Share with friends and circle of friends by wechat scanning QR code < / P > < p > US local time on Thursday, blue origin, a space travel company, announced the identity of the fourth passenger accompanying its founder, Jeff Bezos, on his first manned flight. Oliver Damen, an 18-year-old high school graduate, will replace the mysterious winner who paid $28 million for a spaceship seat in last month's public auction as the youngest astronaut to enter space in history < p > < / P > < p > Damon will fly in the new Shepard spacecraft with Bezos, Bezos' brother Mark and NASA's "Mercury 13 program" member Wally funk on July 20. Blue origin had previously auctioned the fourth seat on the new Shepard for a maximum of $28 million, but Damon himself did not appear to be involved in the bid < p > Blue origin indicates that the anonymous winner of the auction will delay the launch time due to "schedule conflict". A spokesman for the company said Joe Daemen, Damon's father and chief executive of private equity firm Somerset capital partners, took part in the auction and won a seat on blue origin's second manned flight, whose offer has not been made public. Damon will take his place in the first manned flight because the top bidder is unable to make the trip < p > Blue origin describes Damon as "the first paying customer" on the new Shepard. It is reported that Damon has been interested in space since he was 4 years old and is currently obtaining a private pilot's license. Damon is expected to study physics and innovation management at Utrecht University in the Netherlands in September. Damon will be the youngest astronaut in history, while Fink, 82, will be the oldest < p > so far, the youngest person to enter space is gherman Titov, who was only 25 years old when he was on the Soviet Vostok 2 mission in 1962 < p > the new Shepard spacecraft will be launched from a remote area in the desert of western Texas and reach an altitude of more than 100000 meters. The aircraft has made more than a dozen successful unmanned test flights, including one at the company's desert facility in Texas in April. The spaceship can carry up to six people and can fly automatically without a pilot. The capsule has huge portholes, allowing passengers to experience three minutes of weightlessness and enjoy the spectacular view of the earth before returning to earth The system originated from blue can be launched vertically, and the rocket and capsule can be reused. The booster landed on a concrete mat at the company's Van Horn plant in Texas, while the capsule landed by parachute. Bezos is better known for founding retail giant Amazon. He founded blue origin in 2000 and eventually brought rich space tourists to suborbital space. Six days ago, rival Virgin Galactic sent its founder Richard Branson to the edge of space on July 11（ Small) < / P > < p >