PETE Davidson was rumored to go to space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spacecraft – so, did it happen?
It turns out that Davidson did not fly on Blue Origin and had his seat replaced with the company’s Chief Architect, Gary Lai.
Did Pete Davidson go to space?
Blue Origin’s next flight was scheduled to depart on March 29, 2022, but will be one Saturday Night Live comedian short.
The news of Davidson’s departure was revealed on March 17, 2022, after the company announced that the flight had to be postponed from its original March 23 blastoff.
“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 tweeted at the time.
What has Pete Davidson said about space?
At this time, an exact reason for Davidson’s departure has not been made clear as a source close to the star had previously told Page Six that he was “excited” for the adventure.
“Pete is excited. They haven’t signed a contract yet, but it looks like it’s going to happen. The details are being finalized,” the source previously said
Other members of the upcoming flight include Marty Allen, March and Sharon Hagle, Jim Kitchen, and Dr. George Nield.
Blue Origin has not revealed the price of a ticket to fly on its rocket, designated New Shepard, but sales for the company were nearing $100 million last year, according to The New York Times.
While it’s unclear how much of that revenue was from ticket sales, Jeff Bezos told the Times that the company was doing “really well with private sales.”
In a public auction for a seat on the first Blue Origin flight, Justin Sun, CEO of blockchain platform Tron, ended up paying $28 million for a ticket.
While Davidson’s ticket to the heavens was not likely to come cheap, it was certainly going to be cheaper than that, according to Engadget.
What is Blue Origin?
Blue Origin is an American privately-funded aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services founded by Jeff Bezos.
The businessman founded the company in 2000, with Bob Smith serving as the CEO.
The company is headquartered in Kent, Washington, and employs over 3,500 people.
Blue Origin aims to make access to space cheaper and more reliable through reusable launch vehicles.
The company’s name refers to the blue planet, Earth, as the point of origin.
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