Online conspiracy theorists blasted off Wednesday over supposed “proof” that pop star Katy Perry and her all-female Blue Origin crew “faked” their mission to space earlier this week.
Using tin-hat logic, skeptics pointed to landing footage that shows the celebrity space travelers opening the capsule’s door — minutes before its owner, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, proudly twisted it open with a wrench-like tool.
Social media users seized the moment as evidence that the mission was a hoax, insisting the rocket can only be opened from the outside due to “safety protocols” and a pressurized cabin.
“I’d say this is the nail in the coffin. FAKE!” wrote X user @ColtonBuckJ.
“Capsule’s hatch is designed to be opened from the outside by the recovery team after landing, as a safety measure to ensure controlled and secure egress,” he proclaimed in the viral X post.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/us-news/conspiracy-theories-swirl-about-katy-perrys-faked-blue-origin-space-mission/
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