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18-year-old joining Blue Origin’s 1st passenger spaceflight
An 18-year-old is about to become the youngest person in space, rocketing away with an aviation pioneer who will become the oldest at age 82.
Blue Origin announced Thursday that instead of a $28 million auction winner launching with founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday, the Dutch son of another bidder will be on board. The company said Oliver Daemen will be the first paying customer, but did not disclose the price of his ticket. But a family spokesperson said it will be considerably less than the winning bid.
Daemen snagged the fourth and last seat on the space capsule after the auction winner stepped aside because of a scheduling conflict. The offer came in a surprise phone call from Blue Origin last week, he said.
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“This is so unbelievably cool!” Daemen said in a statement. “The flight to and into space only takes 10 minutes, but I already know that these will be the most special 10 minutes of my life.”
He added in a video posted by Dutch broadcaster RTL: “I am super excited to experience zero-g and see the world from above.”
Also on Blue Origin’s first launch with passengers: Bezos’ brother and Wally Funk, one of 13 female pilots who went through the same tests in the early 1960s as NASA’s Mercury 7 astronauts but never made it into space because only men were allowed.
The four will blast off from West Texas atop a New Shepard rocket for a 10-minute flight. The Amazon founder will become the second person to ride his own rocket into space, following Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson by nine days.
The teen tourist was going to be on the second launch for paying customers, according to Blue Origin. But once the auction winner dropped out, the company seized on the idea of flying the oldest and youngest people in space on the same flight, the family spokesperson noted.
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His undisclosed ticket cost will be donated to charity, just as most of the winning $28 million was distributed this week to a variety of space education and advocacy groups.
“This marks the beginning of commercial operations for New Shepard, and Oliver represents a new generation of people who will help us build a road to space,” Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith said in a statement.
Blue Origin has yet to open ticket sales to the public or disclose its anticipated prices. That’s expected following the upcoming flight.
Daemen took a year off after graduating from high school last year to obtain his private pilot’s license. He’ll attend the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands in September.
His father is Joes Daemen, founder and CEO of Somerset Capital Partners, a private equity firm in Oisterwijk, Netherlands. Both father and son were on their way to Texas on Thursday to prepare for the launch, according to their spokesperson..
The elder Daemen said he bid on the seat during the June 12 auction. “But when the bids started to skyrocket during the auction, we dropped out,” he said in a statement.
Blue Origin said the unidentified auction winner will catch a future flight.
Daemen already has gotten some good space-traveling advice from Dutch astronaut and two-time space flier Andre Kuipers. According to the statement, Kuipers told him “not to make the classic mistake of taking pictures in the short time he is up, but to fully enjoy the view of our beautiful planet.”
Soviet cosmonaut Ghermon Titov holds the record for the youngest to fly in space. He was 25 when he blasted into orbit four months after Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space. John Glenn was 77 when he launched aboard space shuttle Discovery in 1998, 37 years after becoming the first American to orbit the world.
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson flying own rocket to space
After a lifetime of yearning to fly in space, Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson was poised to blast off aboard his own rocket ship Sunday in his boldest, grandest adventure yet.
The thrill-seeking billionaire joined five company employees also assigned to the test flight to the edge of space high above the southern desert of New Mexico.
Ever the showman, Branson dramatically counted down the days to liftoff via Twitter. He viewed the brief up-and-down trip as a confidence builder — not only for the 600-plus people already holding reservations and waiting in the wings, but potential space tourists willing to plunk down a few hundred-thousand dollars for a shot at space.
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The London-born founder of the Virgin Group, who turns 71 in a week, wasn’t supposed to fly until later this summer. But he assigned himself to an earlier flight after Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos announced plans to ride his own rocket into space from West Texas on July 20.
Virgin Galactic doesn’t expect to start flying customers before next year. Blue Origin has yet to open ticket sales or even announce prices, but late last week boasted via Twitter that it would take clients higher and offer bigger windows.
Unlike Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which launch capsules atop reusable booster rockets, Virgin Galactic uses a twin-fuselage aircraft to get its rocket ship aloft. The space plane is released from the mothership about 44,000 feet (13,400 meters) up, then fires its rocket motor to streak straight to space. Maximum altitude is roughly 55 miles (70 kilometers), with three to four minutes of weightlessness provided.
