Oliver Daemen | |
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Born | Oisterwijk, Netherlands | 20 August 2002
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 |
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]
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.
Hij gaat mee met de ruimtereis van #BlueOrigin van #JeffBezos. Oliver is onderweg naar Texas, waar de lancering dinsdag plaatsvindt.