PICTURED: Jeff Bezos heads to Nobu in Malibu with girlfriend Lauren Sanchez six days before his Blue Origin space flight
- The Blue Origin founder was spotted wearing aviator sunglasses and a polo shirt tucked into jeans while arriving at the restaurant
- Sanchez, who will not be joining Bezos on the spaceflight, was seen wearing a slim white dress with jewelry
- Blue Origin has stated in the past that paying customers will spend as much as 10 minutes in zero gravity before returning to Earth.
- Bezos, 57, received approval Monday from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry humans on the New Shepard rocket into space on July 20
- The company was required to verify the rocket's hardware and software worked safely during a test flight and the FAA confirmed it met regulatory requirements
Jeff Bezos was pictured dining with girlfriend Lauren Sanchez at Nobu in Malibu on Wednesday ahead of his Blue Origin spaceflight next week.
The Blue Origin founder was spotted wearing aviator sunglasses and a polo shirt tucked into jeans while arriving at the restaurant. Sanchez, who will not be joining Bezos on the spaceflight, was seen wearing a slim white dress with jewelry.
Bezos, 57, received approval Monday from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry humans on the New Shepard rocket into space on July 20.
The company was required to verify the rocket's hardware and software worked safely during a test flight and the FAA confirmed it met regulatory requirements.
![Jeff Bezos was pictured dining with girlfriend Lauren Sanchez at Nobu in Malibu on Wednesday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/07/45513203-9794123-image-a-7_1626415318465.jpg)
Jeff Bezos was pictured dining with girlfriend Lauren Sanchez at Nobu in Malibu on Wednesday
![Bezos was pictured arriving at Nobu](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/07/45509995-9794123-Bezos_was_pictured_arriving_at_Nobu-a-4_1626415223505.jpg)
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Bezos was pictured arriving at Nobu, left, with his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez, right, just six days ahead of his Blue Origin launch
![Bezos was pictured arriving at Nobu with his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez and her children just six days ahead of his Blue Origin launch](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/07/45510027-9794123-image-a-17_1626415538482.jpg)
Bezos was pictured arriving at Nobu with his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez and her children just six days ahead of his Blue Origin launch
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The Blue Origin founder was spotted wearing aviator sunglasses and a polo shirt tucked into jeans while arriving at the restaurant
![Lauren Sanchez is seen putting her hands on Bezos as the couple walks into the restaurant](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45513189-9794123-Lauren_Sanchez_is_seen_putting_her_hands_on_Bezos_as_the_couple_-a-105_1626448323051.jpg)
Lauren Sanchez is seen putting her hands on Bezos as the couple walks into the restaurant
![Bezos is pictured walking past the restaurant's valet stand after arriving](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45510033-9794123-Bezos_is_pictured_walking_past_the_restaurant_s_valet_stand_afte-a-103_1626448322895.jpg)
Bezos is pictured walking past the restaurant's valet stand after arriving
![Bezos, 57, received approval Monday from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry humans on the New Shepard rocket into space on July 20](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45510001-9794123-Bezos_57_received_approval_Monday_from_the_Federal_Aviation_Admi-a-104_1626448322920.jpg)
Bezos, 57, received approval Monday from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry humans on the New Shepard rocket into space on July 20
![Bezos and his girlfriend were pictured arriving at the restaurant](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45510029-9794123-Bezos_and_his_girlfriend_were_pictured_arriving_at_the_restauran-a-110_1626448323317.jpg)
Bezos and his girlfriend were pictured arriving at the restaurant
![Bezos is pictured dining at Nobu with Lauren Sanchez ahead of the Blue Origin launch](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45510035-9794123-Bezos_is_pictured_dining_at_Nobu_with_Lauren_Sanchez_ahead_of_th-a-117_1626448323576.jpg)
Bezos is pictured dining at Nobu with Lauren Sanchez ahead of the Blue Origin launch
![Bezos was pictured smiling while in conversation at dinner on Wednesday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45510007-9794123-Bezos_was_pictured_smiling_while_in_conversation_at_dinner_on_We-a-107_1626448323136.jpg)
Bezos was pictured smiling while in conversation at dinner on Wednesday
The spaceflight will include Bezos, his brother Mark, aviation pioneer Mary Wallace 'Wally' Funk and three other passengers who are now set to liftoff from West Texas and travel just beyond the edge of space.
Funk, 82, is an 'honored guest' as one of the last surviving members of the Mercury 13 mission. The Mercury 13, or First Lady Astronaut Trainees, were a group of 13 female pilots who qualified to go to space but were excluded due to their gender.
She will become the oldest person to launch into space and surpass former Senator John Glenn who took a space shuttle flight in 1998 at the age of 77.
