for some (Blue Origin)

Conspiracy theory #1 - Katy Perry's hair

Over on X, some users have compared NASA astronaut Suni Williams' wild hair in space to Perry's.

Whilst Williams was stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) for 286 days, the 'I Kissed A Girl' singer was up there for just over 10 minutes.

"The real astronaut lady that Space X saved had her hair all raised. This is so fake," one person wrote as Perry's hair looked flawless throughout.

"Watch their hair. Then look at Sumi's [sic] while in space. This is all fake." another added.

As someone else complained: "Why Katy Perry and the other females not tie their hair before leaving? Why it seems like a fake stunt to me?"

I think it's pretty obvious why, but we move on.

People compared Perry's hair to NASA astronaut, Sunita Williams (CNN)

Conspiracy theory #2 - 'Fake hand' spotted on Blue Origin

Again on X, where free speech is clearly encouraged, one user thought they spotted 'a fake hand' onboard the New Shepard capsule.

Alongside a couple of screenshots, @MJTruthUltra wrote: "Something is definitely wrong with the Blue Origin 'Space Flight'… that Katy Perry was on.

"Social media users are asking, where are the re-entry burn marks? And why does that look like a fake hand?

X users were wrongly convinced (X)

"Lol this world is so crazy."

Although it seems the picture shown in the tweet was actually of a New Shepard Capsule test flight in 2017, not the mission Perry was on.

As reported by the Daily Mail, there was a mannequin on board that flight as it was a test mission.

Conspiracy theory #3 - Blue Origin rocket vs SpaceX Falcon

Conspiracy theorists have also been wondering why Blue Origin’s New Shepard capsule doesn't appear to show the same scorched, burned appearance as SpaceX’s Falcon capsules after returning from space.

It looked way too clean, they said.

So the key difference lies in flight profiles, as the New Shepard is a suborbital rocket, meaning it briefly crosses the edge of space and returns to Earth without reaching orbit.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space mission launched its first female crew into suborbital space earlier this week (14 April) (Blue Origin)

This results in much lower re-entry speeds compared to orbital vehicles like SpaceX’s Dragon or Falcon 9’s boosters.

The massive speed difference translates into much less atmospheric friction and heat so instead of a fiery descent, New Shepard's capsule gently drifts back under parachutes.

Conspiracy theory #4 - 'Hollywood fake' hatch opening

And then you've got the hatch opening.

Conspiracy theorists argued that the crew opened the hatch suspiciously smoothly, as some claim there should’ve been more signs of re-entry stress, like smoke, or perhaps dramatic orchestral music.

While others insist the lighting inside the capsule was 'studio grade'.

I mean, hopefully it wasn't staged just so we don't have to hear about the 'Flat Earth Theory' again.