In a surprise announcement Thursday, however, the company said the anonymous auction winner will not be able to join the historic spaceflight due to"scheduling conflicts." The bidder, who seeks to remain anonymous, will join a future mission, the company said.
Daemen will now earn the title of the first paying customer to board the space tourism firm's New Shepard spacecraft. The company did not reveal how much Daemen paid for his seat.Oliver Daemen, 18, will be the first paying customer to fly on board New Shepard, along with Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, and Wally Funk, Blue Origin announced on July 15, 2021.
"This marks the beginning of commercial operations for New Shepard, and Oliver represents a new generation of people who will help us build a road to space," Bob Smith, the CEO of Blue Origin, said in a statement Thursday.Daemen, who graduated from high school in 2020, has been besotted by space travel since he was four.
The inaugural crewed flight for Blue Origin is scheduled for July 20. In total, the flight is only about 11 minutes, and approximately four minutes will be spent above the so-called Karman line that is defined as the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.
R.I.P
Who gives af..... .
Question. Are they technically really going to ‘space’. Are rather going into high earth orbit?
Dripping with white privilege, and an elite classist background… these “commercial” flights really serve the world overall… 🤮
Hope he reaches 19 👍
horrible
Space is a hoax doesn’t exist
- If you're wondering how he got this opportunity, his dad is a private equity executive. That's all you need to know.
No it’s not
Yawn