Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson is no longer scheduled to fly on blue origin’s space flight later this month. No reason was given for Davidson’s departure, only that the date of the launch has shifted from its original March 23rd date.

‘Pete Davidson is no longer able to join the ns-20 crew on this mission,’ spokesperson Sara blask said in a statement. Blue Origin’s 20th flight of New Shepard has moved to Tuesday, March 29.

Blue Origin will announce the new sixth crew member’in the coming days’. Previous guests have included William Shatner, Michael Strahan and Jeff Bezos.

Blue Origin’s 20th flight of New Shepard has moved to 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.

The company’s New Shepard rocket is designed to land upright on a landing pad using its engine, while the capsule containing its crew returns to the surface under parachutes. Participants experience a few minutes of weightlessness before parachuting back down to earth, in a ride that lasts roughly 10 minutes.