18-Year-Old Joining Blue Origin’s First Passenger Spaceflight

18-Year-Old Joining Blue Origin’s First Passenger Spaceflight
Jeff Bezos speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, on Sept. 19, 2019. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An 18-year-old is about to become the youngest person in space, rocketing away with an aviation pioneer who will become the oldest at age 82.

Blue Origin announced Thursday that instead of an auction winner launching with founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday, Oliver Daemen will be on board. The company said he'll be the first paying customer, but did not disclose the cost of his ticket.