On Tuesday, Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos will fly to space aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket ship. He will be accompanied by three people, including his brother, Mark Bezos. The third passenger will be Mary Wallace "Wally" Funk, who, at age 82, will become the oldest person to go to space. She was a pilot in the 1960s and qualified to be an astronaut but was discounted due to her sex. The last passenger will be 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, who will become the youngest person to go to space. The person who originally won the $28 million bid for the fourth seat had to defer their trip "due to a scheduling conflict." |
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