Jeff Bezos is set to take off for space tomorrow (July 20) on Blue Origin’s New Shepard. The entire flight will last for 11 minutes and will reach 2,300-mph.
At the last minute, one of the passengers expected on the excursion dropped out and was replaced by an 18-year-old. Click inside to find out what happened…. Recent high-school grad Oliver Daemen is now joining Bezos, Bezos‘ brother Mark, and Wally Funk, an 82-year-old pilot. Oliver is taking the place of an auction winner, who purchased the ticket in the auction for $28 million but can no longer attend due to “scheduling conflicts.” The original auction winner wishes to remain anonymous.
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