‘Send her back’: Burger chain lays into Katy Perry after space mission

A US burger chain which has just opened in Australia has taken several swipes at Katy Perry after her controversial mission to space.

US burger chain Wendy’s, which has begun opening stores in Australia, took aim at Katy Perry after she returned to Earth as part of an all-female space mission.

On Monday, the ET singer joined Gayle King and Jeff Bezos’ fiancee, Lauren Sánchez, for a historic mission to space aboard Mr Bezo’s Blue Origin craft.

The three celebrities were joined by astronaut and bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and filmmaker Kerianne Flynn, reports the New York Post.

The star-studded team of women became the first all-female crew to visit space.

But after the NS-13 crew landed back at Blue Origin’s west Texas base, the official X account for Wendy’s threw shade at the California Gurls hit maker.

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“Can we send her back,” the fast-food chain’s account wrote on X in response to a tweet that read, “Katy Perry has returned from space”.

The account went on to reports photos of the singer kissing the ground following her return from space.

“I kissed the ground and I liked it,” it tweeted, referencing Perry’s hit 2008 track I Kissed a Girl.

But it didn’t stop there.

From L-R: Kerianne Flynn, Lauren Sanchez, Katy Perry, Amanda Nguyen, Aisha Bowe and Gayle King said “take up space” within the Blue Origin capsule in space.

After one person pointed out that Perry and her crewmates had only been in space for a total of 10 minutes, Wendy’s sarcastically tweeted back, “Don’t short change her it was 11 minutes”.

“Good one Wendy,” a fan wrote, to which the account replied, “I’m a woman send me to space”.

“When we said women in STEM this isn’t what we meant,” the fast-food chain added.

Wendy’s, known for its square burger patties, opened its first Australian restaurant on Cavill Ave in Surfer’s Paradise in January.

The Gold Coast diner will mark the “first of many” of Wendy’s restaurants opening in Australia, the chain said. There are plans of 200 in the market by 2034.

‘People can’t afford eggs’

It’s unclear why the fast-food chain took aim at Perry in particular. However, its Gen Z-centric social media account is known to send out sarcastic and snarky tweets from time to time.

The Post has reached out to Wendy’s and Perry’s spokespeople for comment.

US singer Katy Perry kissing the ground upon return to Earth after a flight on Blue Origin New Shepard NS-31. (Photo by Handout / BLUE ORIGIN / AFP)

Perry and her crewmates have been hit with some backlash over their space flight on Monday, with the criticism coming from not only fans but some famous faces as well.

Celebrities like Amy Schumer, Olivia Wilde, Emily Ratajkowski and Olivia Munn made their feelings on the space mission clear as they expressed their distaste.

“I know this probably isn’t the cool thing to say, but there are so many other things that are so important in the world right now,” Munn said prior to the launch.

The "Firework" and "California Gurls" singer was lofted more than 100 kilometres above the Earth's surface in a vessel from Blue Origin, the space company owned by the Amazon founder. (Photo by Handout / BLUE ORIGIN / AFP).

”It’s so much money to go to space, and there’s a lot of people who can’t even afford eggs.”

Don’t Worry Darling actor Wilde said: “Billion dollars bought some good memes I guess”.

In honour of their historic Blue Origin New Shepard 31 flight, the women’s spacesuits featured their names and a sweet nod to their careers.

On Perry’s outfit, there was a firework next to her name, as a nod to her hit 2010 track Firework. She also brought a daisy flower with her on the flight as a tribute to her and fiance

Ms Sanchez’s name had a fly near it, a nod to her recently released children’s book, The Fly Who Flew to Space.

Meanwhile, King’s name had a microphone next to it, in a sweet nod to her work as a CBS News anchor.

This story appeared in the New York Post and is reproduced with permission.

Originally published as ‘Send her back’: Burger chain lays into Katy Perry after space mission