Blue_Origin_NS-20

Blue Origin NS-20

Blue Origin NS-20

2022 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight

Blue Origin NS-20 was a sub-orbital spaceflight mission operated by Blue Origin, which launched on 31 March 2022 using the New Shepard rocket.[1] With six people on board, it was Blue Origin's fourth crewed flight, and twentieth flight overall to reach space.[2]

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The flight was originally scheduled to launch on 23 March, but was later postponed to 29 March, and then again to 31 March.[1] American comedian Pete Davidson was expected to fly on board, but was unable to due to the launch date change.[3] It was later announced that Blue Origin employee Gary Lai, chief architect of Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle, would replace Davidson. Apart from Lai, the five other participants of the flight were paying passengers.[4]

Crew

The NS-20 crew was nicknamed the "Roaring Twenties".[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "NS-20 Mission Updates". Blue Origin. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Blue Origin's 20th Mission to Space". Blue Origin (Press release). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    Levitt, Ross (18 March 2022). "SNL star Pete Davidson will no longer fly to space after launch postponed". CNN. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. [4]
    Wall, Mike (21 March 2022). "Pete Davidson's spaceflight replacement is Blue Origin's Gary Lai". Space.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    Replay: New Shepard Mission NS-20 Webcast, retrieved 8 August 2022
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