The all-female Blue Origin space flight took a crew of six women to suborbital space and back in less than 11 minutes on Monday

Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sánchez , journalist Gayle King , and singer Katy Perry have been the subject of criticism and ridicule over the all-female Blue Origin space flight.

In its own special way, this expedition has proven one thing: The spirit of “ Imagine ” is still alive and with us.

Far from uniting the world in love for our pale blue dot, it’s a reminder that some of the most-resourced individuals on the planet are happier to use those resources to simply play on rocket ships.