Blue Origin announced that instead of a $28 million auction winner launching with founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday, the Dutch son of another bidder will be on board.
An 18-year-old is to become the youngest person to fly to space, with an aviation pioneer who will become the oldest at age 82.
The company said Oliver Daemen will be the first paying customer, but did not disclose the price of his ticket. Daemen snagged the fourth and last seat on the space capsule after the auction winner stepped aside because of a scheduling conflict.The offer came in a surprise phone call from Blue Origin last week, he said.
The teen tourist was going to be on the second launch for paying customers, according to Blue Origin. But once the auction winner dropped out, the company seized on the idea of flying the oldest and youngest people in space on the same flight, the family spokesperson noted.
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