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Jeff Bezos is being accused of “faking” the historic all-female Blue Origin space flight on Monday. The rocket launched around 9:30 a.m. from a site in West Texas with 6 women on board, including news anchor Gayle King and pop star Katy Perry.

The flight was short – only 11 minutes in space before returning to Earth. Then the rumors began that the flight was staged.

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Despite footage from inside the capsule showing the women floating in the weightlessness of space, social media users believe the flight was a PR stunt.

One user on X (Twitter) claims he has proof that the space flight was staged. He posted footage of the capsule door being opened from the inside. A grounds crew member quickly shut the door.

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Reporters who covered the space flight ignored the fact that someone inside the capsule opened the door.

The news footage showed Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos using a tool to open the capsule door.

One X user said a spacecraft returning to Earth will usually land in water – not on the ground. They suggested the crew hid in an underground tunnel and they climbed up into the capsule after it landed.

As the capsule lands, there is a sudden rush of air under the capsule. One user suggested a large fan under the capsule was used to blow the dirt away from the underground tunnel door beneath the capsule.

Another user said the rocket flew 62 miles above Earth. 62 miles is not enough altitude for zero gravity to occur.

However, a third person said the weightlessness occurred when they were dropping rapidly back to Earth. He compared it to the experience of weightlessness on a rollercoaster.