“If going to space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut, then I’m a gynecologist”

Blue Origin NS-31 was a sub-orbital spaceflight on April 14, 2025. It lasted only about 15 minutes, but the crew members were called “astronauts.” This was posted on X/Twitter by Jeremy London on April 15, 2025, and it received over 378,000 likes:
 
“If going to space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut then I’m a gynecologist…”
 
“If going to space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut, then I’m a urologist” was posted on Bluesky by 🦋 Celestina Giovanni 🦋 on April 17, 2025. “if being in space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut, then i’m a proctologist” was posted on Bluesky by NurseBrianRN on April 17, 2025.
 
 
Wikipedia: Blue Origin NS-31
Blue Origin NS-31 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission, operated by Blue Origin, launched on April 14, 2025 at 8:30 CDT (9:30 AM EDT or 13:30 UTC) .

The six-person crew consisted of pop singer Katy Perry, film producer Kerianne Flynn, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, NASA aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, journalist Gayle King, and pilot and journalist Lauren Sánchez, who is the fiancée of Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.
 
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Jeremy London
@SirJeremyLondon
If going to space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut then I’m a gynecologist…
12:43 PM · Apr 15, 2025
 
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SirJeremyLondon
‪@sirjeremylondon.bsky.social‬
If going to space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut then I’m a gynecologist…
April 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
   
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JeffGTBTwitt-er
@JeffGH_D
twitter quote of the day: “If going to space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut then I’m a gynecologist…”
5:29 PM · Apr 15, 2025
 
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Rob Steele 🪼
@Steelzy
If going to space makes you an astronaut then I must be a gynecologist…
6:58 PM · Apr 15, 2025
 
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Kevin Lowe
@lowe_kevin_hall
Funniest comment of the day, “If being in space for a few minutes makes you an astronaut, I must be a gynecologist”.
2:00 PM · Apr 16, 2025
 
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Reanne Baldoni

April 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM ·
If going to space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut then I’m a gynecologist…
   
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🦋 Celestina Giovanni 🦋
‪@celestinagiovanni.bsky.social‬
If going to space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut, then I’m a urologist.
April 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
 
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NurseBrianRN
‪@nursebrianrn.bsky.social‬
if being in space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut, then i’m a proctologist
April 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
 
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NurseBrianRN
@rn_murse
if being in space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut, then i’m a proctologist
9:47 AM · Apr 17, 2025