Decades before Katy Perry’s recent spaceflight with Blue Origin, Martha Stewart was already experiencing weightlessness—and she’s making sure everyone remembers.
The 83-year-old lifestyle mogul shared a throwback video on April 17 from her 2007 zero-gravity adventure aboard a Boeing 727 aircraft known as G-Force One. In the clip, Stewart floats effortlessly while flipping through the air, demonstrating the same sensation astronauts feel in space.
The post carried a subtle but unmistakable nod to Perry, whose 11-minute spaceflight earlier this week drew mixed reactions online. Overlaid with the video were the opening lyrics to Perry’s 2010 hit Firework—“Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind?”—followed by the caption, “In case you spaced out in 2007, Martha has always been ahead of her time.”
Fans immediately recognized the playful jab, flooding the comments with praise. “The drag we needed!” wrote one follower, while another declared, “Martha. Goddess of dinner parties and memes.”
Perry’s space journey, part of Blue Origin’s first all-female crew flight on April 14, included journalist Gayle King, philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, and aerospace professionals Amanda Nguyen, Aisha Bowe, and Kerianne Flynn.
Though historic, the mission faced online mockery, particularly over its brief duration and Perry’s dramatic post-landing kiss of the ground. Fast-food chain Wendy’s even quipped on X (formerly Twitter), “Can we send her back?”—a remark that a source close to Perry later called “out of line.”
Stewart’s post, while lighthearted, reinforces her reputation as a pop culture savant who stays relevant across generations. Whether floating in zero gravity or delivering iconic one-liners, she proves that some legends only get sharper with time.
