Katy Perry 10-minute space trip may have cost Jeff Bezos as much as $3 million
Published on Jun 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM (UTC+4)
by Henry Kelsall
Last updated on Jun 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
The space flight that Katy Perry took part in aboard Blue Origin may have cost Jeff Bezos at least $3 million.
The pop star was launched into space with an all-female crew earlier in 2025 onboard Bezos’s spacecraft and lasted just 11 minutes.
While heralded as the first all-female space flight in more than 60 years, it divided opinion massively, with many feeling it was a waste of money and resources.
It turns out the flight wasn’t cheap either, costing Amazon founder Bezos an estimated $3 million.
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How Katy Perry came to be on the flight
The crew was made up of six women, including Perry, and the flight launched in April 2025.
Blue Origin’s rocket was in space for just 11 minutes before it headed back down to Earth.
It probably didn’t come as a surprise that it proved controversial, due to its short duration and the cost involved.
According to its website, Blue Origin says that passengers have to pay $150,000 as a refundable deposit.
That is just to start the order process for the flight.
The company claimed in 2021 that the highest bid for one of its flights was $28 million.
After paying the initial deposit, customers will then have to pay a further $200,000 for the trip itself.
Not only are ‘ticket’ prices high, but the cost of the flight is also expensive for Blue Origin.
Loizos Heracleous, a professor of strategy and organization at Warwick Business School in the UK, says it could cost up to $3 million per launch.
That is an incredibly high cost for a flight of such a short duration.
The mission attracted some negative feedback
It is difficult to escape the criticism leveled at the flight.
Model Emily Ratajkowski said it was ‘beyond parody’ to say you care about the planet when you go up in an Amazon spaceship.
But others saw it in a different light.
Some saw it as good for humankind and empowering for women.
Others said it could inspire more women to become involved in technology, engineering, and space.
Whatever your feelings on it are, one thing is for certain: it is not cheap to go into space!
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Henry is a content writer with nearly ten years experience, having written for various publications since 2017. Qualifying with a Sports Journalism degree from Staffordshire University, Henry loves all things automotive but has a particular soft spot for classic Japanese cars and anything Lancia. He also has a curious passion for steam locomotives.