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The rocket plane — which requires two pilots — glides to a runway landing at its Spaceport America base.
Virgin Galactic reached space for the first time in 2018, repeating the feat in 2019 and again this past May, each time with a minimal crew. It received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration last month to start launching customers.
Richard Branson announces trip to space, ahead of Jeff Bezos
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.
Branson’s company announced Thursday evening that its next test flight will be July 11 and that its founder will be among the six people on board. The winged rocket ship will soar from New Mexico — the first carrying a full crew of company employees. It will be only the fourth trip to space for Virgin Galactic.
The news came just hours after Bezos’ Blue Origin said Bezos would be accompanied into space on July 20 by a female aerospace pioneer who’s waited 60 years to rocket away.
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Bezos chose July 20 as his West Texas launch date — the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. He assigned himself to the flight just a month ago, the final stretch in a yearslong race to space between the two rich rocketeers.
Amazon’s founder will be on Blue Origin’s debut launch with people on board, accompanied by his brother, the winner of a $28 million charity auction and Wally Funk, one of the last surviving members of the Mercury 13 who was chosen as his “honored guest.” The 13 female pilots passed the same tests as NASA’s original Mercury 7 astronauts back in the early 1960s, but were barred from the corps — and spaceflight — because they were women.
As late as Wednesday, Branson declined to say when he would ride into space because of restrictions placed on him by his publicly traded company. But he stressed he was “fit and healthy” to fly as soon as his engineers give him the go.
“I’ve always been a dreamer. My mum taught me to never give up and to reach for the stars. On July 11, it’s time to turn that dream into a reality aboard the next @VirginGalactic,” he said via Twitter.
Virgin Galactic launches its rocket ship from an aircraft, reaching an altitude of roughly 55 miles (88 kilometers). Blue Origin launches its New Shepard rocket from the ground, with its capsule soaring to about 66 miles (106 kilometers). Both those heights are considered the edge of space. By comparison, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches its capsules — both crew and cargo — into orbit around Earth.
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All three private space companies plan to take paying customers into space. SpaceX will be the first with a private flight coming up in September.
Flights by Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin last about 10 minutes, with three or so minutes of weightlessness. But the returns are quite different: Virgin Galactic’s rocket plane glides to a landing on a runway, like NASA’s old space shuttles did, with a pair of pilots in charge. Blue Origin’s automated capsules parachute to the desert floor, similar to how NASA’s Mercury, Gemini and Apollo capsules made ocean splashdowns. Their spaceports are just 200 miles (320 kilometers) apart.
Funk, at age 82, will become the oldest person to launch into space when Blue Origin takes its turn.
“I’ll love every second of it. Whoooo! Ha-ha. I can hardly wait,” Funk said in an Instagram video posted by Bezos.
“Nothing has ever gotten in my way,” she added. “They said, ‘Well, you’re a girl, you can’t do that.’ I said, ’Guess what, doesn’t matter what you are. You can still do it if you want to do it and I like to do things that nobody has ever done.”
She’ll beat the late John Glenn, who set a record at age 77 when flying aboard space shuttle Discovery in 1998. Glenn pooh-poohed the idea of women flying in space, shortly after he became the first American to orbit the world in 1962.
“No one has waited longer,” Bezos said via Instagram. “It’s time. Welcome to the crew, Wally.”
Bezos is stepping down as Amazon’s CEO on Monday.
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Blue Origin has yet to announce ticket prices or when the public might strap into the spacious six-seat capsule. Its New Shepard rocket is named for Alan Shepard, the first American in space.
Virgin Galactic has more than 600 reservations in the pipeline. These original tickets went for $250,000. The company will start accepting more following the upcoming flight with Branson. Keen to get to space, Funk reserved a seat years ago.
Virgin Galactic plans three more test flights before taking up customers, Branson was initially supposed to be on the second demo coming up, but moved it up in an apparent bid to outdo Bezos. He said Wednesday, after his other company Virgin Orbit launched a batch of satellites, that it’s important for his customers to see him ride his rocket ship first, before they climb on board.
