The youngest person – and oldest – will fly to space with Jeff Bezos

Blue Origin’s anonymous winning bidder that put down 28 million dollars can’t make the trip, instead, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen will fly into space with the Amazon founder.

Joining the trip will also be fellow passengers is 82-year-old Wally Funk, who’ll be the oldest person to make the trip.

The flight is still scheduled for July 20th

The auction winner still wants to remain anonymous, but will take a later Blue Origin trip due to “scheduling conflicts.”

It’s not clear how much Daemen paid for the trip, but it’s likely no small amount. The 18-year-old’s father is the CEO of hedge fund Somerset Capital Partners.

While Oliver’s father probably didn’t have to pay the $28 million from the auction, the final price was likely enough to keep other wealthy customers at bay.

Space race is on

Earlier this week Sir Richard Branson also blasted into space.

In his boldest adventure yet, the 70 year old Richard Branson took off for the first stage of the flight.

On the ground, about 500 people watched on, including Richard Branson’s wife, children and grandchildren.

On board were his five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company.