Oliver Daemen (born 20 August 2002[citation needed]) is a Dutch space tourist[1][2] who flew as part of the 20 July 2021, sub-orbital Blue Origin NS-16 spaceflight.[3][4][5] At the time of his flight he was 18 years old,[6] and became the youngest person, first teenager, and first person born in the 21st century to travel to space. He is a licensed pilot.[7]
Oliver Daemen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 August 2002 Oisterwijk, Netherlands |
| Known for | Being the youngest person to fly in space |
| Space career | |
Space Tourist | |
Flight time | 10m 18s |
| Selection | Blue Origin 2021 |
| Missions | NS-16 |
Life and career
editOliver was born in Oisterwijk, Netherlands.[8] He attended the Odulphuslyceum in Tilburg and obtained his high school diploma in 2020.[9] He is enrolled at Utrecht University where he started his studies in Science and Innovation Management in September 2021.[8][9] Oliver's father, Joes Daemen is a CEO of Somerset Capital Partners, a private equity firm in the Netherlands.
Olivers's space tourist seat on the New Shepard rocket was secured through an auction, making him Blue Origin's first customer (i.e. a person whose flight was not paid for by Blue Origin) and the 8th person to privately fund their non-professional spaceflight.[10][11] Initially, cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun (who at the time remained anonymous)[12] won the auction with a $28 million bid for the one available seat on NS-16. However, Blue Origin said Sun could not make the flight "due to scheduling conflicts". Oliver's father, Joes Daemen "had secured a seat on the second flight," said a Blue Origin spokesperson, and when Justin Sun backed out, Daemen's seat was "moved up," [8][13][14][15] On 20 July 2021, Oliver at 18 became the youngest person to take sub-orbital first fully automated spaceflight with civilian passengers of approximately 10 minutes in duration reaching apogee 107 km (66 mi).[16][17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fisher, Kristin (10 December 2021). "First on CNN: The US gives Bezos, Branson and Shatner their astronaut wings". CNN. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
The US government is making it official, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and William Shatner have earned the title of astronaut after their flights to the edge of space. The Federal Aviation Administration will also award Commercial Space Astronaut Wings to 12 other people who have flown at least 50 miles above Earth on a FAA licensed commercial spacecraft, including the crew of SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission. The FAA will award wings to eight people who flew on Blue Origin's New Shepherd spacecraft, three who flew on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, and to the four members of the SpaceX crew who spent three days in space in September.
- ^ "FAA Commercial Human Spaceflight Recognition". Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "(Dutch) Oliver (18) uit Tilburg mag mee met Bezos, wordt jongste astronaut ooit (English) Oliver (18) from Tilburg is allowed to join Bezos, becomes youngest astronaut ever". RTL Nieuws. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "De 18-jarige Oliver Daemen uit Tilburg wordt de jongste astronaut ooit en de vierde Nederlander in de ruimte". twitter. Bright TV (Netherlands) (nl). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
Hij gaat mee met de ruimtereis van #BlueOrigin van #JeffBezos. Oliver is onderweg naar Texas, waar de lancering dinsdag plaatsvindt.
- ^ "Oliver Daemen is the youngest person to fly to space in Blue Origin spacecraft". Tech2. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "First Paying Customer on New Shepard Will Be the Youngest to Fly to Space". Blue Origin. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Hartman, Avery (20 July 2021). "Meet Oliver Daemen, the Dutch teenager who just flew on Jeff Bezos' spaceflight and became the youngest person ever to reach space". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "First Paying Customer on New Shepard Will Be the Youngest to Fly to Space". Blue Origin. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b Qureshi, Mehab (20 July 2021). "Who Is Oliver Daemen, the Teen Going to Space with Jeff Bezos?". The Quint. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Sheetz, Michael (19 July 2021). "Blue Origin is launching Jeff Bezos to space on Tuesday. Here is what you should know". CNBC. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Oliver Daemen, Youngest Astronaut Candidate To Fly With Jeff Bezos". VOI.id. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Crypto entrepreneur to go to space on New Shepard". 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Bidder pays $28m for space trip with Amazon's Bezos". BBC News. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
After a nearly month-long bidding process the top bid had stood at just under $5m – but once Saturday's online auction got under way that figure rose more than five times. "The winning bid amount will be donated to Blue Origin's foundation, @ClubforFuture," Blue Origin tweeted....
- ^ Pesce, Nicole Lyn (16 July 2021). "Oliver Daemen, 18, is 'super excited' to join the Blue Origin crew and become the youngest person in space". MarketWatch. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
The fully automated rocket and space capsule will carry six passengers, including Bezos, his brother – and now the son of Joes Daemen, founder and CEO of Somerset Capital Partners
- ^ "Meet Oliver Daemen, the Dutch teenager who will fly to space with Jeff Bezos after his hedge fund dad paid millions for the ticket". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Koren, Marina (15 July 2021). "Jeff Bezos Has Picked an Unusual Space Crew". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Blue Origin's Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight". Arkansas Online. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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