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Pete Davidson no longer able to join Blue Origin’s 4th human flight

By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

UPDATE 7:08 A.M. EDT MARCH 18: According to a statement issued by Blue Origin, Pete Davidson will no longer be part of the company’s next flight into space.

The next launch date has also shifted.

The statement, posted Thursday on Blue Origin’s website, said: “Blue Origin’s 20th flight of New Shepard has shifted to Tuesday, March 29. Pete Davidson is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission. We will announce the sixth crew member in the coming days. "

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From the King of Staten Island to the King of Space, Pete Davidson is the latest celebrity to go into space.

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Kim Kardashian’s current boyfriend has been selected for the next crew going to space as part of a Blue Origin launch, the “Today” show reported.

It will be the fourth flight by the Jeff Bezos-owned New Shepard program and the 20th spaceflight overall.

The mission is set to blast off on March 23, the company announced Monday.

Davidson, who joins the ranks of William Shatner and Michael Strahan, will spend about 11 minutes zooming into space, People magazine reported. He will experience 4 minutes of weightlessness at the edge of space before returning to Earth, “Today” reported.

He will join Marty Allen, angel investor and CEO of Party America; Sharon Hagle, SpaceKids Global nonprofit founder; Marc Hagle, president and CEO of Tricor International; Jim Kitchen, University of North Carolina teacher, entrepreneur and explorer who has visited all 193 U.N.-recognized countries; and Dr. George Nield, Commerical Space Technologies, LLC president, People magazine reported.

They will be carrying postcards from Club for the Future’s Postcards to Space program. The Blue Origin foundation program gives students access to space on the rockets to inspire them to explore STEM projects for the benefit of the planet, “Today” reported.

Students who send a postcard to Club for the Future will have their note included on a New Shepard mission and the postcard will be returned to the sender stamped “Flown to Space,” the organization said on its website.

For more on the postcard program, including information on how you can participate, visit Club for the Future’s website.

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Photos: Pete Davidson through the years Here are some memorable photos of comedian Pete Davidson through the years. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)


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