Joe Rogan Mocks ‘Guru’ Katy Perry Over Blue Origin Spaceflight

Joe Rogan has joined the growing number of celebrities criticizing Katy Perry‘s emotional response and gestures after her all-female Blue Origin spaceflight.

The podcast host mocked Perry’s reflections and called the crew “not real astronauts” due to the short, automated flight. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy echoed this, citing FAA criteria.

Katy Perry has spoken about the importance of the trip, calling the experience second only to motherhood and a symbol of “courage.”

On the latest episode of his podcast, Rogan didn’t hold back his criticism of Perry and the all-female Blue Origin spaceflight, taking jabs at the singer’s post-flight commentary and her symbolic choices during the brief journey.

“Hey, Tim Dillion, I’m much better now that the ladies are back from space, thank you,” Rogan joked at the start of the podcast.

“It was very profound. I don’t know if you’ve seen Katy Perry talk about it,” he noted, poking fun at the singer’s philosophical take on the suborbital flight. “She’s basically a guru now.”

Rogan also took aim at Perry’s decision to bring a daisy aboard, which she proudly displayed during the capsule’s microgravity float.

“She brought a daisy, which is super important. It shows you how quick the flight was,” he quipped, per the New York Post. “The dead daisy that’s like snipped from its life source was still alive or still vibrant.”

Perry had shared that the flower was a tribute to her daughter, Daisy, symbolizing resilience. “Daisies are common flowers,” she had said after landing, “but they grow through every condition.”

The historic Blue Origin flight, which launched last Monday, included Perry, astronaut Amanda Nguyễn, former NASA engineer Aisha Bowe, CBS host Gayle King, producer Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez, fiancée of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Rogan continued his takedown of Perry’s brief space adventure, questioning the legitimacy of labeling the Blue Origin passengers as astronauts after their 11-minute flight that just kissed the edge of space before returning to Texas.

Slamming the comparison to traditional astronauts, Rogan said, “Let’s celebrate female astronauts because a lot of men astronauts have to go to school, they have to learn to be a pilot first, then they have to join the Air Force or the Navy, and then get appointed by NASA.”

Dillon pointed out that women have long had a presence in space, to which Rogan sarcastically replied, “Let’s not minimize this.”

“They essentially got to the threshold of space,” Rogan continued. “They did not get like way out there where re-entry is very traumatic. How great is it that they just get called astronauts?”

Despite the criticism, Rogan admitted he’d be open to a similar experience. “I wouldn’t go to space space but I would do the 80 miles,” he said.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also weighed in on the matter, echoing skepticism over titles.

“The crew who flew to space this week on an automated flight by Blue Origin were brave and glam, but you cannot identify as an astronaut. They do not meet the FAA astronaut criteria,” he clarified, pointing to FAA guidelines that outline strict criteria for earning that title under the Commercial Space Astronaut Wings Program.

According to the FAA, crew members must perform “activities during flight that were essential to public safety, or contributed to human space flight safety.”

Although the crew didn’t meet the official criteria to be classified as astronauts, Duffy still applauded the broader achievement.

In a follow-up statement, he described the mission as “an inspiring project which showcases American ingenuity and exceptionalism.”

The all-female Blue Origin space mission drew heavy backlash from several online, including celebrities, who voiced their disapproval.

Stars like Olivia Wilde, Olivia Munn, Amy Schumer, and Emily Ratajkowski criticized the spaceflight, dismissing it as little more than a flashy marketing stunt for Bezos’ space company.

Even popular fast food chain Wendy’s joined in, leaving a cheeky dig under a photo of Perry in her flight suit. The brand’s X [Twitter] account asked if the singer could be “sent back” to space.

Perry’s longtime pop rival Kesha also shared a photo of herself sipping from a Wendy’s cup, seemingly agreeing with the restaurant’s jab at the pop star.