Davidson, we have a problem.
Pete Davidsonwill no longer be flying toouter spaceaboardJeff Bezos’Blue Originspacecraft, the company announced in a social media statement Thursday.
“Blue Origin’s 20th flight of New Shepard has shifted to Tuesday, March 29,” theTwitter statementread. The flight was originally scheduled to blast off on March 23.
“Pete Davidsonis no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission,” continued the tweet. “We will announce the sixth crew member in the coming days.”
A representative for Davidson, as well as one for Blue Origin, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Davidson, 28, was initially among six astronauts who would embark on Blue Origin’s 20th mission to space. The outing will mark the fourth human flight for the New Shepard program.
The flight crew is also set to include 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.
Pete Davidson.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
As part of the mission, Davidson and his fellow passengers would have each carried 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.
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TheSaturday Night Livestarwas in conversationsfor the mission earlier this month, a source previously told PEOPLE. Davidson would’ve been the latest celebrity to make the 11-minute voyage afterWilliam ShatnerandMichael Strahanembarked on their own missions with Blue Origin last year.
source: people.com
