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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!The youngest person to travel to space told Jeff Bezos he had never bought anything from Amazon.Physics student Oliver Daemen, 18, admitted to the Amazon and Blue Origin founder that the 11-minute round trip to space was the first time he put money in Bezos' pocket.Aged just 18, Oliver became the youngest person in space when the New Shepard launched from Texas, US, on July 20, setting a new record along with the oldest person, 82-year-old Wally Funk.

Jeff Bezos had his loved ones, including girlfriend Lauren Sanchez, waiting on the ground when he landed from his space flight!

Mary Wallace “Wally” Funk may physically be back on Earth, but mentally she’s still on clould nine. The 82-year-old iconic space aviator was onboard Jeff Bezos‘ 6-foot-tall New Shepard rocket from Blue Origin that jetted off into space (and back!) on Tuesday, July 20. Wally became the oldest person to ever travel into space thanks to the adventure, and was joined by Jeff, 57, his brother Mark Bezos, and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen. The foursome lifted off from the West Texas launch site at 9 a.m. EST and shot straight up to the edge of space, before making a perfectly safe return landing.

Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his civilian crewmates returned to the Earth’s surface safely after rocketing into space Tuesday aboard his Blue Origin spacecraft.

Jeff Bezos streaked into space Tuesday on a thrilling 10-minute up-and-down flight, a high-tech joyride that sets the stage for the start of commercial passenger service later this year.Competing head to head with fellow billionaire Richard Branson, who flew into space aboard his Virgin Galactic rocketplane July 11, Bezos blasted off with his brother Mark and two history-making passengers: 82-year-old aviation pioneer Wally Funk, the oldest person to fly in space, and Oliver Daemen, an 18-year-old Dutch student who is the youngest ever to fly in space.Funk, who was barred from NASA's initially all-male astronaut corps in the 1960s, finally got her chance to prove the naysayers wrong, realizing a lifelong dream. The crew lifted off from the

UPDATE 06:22AM PT: Bezos is back. The billionaire’s craft has successfully touched down in the Texas desert after what appeared to be a seamless 10-minute journey. A cowboy hat-sporting Bezos was seen giving a thumbs up to Blue Origin workers who drove out to retrieve him and his fellow passengers, who were his brother Mark, 82-year-old pilot Wally Funk, and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen.

Jeff Bezos, 57, officially jetted off into space, and he has a few lucky companions with him. In addition to his brother, Mark Bezos, and 82-year-old pilot Wally Funk, the former Amazon CEO was joined by 18-year-old Oliver Daemen on Blue Origins’ New Shepard flight, which launched into space on Tuesday, July 20. Oliver’s inclusion on the flight is historic due to both his age and how he snagged a seat on the flight.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAmazon founder Jeff Bezos and three other passengers successfully reached the lower regions of space in New Shepard, a re-usable craft developed by the entrepreneur’s Blue Origin aerospace company, a new step in efforts to commercialize space flight and open potential trips to the cosmos to a broader array of visitors.Bezos was joined in his quest by his brother, Mark Bezos; Wally Funk, an 82-year-old who previously took part in NASA’s Mercury program, but was unable to get into space herself; and Oliver Daemen, a Dutch student just 18 years old.The event was broadcast by Blue Origin itself, and U.S. TV networks had to use the private footage.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Jeff Bezos has blasted off into space on the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, marking a historic launch.The Amazon founder and world’s richest person took off from a desert site in West Texas, the US, onboard the New Shephard, designed by his company Blue Origin.The 57-year-old was joined by his brother, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk, an 82-year-old pilot, and Oliver Daemen, an 18-year-old student as they travelled to the edge of space – on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Jeff Bezos went to space!

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!They may have fought tooth and nail to reach their destination, but Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk were all smiles ahead of the Amazon founder's lunchtime voyage into space.The Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder whose rival project is also vying to explore space tourism tweeted a friendly message ahead of Bezos' launch at around 2pm today.Musk tweeted late last night (US time): "Best of luck tomorrow!"Bezos will travel some 50 miles into near-space alongside his brother Mark, 18-year-old student Oliver Daemen and 82-year-old ex-pilot Wally Funk, who will become the oldest person ever to travel to space.Are the billionaires right to engage in a personal space race? Have your say and see what others

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Amazon founder, 57-year-old Jeff Bezos will be blasting into space in his New Shephard rocket ship on its first crewed flight.Joining Bezos will be his brother, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk, an 82-year-old pilot and Oliver Daemen, an 18-year-old student.Explorer and pilot Ms Funk will become the oldest person to be an astronaut after today’s launch.The New Shepard was built by Bezos space tourism company, Blue Origin and will include the biggest windows ever flown into space.Speaking to CBS News in an interview Bezos said "I'm excited. People keep asking me if I'm nervous.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!July is a big month for the world of space. On July 11, Richard Branson successfully completed the world's first fully crewed flight into space.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A teenager is set to become the youngest person to fly to space when he joins billionaire Jeff Bezos on his Blue Origin rocket ship. Oliver Daemen will fly in place of an anonymous public auction win who bid a staggering $28 million (£20 million) for a seat on the rocket, only to realise they had a "scheduling conflict".

Jeff Bezos is grabbing a meal before taking off.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A Blue Origin passenger has pulled out after bidding $28 million (£20m) to join Jeff Bezos in space.The unnamed millionaire has told the world's richest person that they had double booked for when the maiden voyage sets off on July 20.It appears that even leaving Earth for the very first time is not a good enough excuse to avoid certain commitments.Stepping into the New Shepard space craft in their place will be teenager Oliver Daemen, The Independent reports.At 18-years-old, Oliver will become the youngest person in space while sharing a rocket with the oldest in 82-year-old Wally Funk.Amazon mogul and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark will fill up the other passenger