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Pete Davidsonis shooting for the stars.
TheSaturday Night Livecomedian, 28, will be among six astronauts embarking onBlue Origin’s 20th mission to space next week, marking the fourth human flight for the New Shepard program, according to a source.
As part of the mission, Davidson and his fellow passengers will each carry a postcard for Blue Origin’s foundationClub for the Futureand theirPostcards to Spaceprogram, which gives students access to space on Blue Origin’s rockets. The organization’s mission is to inspire future generations to pursue STEM for the benefit of the Earth.
The NS-20 flight launches March 23 at 8:30 a.m. local time from Launch Site One in West Texas.
The flight crew also includes Marty Allen, angel investor and CEO of Party America; Sharon Hagle, founder of the SpaceKids Global nonprofit, which empowers young girls through STEAM+ education; her husband Marc Hagle, president and CEO of Tricor International; Jim Kitchen, a teacher at University of North Carolina, entrepreneur and explorer who has visited all 193 U.N. recognized countries; and Dr. George Nield, the president of Commercial Space Technologies, LLC, who has previously worked with the FAA, U.S. Air Force Academy, and NASA.
Blue Origin’s space vehicle.CNET Highlights
Davidson — who has apparently always wanted to go to space and is excited to fly —was in conversationsfor the mission earlier this month, a source told PEOPLE. He’ll be the latest celebrity to make the 11-minute voyage, afterWilliam ShatnerandMichael Strahanembarked on their own missions with Blue Origin last year.
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Davidson’s out-of-this-world news comes as he was announced tostar as a fictionalized version of himselfin the new seriesBupkis, fromSNLcreator Lorne Michaels.
The comedy is described as “a raw, unflinching, fictionalized version ofPete Davidson’s real life,” according to Deadline. “It will include a mixture of grounded storytelling with absurd elements depicting an unfiltered view through Pete’s eyes.”
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source: people.com
