Katy Perry fans still asking one question about space visit as she heads on tourKaty Perry is heading off on The Lifetimes Tour, but her trip into space is still dividing members of the public as they're unsure about one detail of the brief journey into orbitView 2 Images Katy Perry's tour is beginning (file) (Image: Getty Images)Katy Perry fans have been left divided as to whether her trip in to space makes her an astronaut. A post to the r/Spaceflight Reddit page reads: "Katy Perry is not an astronaut, she is an astropassenger. "She recently flew into space on a Blue Origin rocket as part of an all-female crew which is operated autonomously. Others believe the term "space tourist" is better applied to Perry and the crew's brief trip off of this planet. ‌"I also don't want to sound like I'm against the Blue Origin flights in anyway: anything that brings attention to the space domain is great.