Comedian Davidson, others headed to space

US comedian Pete Davidson is heading to space.The "Saturday Night Live" star is among the six passengers on the next launch of Jeff Bezo's space travel venture Blue Origin, the company announced Monday.
The launch is scheduled for March 23 and Davidson will be the third celebrity on a Blue Origin flight after Star Trek actor William Shatner and NFL star Michael Strahan. Blue Origin flights give passengers a few minutes of weightlessness above the Earth's surface before the capsule parachutes and lands in the West Texas desert. The company has not disclosed the ticket price for paying customers.