Blue Origin NS-20 was a

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mission operated by

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, which launched on 31 March 2022 using the

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rocket. With six people onboard, it was Blue Origin's fourth crewed flight, and twentieth flight overall to reach space. The flight was originally scheduled to launch on 23 March, but was later postponed to 29 March, and then again to 31 March. American comedian

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was expected to fly onboard, but was unable to due to the launch date change. 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.

Crew

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

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