Oliver Daemen
Oliver Daemen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 August 2002 Oisterwijk, Netherlands |
| Known for | Being the youngest person to fly in space (as of July 2021) |
| Space career | |
| Space tourist | |
Flight time | 10m 18s |
| Selection | Blue Origin New Shepard |
| Missions | NS-16 |
Oliver Daemen (born 20 August 2002)[1] is a Dutch space tourist who flew as part of the 20 July 2021, Blue Origin NS-16 spaceflight.[2][3][4] He was 18 years old at the time.[5] He is the youngest person to travel to space as of July 2021.
Biography
Daemen was born in Oisterwijk, Netherlands.[6] He attended the Odulphuslyceum in Tilburg and obtained his high school diploma in 2020.[7] He is enrolled at Utrecht University where he is set to begin studies in physics in September 2021.[6][7] He also holds a private pilot's license.[8]
Daemen secured his seat on the New Shepard rocket through an auction, making him Blue Origin's first paying customer and the 8th person to pay for their spaceflight.[9][10] Initially a different person had actually won the bid for a seat on NS-16, but they decided to take a future flight, making Daemen's father, who had bid the next highest amount, the winner, and he in turn let Daemen become the passenger instead.[6][11][12][13] On 20 July 2021, Daemen became the youngest person to fly in space at 18, succeeding Gherman Titov's record at the age of 25 in 1961.[14][15]
See also
References
- ^ Gautam, Umesh. "Who is Oliver Daemen? Wiki, Biography, Age, Net worth, Parents, Height & More". Retrieved 29 July 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. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Bright TV (Netherlands) (nl). "De 18-jarige Oliver Daemen uit Tilburg wordt de jongste astronaut ooit en de vierde Nederlander in de ruimte". twitter. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
Hij gaat mee met de ruimtereis van #BlueOrigin van #JeffBezos. Oliver is onderweg naar Texas, waar de lancering dinsdag plaatsvindt.
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- ^ "First Paying Customer on New Shepard Will Be the Youngest to Fly to Space". Blue Origin. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Meet 18-year-old Oliver Daemen who went to space with Bezos". WION. 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". Voice of Indonesia. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 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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