“Flying on New Shepard will fulfill a lifelong dream for Oliver, who has been fascinated by space, the Moon, and rockets since he was four.” Blue Origin wrote, noting that Daeman had studied to obtain his private pilot’s license.
The $28 million winner of the ticket “who has asked to remain anonymous” will fly on a future New Shepard mission due to scheduling conflicts, according to the statement.The surprise passenger swap on Blue Origin’s much-hyped flight comes after an impressive 600 people from 159 countries registered to bid on the June ticket auction. The New York Timesthat although the winning bid was $28 million, a 6% buyer’s commission actually brings the total cost to just shy of $30 million.
The money from the auction has allowed Blue Origin’s foundation to donate $1 million to 19 nonprofit organizations , all of which are working to support the future of living and working in space, the company said on Thursday. Some of the ticket’s gloss was likely worn over the past weekend thanks in part to billionaire Richard Branson’s successful Virgin Galactic journey to the edge of space on Sunday.
Virgin Galactic says it could start putting paying customers in space from 2022 at a price estimated to be between $250,000 and $400,000—a fraction of what the winner of the Blue Origin seat paid to charity for his or her ticket.
Only one person is rich enough to buy the $28M ticket. And sold the ticket for $28 in student offer?
Who spends almost $30 Mil and then has a 'scheduling conflict'?
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