Blue Origin NS-20

{{Short description|2022 American crewed sub-orbital spaceflight}}

{{Use American English|date=March 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{infobox spaceflight

| name = Blue Origin NS-20

| mission_type = Sub-orbital human spaceflight

| mission_duration = {{time interval|March 31, 2022, 13:57:55|March 31, 2022, 14:07:59|show=hms|sep=,}}

| suborbital_apogee = {{cvt|107|km}}

| spacecraft = RSS First Step

| manufacturer = Blue Origin

| crew_size = 6

| crew_members = {{Unbulleted list|Marty Allen|Sharon Hagle|Marc Hagle|Jim Kitchen|George Nield|Gary Lai}}

| launch_date = {{ltime|March 31, 2022|13|57|55|CDT|DMY|net=no}}

| launch_rocket = New Shepard (NS4)

| launch_site = Corn Ranch, LS-1

| launch_contractor = Blue Origin

| landing_date = {{ltime|March 31, 2022|14|07|59|CDT|DMY|unlink=yes|net=no}}

| landing_site = Corn Ranch

| programme = New Shepard flights

| previous_mission = Blue Origin NS-19

| next_mission = Blue Origin NS-21

| insignia = Blue Origin NS-20 logo.png

| insignia_caption = Blue Origin NS-20 mission patch

}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.blueorigin.com/news/ns-20-mission-updates |title=NS-20 Mission Updates |work=Blue Origin |date=28 March 2022 |access-date=28 March 2022}} With six people on board, it was Blue Origin's fourth flight with passengers, and twentieth flight overall to reach space.{{cite press release |url=https://www.blueorigin.com/news/new-shepard-ns-20-mission-announcement |title=Blue Origin's 20th Mission to Space |work=Blue Origin |date=21 March 2022 |access-date=28 March 2022}}

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 Pete Davidson was expected to fly on board, but was unable to due to the launch date change.{{Cite web |last=Levitt |first=Ross |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/18/tech/pete-davidson-snl-blue-origin/index.html |title=SNL star Pete Davidson will no longer fly to space after launch postponed |work=CNN |date=18 March 2022 |access-date=19 March 2022}} 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.{{cite web |last=Wall |first=Mike |url=https://www.space.com/pete-davidson-replacement-blue-origin-spaceflight |title=Pete Davidson's spaceflight replacement is Blue Origin's Gary Lai |work=Space.com |date=21 March 2022 |access-date=22 March 2022}}