01of 05Pete DavidsonPete Davidson.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesTheSaturday Night Livecomedian will be thenext celebrity to venture into space, when he embarks onBlue Origin’s 20th mission on March 23, 2022.As part of the mission, Davidson and his fellow passengers will each carry a postcard for Blue Origin’s foundationClub for the Futureand theirPostcards to Spaceprogram, which gives students access to space on Blue Origin’s rockets. The organization’s mission is to inspire future generations to pursue STEM for the benefit of the Earth.UPDATE: On March 17, Blue Origin announced that because of a shift in the launch schedule, Davidsoncould no longer jointhe mission.02of 05William ShatnerWilliam Shatner.Mario Tama/GettyTheStar Trekactor became the oldest person to ever cross the Kármán line— the internationally recognized border of space — when he traveled aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin New Shepard on Oct. 13, 2021.The 90-year-old actorsaid of the experience, “When I was there [in space], everything I thought might be clever to say [about the trip] went out the window.““Everything else just stood still for a moment,” he added. “I was overwhelmed with the experience, with the sensation of looking at death and looking at life. It’s become a cliché of how we need to take care of the planet, but it’s so fragile.“03of 05Michael StrahanBlue OriginTheGood Morning Americaanchor embarked on the mission of a lifetime in December 2021, traveling to space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, andbecoming the first American news anchor to leave earth!Ahead of the launch, Strahan revealed a list ofsentimental itemsthat he’d be taking into orbit exclusively to PEOPLE.“That was beyond,” Strahan told Jeff Bezos upon touching the ground. “I want to go back.“04of 05Jeff BezosChris Jackson/GettyIn July 2021, the Amazon founder tookone small step for man and one giant leap for space tourismwhen he boarded the first space flight with humans on board forBlue Origin, the aerospace manufacturing and spaceflight company he founded in 2000.“Best day ever,” Bezos said after the capsule safely landed following the flight.05of 05Richard BransonVirgin GalacticIn July 2021, nearly two decades after he founded Virgin Galactic, Richard Bransonmade his first trip to space. Branson, along with five other team members, embarked to the edge of outer space on theVSS Unity spacecrafton the company’s first fully crewed flight test, a mission dubbed “Unity 22.”
01of 05Pete DavidsonPete Davidson.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesTheSaturday Night Livecomedian will be thenext celebrity to venture into space, when he embarks onBlue Origin’s 20th mission on March 23, 2022.As part of the mission, Davidson and his fellow passengers will each carry a postcard for Blue Origin’s foundationClub for the Futureand theirPostcards to Spaceprogram, which gives students access to space on Blue Origin’s rockets. The organization’s mission is to inspire future generations to pursue STEM for the benefit of the Earth.UPDATE: On March 17, Blue Origin announced that because of a shift in the launch schedule, Davidsoncould no longer jointhe mission.
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Pete Davidson
Pete Davidson.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
TheSaturday Night Livecomedian will be thenext celebrity to venture into space, when he embarks onBlue Origin’s 20th mission on March 23, 2022.
As part of the mission, Davidson and his fellow passengers will each carry a postcard for Blue Origin’s foundationClub for the Futureand theirPostcards to Spaceprogram, which gives students access to space on Blue Origin’s rockets. The organization’s mission is to inspire future generations to pursue STEM for the benefit of the Earth.
UPDATE: On March 17, Blue Origin announced that because of a shift in the launch schedule, Davidsoncould no longer jointhe mission.
02of 05William ShatnerWilliam Shatner.Mario Tama/GettyTheStar Trekactor became the oldest person to ever cross the Kármán line— the internationally recognized border of space — when he traveled aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin New Shepard on Oct. 13, 2021.The 90-year-old actorsaid of the experience, “When I was there [in space], everything I thought might be clever to say [about the trip] went out the window.““Everything else just stood still for a moment,” he added. “I was overwhelmed with the experience, with the sensation of looking at death and looking at life. It’s become a cliché of how we need to take care of the planet, but it’s so fragile.”
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William Shatner
William Shatner.Mario Tama/Getty
TheStar Trekactor became the oldest person to ever cross the Kármán line— the internationally recognized border of space — when he traveled aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin New Shepard on Oct. 13, 2021.
The 90-year-old actorsaid of the experience, “When I was there [in space], everything I thought might be clever to say [about the trip] went out the window.”
“Everything else just stood still for a moment,” he added. “I was overwhelmed with the experience, with the sensation of looking at death and looking at life. It’s become a cliché of how we need to take care of the planet, but it’s so fragile.”
03of 05Michael StrahanBlue OriginTheGood Morning Americaanchor embarked on the mission of a lifetime in December 2021, traveling to space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, andbecoming the first American news anchor to leave earth!Ahead of the launch, Strahan revealed a list ofsentimental itemsthat he’d be taking into orbit exclusively to PEOPLE.“That was beyond,” Strahan told Jeff Bezos upon touching the ground. “I want to go back.”
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Michael Strahan
Blue Origin
TheGood Morning Americaanchor embarked on the mission of a lifetime in December 2021, traveling to space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, andbecoming the first American news anchor to leave earth!
Ahead of the launch, Strahan revealed a list ofsentimental itemsthat he’d be taking into orbit exclusively to PEOPLE.
“That was beyond,” Strahan told Jeff Bezos upon touching the ground. “I want to go back.”
04of 05Jeff BezosChris Jackson/GettyIn July 2021, the Amazon founder tookone small step for man and one giant leap for space tourismwhen he boarded the first space flight with humans on board forBlue Origin, the aerospace manufacturing and spaceflight company he founded in 2000.“Best day ever,” Bezos said after the capsule safely landed following the flight.
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Jeff Bezos
Chris Jackson/Getty
In July 2021, the Amazon founder tookone small step for man and one giant leap for space tourismwhen he boarded the first space flight with humans on board forBlue Origin, the aerospace manufacturing and spaceflight company he founded in 2000.
“Best day ever,” Bezos said after the capsule safely landed following the flight.
05of 05Richard BransonVirgin GalacticIn July 2021, nearly two decades after he founded Virgin Galactic, Richard Bransonmade his first trip to space. Branson, along with five other team members, embarked to the edge of outer space on theVSS Unity spacecrafton the company’s first fully crewed flight test, a mission dubbed “Unity 22.”
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Richard Branson
Virgin Galactic
In July 2021, nearly two decades after he founded Virgin Galactic, Richard Bransonmade his first trip to space. Branson, along with five other team members, embarked to the edge of outer space on theVSS Unity spacecrafton the company’s first fully crewed flight test, a mission dubbed “Unity 22.”
source: people.com
