18-Year-Old To Hitch Ride on Blue Origin Rocket , To Become Youngest <br />Person Ever in Space.<br />Dutch teenager Oliver Daemen, son of <br />Somerset Capital Partners CEO Joes Daemen.<br />will join Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos and pilot <br />Wally Funk as they launch into space on July 20. .<br />As the 18-year-old becomes the youngest person to travel to space, Funk, 82, will become the oldest.<br />As the 18-year-old becomes the youngest person to travel to space, Funk, 82, will become the oldest.<br />Daemen, who had originally <br />"secured a seat on the second flight," .<br />Daemen, who had originally <br />"secured a seat on the second flight," .<br />was bumped up to the initial launch after the original $28 million-ticket holder chose to go up on a later mission "due to scheduling conflicts." .<br />Daemen, who recently got his private pilot's license <br />and intends to study physics and innovation management <br />at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands in the fall, .<br />is "super excited to be going to space.".<br />I've been dreaming about this all my life, Oliver Daemen, via statement
