Oliver Daemen
{{Short description|Dutch space tourist}}
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| birth_place = Oisterwijk, Netherlands
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| known_for = Being the youngest person to fly in space
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Oliver Daemen (born 20 August 2002{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}) is a Dutch space tourist{{Cite web|last=Fisher|first=Kristin|date=10 December 2021|title=First on CNN: The US gives Bezos, Branson and Shatner their astronaut wings|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/10/politics/astronaut-wings-bezos-branson-shatner/index.html|access-date=10 December 2021|website=CNN|quote=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.}}{{Cite web|title=FAA Commercial Human Spaceflight Recognition|url=https://www.faa.gov/space/licenses/human_spaceflight/recognition/|access-date=10 December 2021}} who flew as part of the 20 July 2021, sub-orbital Blue Origin NS-16 spaceflight.{{cite web |url= https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/tech/artikel/5242020/nederlandse-student-wordt-jongste-astronaut-ooit |title= (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 |date= 15 July 2021 |access-date= 21 July 2021 |work= RTL Nieuws |archive-date= 20 July 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210720155220/https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/tech/artikel/5242020/nederlandse-student-wordt-jongste-astronaut-ooit |url-status= dead }}{{cite web |publisher=Bright TV (Netherlands) (nl) |title=De 18-jarige Oliver Daemen uit Tilburg wordt de jongste astronaut ooit en de vierde Nederlander in de ruimte. |url=https://twitter.com/Bright/status/1415694105141727233 |website=twitter |access-date=21 July 2021 |quote=Hij gaat mee met de ruimtereis van #BlueOrigin van #JeffBezos. Oliver is onderweg naar Texas, waar de lancering dinsdag plaatsvindt.}}{{Cite web|date=2021-07-20|title=Oliver Daemen is the youngest person to fly to space in Blue Origin spacecraft|url=https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/oliver-daemen-is-the-youngest-person-to-fly-to-space-in-blue-origin-spacecraft-9810111.html|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Tech2}} At the time of his flight he was 18 years old,{{Cite web|title=First Paying Customer on New Shepard Will Be the Youngest to Fly to Space|url=https://www.blueorigin.com/news-archive/first-customer-on-new-shepard|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Blue Origin|language=en}} and became the youngest person, first teenager, and first person born in the 21st century to travel to space. He is a licensed pilot.{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-spaceflight-blue-origin-final-passenger-oliver-daemen-life-2021-7|publisher=Business Insider|title=Meet Oliver Daemen, the Dutch teenager who just flew on Jeff Bezos' spaceflight and became the youngest person ever to reach space|author=Hartman, Avery|accessdate=October 13, 2021|date=July 20, 2021}}
Life and career
Oliver was born in Oisterwijk, Netherlands.{{cite web |title=First Paying Customer on New Shepard Will Be the Youngest to Fly to Space |url=https://www.blueorigin.com/news-archive/first-customer-on-new-shepard |publisher=Blue Origin |access-date=20 July 2021 |date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719222335/https://www.blueorigin.com/news-archive/first-customer-on-new-shepard |url-status=live }} He attended the Odulphuslyceum in Tilburg and obtained his high school diploma in 2020.{{cite news |last=Qureshi |first=Mehab |date=20 July 2021 |title=Who Is Oliver Daemen, the Teen Going to Space with Jeff Bezos? |url=https://www.thequint.com/tech-and-auto/an-18-year-old-will-join-blue-origins-first-human-spaceflight |work=The Quint |access-date=21 July 2021}} He is enrolled at Utrecht University where he started his studies in Science and Innovation Management in September 2021. Oliver's father, Joes Daemen is a CEO of Somerset Capital Partners, a private equity firm in the Netherlands.
Olivers's space tourist seat on the New Shepard rocket was secured through an auction, making him Blue Origin's first customer (i.e. a person whose flight was not paid for by Blue Origin) and the 8th person to privately fund their non-professional spaceflight.{{cite news |last1=Sheetz |first1=Michael |title=Blue Origin is launching Jeff Bezos to space on Tuesday. Here is what you should know |work=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/19/blue-origin-launching-jeff-bezos-to-space-tuesday-what-to-know.html |access-date=21 July 2021 |date=July 19, 2021}}{{cite news| url=https://voi.id/en/technology/68321/oliver-daemen-youngest-astronaut-candidate-to-fly-with-jeff-bezos| title=Oliver Daemen, Youngest Astronaut Candidate To Fly With Jeff Bezos| access-date=July 21, 2021| publisher=VOI.id| date=July 19, 2021| archive-date=23 July 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723034319/https://voi.id/en/technology/68321/oliver-daemen-youngest-astronaut-candidate-to-fly-with-jeff-bezos| url-status=dead}} Initially, cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun (who at the time remained anonymous){{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/crypto-entrepreneur-to-go-to-space-on-new-shepard/|title=Crypto entrepreneur to go to space on New Shepard|date=23 December 2021}} won the auction with a $28 million bid for the one available seat on NS-16. However, Blue Origin said Sun could not make the flight "due to scheduling conflicts". Oliver's father, Joes Daemen "had secured a seat on the second flight," said a Blue Origin spokesperson, and when Justin Sun backed out, Daemen's seat was "moved up,"{{cite news|date=12 June 2021|title=Bidder pays $28m for space trip with Amazon's Bezos|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57457378|access-date=21 July 2021|quote=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....}}{{cite news |last1=Pesce |first1=Nicole Lyn |title=Oliver Daemen, 18, is 'super excited' to join the Blue Origin crew and become the youngest person in space |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/oliver-daemen-18-is-super-excited-to-join-bezos-flight-and-become-the-youngest-person-in-space-11626467426 |access-date=21 July 2021 |work=MarketWatch |date=July 16, 2021 |quote=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}}{{cite web |title=Meet Oliver Daemen, the Dutch teenager who will fly to space with Jeff Bezos after his hedge fund dad paid millions for the ticket |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/meet-oliver-daemen-the-dutch-teenager-who-will-fly-to-space-with-jeff-bezos-after-his-hedge-fund-dad-paid-millions-for-the-ticket/articleshow/84459621.cms |website=Business Insider |access-date=20 July 2021 |archive-date=16 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716123125/https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/meet-oliver-daemen-the-dutch-teenager-who-will-fly-to-space-with-jeff-bezos-after-his-hedge-fund-dad-paid-millions-for-the-ticket/articleshow/84459621.cms |url-status=live }} On 20 July 2021, Oliver at 18 became the youngest person to take sub-orbital first fully automated spaceflight with civilian passengers of approximately 10 minutes in duration reaching apogee 107 km (66 mi).{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/07/jeff-bezos-oliver-daemen-blue-origin/619451/ |title=Jeff Bezos Has Picked an Unusual Space Crew |first=Marina |last=Koren |date=July 15, 2021 |magazine=The Atlantic |access-date=July 20, 2021 |archive-date=July 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719072522/https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/07/jeff-bezos-oliver-daemen-blue-origin/619451/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Blue Origin's Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jul/20/bezos-riding-own-rocket-companys-1st-flight-people/ |website=Arkansas Online |access-date=20 July 2021 |language=en |date=20 July 2021 |archive-date=20 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720123413/https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jul/20/bezos-riding-own-rocket-companys-1st-flight-people/ |url-status=live }}
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