Pete Davidson is the latest notable name getting his astronaut credentials as he's set to launch into space next week aboard Blue Origin's 20th flight following a dinner with his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, at billionaire Jeff Bezos' Los Angeles mansion just months ago.The 28-year-old Saturday Night Live comedian will reportedly take off on Wednesday, March 23 at 8:30 a.m.
from Launch Site One in West Texas.Davidson will be one of six people to mark the fourth human flight for the New Shepard program, where he'll fly nearly 100km above the Earth's surface during an 11-minute voyage.
Taking flight: Pete Davidson is the latest notable name getting his astronaut credentials as he's set to launch into space next week aboard Blue Origin's 20th flight following a dinner with his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, at billionaire Jeff Bezos' Los Angeles mansion just months agoHis flight crew includes: Marty Allen, the CEO of Party America; Sharon Hagle, founder of the SpaceKids Global nonprofit, which empowers young girls through STEAM+ education; 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.
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