A new sixth passenger is yet to be announced.
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Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson is no longer scheduled to fly on Blue Origin’s space flight later this month, the. No reason was given for Davidson’s departure, only that the date of the launch has shifted from its original March 23rd date. “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,” Blue Origin spokesperson Sara Blask said in a statement.
Davidson was scheduled to be an “honorary guest” alongside five paying customers on Blue Origin’s fourth crewed flight. Previous guests have included, GMA anchor and former football star Michael Strahan, female aviator Wally Funk, and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos himself. Blue Origin said it will announce the new sixth crew member “in the coming days.”
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.Blue Origin flights send crews over 60 miles above the surface of the earth on the company’s New Shepard rocket. Participants experience a few minutes of weightlessness before parachuting back down to earth, in a ride that lasts roughly 10 minutes.
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