PETE DAVIDSON is heading to outer space soon on a Blue Origin rocket – here’s how to watch it live.
The Saturday Night Live comedian is boarding a Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin space rocket on March 23 along with five other passengers.
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Liftoff on the space company’s New Shepard rocket is scheduled for 9:30 am ET (or 6:30 am PT; 8:30 am CDT).
New Shepard will depart from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas.
Live coverage of the flight will begin at T minus 60 (T-60) minutes at BlueOrigin.com.
Viewers can sign up on Blue Origin’s website to receive mission details and reminders ahead of time.
Snippets of the mission will also likely be available on Blue Origin’s social media accounts, including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
New Shepard will ferry the passengers in a capsule about 60 miles above Earth’s atmosphere.
The crew is expected to experience a few minutes of weightlessness before the capsule separates from the rocket.
The capsule will then land with parachutes, while the rocket will lower itself using its engine.
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Flight NS-20 marks the fourth human flight for the New Shepard program and the 20th in its history, according to the space company’s website.
A Blue Origin Spokesperson confirmed that Davidson is flying on the spacecraft as an honorary guest, according to Vulture.
The other five passengers have reportedly paid for their seats, however, it’s unclear how much.
Kim Kardashian’s boyfriend will be joined on board by Marty Allen, an angel investor and former CEO of Party America; Marc Hagle, CEO of Tricor International; Sharon Hagle, founder of SpaceKids Global nonprofit; Jim Kitchen, an entrepreneur; and Dr. George Nield, former associate administrator of the FAA’s Commercial Space Transportation office.
The crew will be taking along with them a selection of postcards written by kids as part of Blue Origin’s Club for the Future program.
In addition to its famous honorary guest, the mission has been making a big splash on social media because of New Shepard’s peculiar phallic shape.