Best Interior Designer Companies in Bangladesh
Interior design is the ultimate way to decorate a house utilizing the maximum space. A proper interior is an essential part of our everyday lives, which eventually affects our daily activities. Usually, an interior designer crafts the available spaces according to our needs and integrates our emotions while pulling out technical skills and knowledge. If we look at the world interior designing industry, we can see that interior designing got its popularity in the early 20th century. That being said, Bangladesh also has developed the interior design industry over the past decade. Here we have listed the best interior designer companies in Bangladesh.
Top Bangladeshi Interior Designer Companies
iNEXTerior
iNEXTerior is one of the top interior design companies in Bangladesh; it started operation in 2009. They aim to provide service for the office and home interior. However, they have already done some stunning designs for residential buildings as well as different businesses such as hotels, food & beverage, commercial buildings, offices, and more. They are also experts in exterior services. iNEXTerior normally researches critically to provide a unique design to its clients. The prices may vary according to the size of the place, and you will get an estimation before ordering the service.
Increation Design & Development
Increation started its operation in 2010 with the intention to conceptualize the interiors. Their working procedure is very simple and delivered through six steps. Firstly, you can consult with them if you are unsure about your project. Then Increation will offer you a proposal, and after that, they will submit the first draft upon approval of the proposal. Next, they will deliver the task through implementation and quotation. They work for multiple places such as living, dining, hallway, commercial and more.
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Imagine Interiors
Imagine normally delivers the design through a turnkey approach, which means designing and implementing from their end. It offers a tension-free interior service to the clients. Therefore, clients don’t need to worry about the order. Besides, they have enough global experience to provide cutting-edge and timeless service while satisfying the client’s demand. On top of that, practicing the latest mobile design also gives them extra advantages over the competitors.
Interior Studio Ace
Interior Ace is one of the leading Interior designers’ companies in Bangladesh which offer a creative, fresh and unique design regardless of the size of the proposed area. However, they are in a cost-effective manner yet innovative. It is a globally recognized company that is equally capable of delivering both interior and exterior service. Besides, they aim to offer a smart place for the clients. Some of the notable works are office design of Maliha Group, Siemens Office, Office Interior design of Pepsico, and so on.
Bengal Interiors
Bengal Interiors is a full-fledged dynamic interior design company in Bangladesh. It was established in 2012 and is still shining via its top-notch services. Bengal Interiors has five different service categories including apartment interior, architectural design, commercial interior, furniture design, and landscape design. In their portfolio, they have a wide range company that has taken Bengal Interior’s service over the years. Bengal Interiors aims to provide the highest possible amount of integration with the job so that they provide standardized service to all types of customers. They have mentioned that Bengal Interiors is strict about the time. Therefore, as a client, you don’t need to worry about the delivery.
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Studio Triangle
Studio Triangle claimed itself as one of the top architectural and creative interior firms in Bangladesh. They strive to offer creative, fresh, and unique services as per the client’s requirements. Besides, they are highly skilled in creating a colorful design that turns out to be significant. When it comes to the design techniques, they focus on the client’s visualization and try to understand the client and focus them accordingly. After the design is final, they use the top-notch material to show their excellence.
InterioR Concepts BD
InterioR Concepts offer a vast range of interior service as per client’s taste and demand. Besides, the combination of talent and hard-working, as well as technology, helps the service to move flawlessly. They also have enough designers so that they can handle any uncertain pressure. InterioR’s service area includes exterior, interior, workstations, wooden floor, etc. However, their service has reached major cities in Bangladesh, and they are pretty good at satisfying the client’s needs.
ICD Interior BD
ICD Interior BD always looks for client satisfaction through their top-quality service. They are a kind of one-stop solution for any kind of interior as they offer everything from design to products. When it comes to the design, they try to connect the user with the environment. As a result, ICD can bring out excellence in their design output. Some of their notable interior clients are bikroy.com, Mirpur-2 thana, Bangladesh Cotton Association, and more. So far, they have done more than 45 projects all over the country.
Bottom Line
Though interior design is a recent trend in Bangladesh, many people already did this years ago. Nowadays, almost all people go for the interior. If you are looking for the best interior design companies in Bangladesh, you can choose any of the eight companies we have mentioned in this article. You can simply search their name on google to get all the details about those companies.
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