19 July 2021
Blue Origin ready for first crewed New Shepard launch 20 July
... on the flight’s debut; that of 82 year old trailblazing aviator Wally Funk, and 18 year old physics student Oliver Daemen. Funk, who was personally invited by Bezos to join him aboard the flight, will become the oldest...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... carrying both the oldest and youngest persons to go to space (Mercury 13’s Wally Funk, aged 82, and Oliver Daemen, 18, respectively). The sophisticated publicity machines of these large companies missed no opportunity to trumpet the historic nature...
21 July 2021
Blue Origin launches four commercial astronauts to space and back
...loved it. I can hardly wait to go again." A Historic Mission Wally Funk, 82, became the oldest person to fly in space. Oliver Daemen, 18, was the first ever commercial astronaut to purchase a ticket and fly to space on a privately-funded and licensed...
11 October 2021
Blue Origin flight with William Shatner postponed until 13 October
... on July 20 which included along with Funk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, and Blue Origin’s first customer, Oliver Daemen.
