"Saturday Night Live" comedian Pete Davidson will no longer head to space on Blue Origin's next flight, the company announced late Thursday.
The latest: Blue Origin delayed the launch date six days to March 29 and said in a tweet that "Pete Davidson is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission."
- The company had announced earlier this week that Davidson was scheduled to be on its March 23 mission, its fourth flight to space with human passengers.
- The company said that it will soon announce a replacement crew member to join Marty Allen, husband and wife duo Sharon and Marc Hagle, Jim Kitchen and George Nield on the rocket.
- Those who have flown to space with Blue Origin include Bezos himself; his brother Mark; actor William Shatner, and TV personality and journalist Michael Strahan.
- Blue Origin has flown a total of 14 passengers to space since its first flight with human passengers in July 2021.
How it works: The New Shepard space system is designed to take passengers about 62 miles above the surface of the Earth.
- The passengers experience a few minutes of weightlessness before the capsule descends back to Earth using parachutes.
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Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.