FOOTAGE OF BLUE ORIGIN FEMALE ASTRONAUT IN SPACE DELETED AFTER CONTROVERSY RISES ON SOCIAL MEDIA

After a video of her in space had to be removed, a female astronaut declared she would not bow down to "small men."

When American engineer Emily Calandrelli became the 100th woman to launch into space, Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin was thrilled to make history. Six space tourists', including Calandrelli, embarked on the ninth human test flight of Blue Origin's New Shepherd spacecraft.

However, because of comments, the business had to remove a social media post that featured a video of the MIT engineer from its page. Although many comments congratulated Calandrelli, the trolls quickly emerged and there were numerous "sexualized" responses that made fun of and made fun of women in space.

"I didn't expect to see so much space, and I kept saying that's our planet!" Calandrelli explained in the video, drawing a comparison between the experience and motherhood. Our planet is that! I had the same reaction when my children were born, thinking, "That's my baby!" Calandrelli even acknowledged that the remarks started to affect her, claiming that she sobbed in her seat and texted her "space sisters" on the way home. She received a nice remark from a stewardess who recognized her, but she advised her to "don't let them dull your shine”.

In the end, Calandrelli had a bold message for the haters and trolls. "I don't want to spend a lot of time with the little men on the internet," she stated. My soul is experiencing things. I inherited it from my father. We experience all emotions intensely, and it's a lovely way to live. My heart is inked with this joy.

The engineer was inundated with support on the other Instagram posts commemorating the space voyage.

"So incredible," one person commented. I adore the viewpoint of a mother gazing proudly and lovingly at our planet from above. Lovely. Another commented: "I was moved to tears when she described this particular moment." I'm crying now when I see it in this picture.