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10:35 ET - Airlines are dogged by no-show passengers who fail to turn up for their flights, but Blue Origin has turned one to its advantage. After the anonymous winner of an auction who paid $30M to join Jeff Bezos on the first crewed flight of his New Shepard rocket cited "scheduling conflicts," the space firm has found an alternative. Oliver Daemen--who at 18 would be the youngest astronaut--will fly instead with Bezos and his brother, and aerospace legend Wally Funk on the flight planned for July 20. (doug.cameron@wsj.com; @dougcameron)
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July 15, 2021 10:35 ET (14:35 GMT)
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