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Oliver Daemen
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<p>Oliver Daemen (born 20 August 2002) is a Dutch <a href="/facts/Space_tourist/fMK9CcnM">space tourist</a> who flew as part of the 20 July 2021, <a href="/facts/Sub-orbital_spaceflight/NdLRlGIq">sub-orbital</a> <a href="/facts/Blue_Origin_NS-16/DLBJulKS">Blue Origin NS-16</a> <a href="/facts/Spaceflight/zPrnATzo">spaceflight</a>. At the time of his flight he was 18 years old, and became the youngest person, first teenager, and first person born in the 21st century to travel to space. He is a licensed pilot. </p>