15 July 2021 - 21:45Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos addresses the media in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the US. Picture: REUTERS/ISAIAH J DOWNING
Blue Origin said on Thursday Oliver Daemen will join the four-member all-civilian crew for Tuesday’s scheduled flight after the auction winner, whose name had not been made public, dropped out due to unspecified “scheduling conflicts”. Daemen becomes the company’s first paying customer. Daemen is working to obtain his pilot’s licence and is set to attend the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands to study physics and innovation management in September, Blue Origin said. His father is Somerset Capital Partners CEO and founder Joes Daemen.
“Flying on New Shepard will fulfil a lifelong dream for Oliver, who has been fascinated by space, the Moon, and rockets since he was four,” the company said in a news release.
To those blasting off with Jeff, just remember.... In space, no one can hear you scream.