Pete Davidson won’t actually be going to space on the next Blue Origin flight

Pete Davidson playing Chad as an astronaut on SNL. | Photo By: Kyle Dubiel/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson is no longer scheduled to fly on Blue Origin’s space flight later this month, the space tourism venture has announced. 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” (an inclusion designed to build hype) alongside five paying customers on Blue Origin’s fourth crewed flight. Previous guests have included Star Trek actor William Shatner, GMA anchor and former football…

Continue reading…

Read the original article @ The Verge – All Posts