Pete Davidson no longer able to join Blue Origin’s 4th human flight
ByNatalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
ByNatalie 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.
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)
Photos: Pete Davidson through the years 2011: Comedian Pete Davidson performs at the Stress Factory Comedy Club on August 4, 2011, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (Bobby Bank/WireImage via Getty Images)
Photos: Pete Davidson through the years 2012: Pete Davidson performs at the Stress Factory Comedy Club on January 19, 2012, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (Bobby Bank/WireImage)
Photos: Pete Davidson through the years 2013: Nick Cannon, Vinnie Brand and Pete Davidson backstage at the Stress Factory Comedy Club on April 5, 2013, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (Bobby Bank/WireImage)
Photos: Pete Davidson through the years 2014: Pete Davidson attends the 2014 Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" showcase at Place des Arts on July 25, 2014, in Montreal. (Pierre Roussel/Getty Images for Variety)
Photos: Pete Davidson through the years 2015: Actors Pete Davidson, Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer, Taran Killam and Leslie Jones attend the 67th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for TNT LA)
Photos: Pete Davidson through the years 2016: Actors Pete Davidson (left) and Cazzie David attend the Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe at Sony Studios on August 27, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Photos: Pete Davidson through the years 2017: Pete Davidson (left) and Cazzie David attend the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at the Forum on August 27, 2017, in Inglewood, California. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Photos: Pete Davidson through the years 2018: Pete Davison and Ariana Grande attend the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on August 20, 2018, in New York City. (Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for MTV)
Photos: Pete Davidson through the years 2019: Machine Gun Kelly (left) and Pete Davidson attend the 2019 InStyle and Warner Bros. 76th annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for InStyle)
Photos: Pete Davidson through the years 2020: Colson Baker, aka Machine Gun Kelly, and Pete Davidson attend the premiere of "Big Time Adolescence" at Metrograph on March 5, 2020, in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
Photos: Pete Davidson through the years 2021: Pete Davidson attends the 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon of Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021, in New York City. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