While in training, Funk scored higher than Glenn - who was one of the Mercury 7 astronauts chosen to fly on Project Mercury in the 1960s - on some astronaut testing.
One of the six passengers will be a teen from the Netherlands who will become the youngest astronaut ever and first paying space tourist on a U.S. commercial space flight after his father placed the second place bid for the seat.
Oliver Daemen, 18, is the son of financier Joes Daemen, the founder and CEO of Dutch private equity firm Somerset Capital Partners who placed the second place bid.
The younger Daemen, a physics student, will join the flight after the anonymous $28 million winning bidder deferred to a later flight due to undisclosed scheduling conflicts, Blue Origin said.
![Jeff Bezos girlfriend Lauren Sanchez and her kids are seen leaving Nobu after dinner in Malibu](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45509985-9794123-Jeff_Bezos_girlfriend_Lauren_Sanchez_and_her_kids_are_seen_leavi-a-108_1626448323147.jpg)
Jeff Bezos girlfriend Lauren Sanchez and her kids are seen leaving Nobu after dinner in Malibu
![Sanchez will not be joining Bezos for the maiden voyage of the Blue Origin flight](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45509983-9794123-Sanchez_will_not_be_joining_Bezos_for_the_maiden_voyage_of_the_B-a-112_1626448323359.jpg)
Sanchez will not be joining Bezos for the maiden voyage of the Blue Origin flight
![The spaceflight will include Bezos, his brother Mark, aviation pioneer Mary Wallace 'Wally' Funk and three other passengers](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45513197-9794123-The_spaceflight_will_include_Bezos_his_brother_Mark_aviation_pio-a-109_1626448323168.jpg)
The spaceflight will include Bezos, his brother Mark, aviation pioneer Mary Wallace 'Wally' Funk and three other passengers
![Sanchez is pictured with her children leaving the restaurant](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45513195-9794123-Sanchez_is_pictured_with_her_children_leaving_the_restaurant-a-114_1626448323436.jpg)
Sanchez is pictured with her children leaving the restaurant
A Blue Origin spokesperson told DailyMail.com they are not disclosing the price paid for Daemen's seat, but confirmed he participated in the auction.
'He was a participant in the auction and had secured a seat on the second flight,' the spokesperson said via email. 'We moved him up when this seat on the first flight became available.'
The company said Daemen 'has been fascinated by space, the Moon and rockets since he was four.'
'I am super excited to go to space,' Daemen said in a video message. 'I've been dreaming about this all my life and I will become the youngest astronaut ever because I'm 18 years old. I am super excited to experience zero G.
Daemen is now on his way to Texas, where the launch will take place on Tuesday.
'At 18-years-old and 82-years-young, Oliver Daemen and Wally Funk represent the youngest and oldest astronauts to travel to space,' Blue Origin said in a statement.
![Blue Origin said on Thursday that 18-year-old physics student Oliver Daemen will take the place of the anonymous bidder to fly to space](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45487643-9794123-Blue_Origin_said_on_Thursday_that_18_year_old_physics_student_Ol-a-111_1626448323343.jpg)
Blue Origin said on Thursday that 18-year-old physics student Oliver Daemen will take the place of the anonymous bidder to fly to space
![Joes Daemen, the Dutch financier, paid for the ticket and is letting his son fly in his place](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45491445-9794123-Joes_Daemen_the_Dutch_financier_paid_for_the_ticket_and_is_letti-a-113_1626448323369.jpg)
Joes Daemen, the Dutch financier, paid for the ticket and is letting his son fly in his place
GeekWire reported that Oliver graduate from high school last year and took a gap year before continuing working towards his private pilot's license in Spain.
He is due to begin a degree in physics and innovation management at the University of Utrecht in September.
Pictures on Oliver's Instagram account show him surfing, diving and wakeboarding, as well as posing with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix and Belgian-Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen.
Oliver's mother, Eline Daemen Dekker, is an ambassador at Somerset Capital Partners Foundation and volunteers with a program to combat loneliness among the elderly. She previously worked as a cabin crew member for KLM for five years.
Blue Origin's rocket will launch just over a week after Richard Branson reached the edge of space aboard Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed flight on Sunday.
Bezos chose July 20 as the launch date to honor the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
The launch site for Blue Origin's first human flight will be in a remote location north of Van Horn, Texas, where the firm has launched New Shepard for previous flights.
![Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, at New Shepard's West Texas launch facility](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45510355-9794123-Jeff_Bezos_founder_of_Blue_Origin_at_New_Shepard_s_West_Texas_la-a-118_1626448323599.jpg)
Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, at New Shepard's West Texas launch facility
![Blue Origin's New Shepard is pictured in a photo](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45510351-9794123-Blue_Origin_s_New_Shepard_is_pictured_in_a_photo-a-115_1626448323525.jpg)
Blue Origin's New Shepard is pictured in a photo
New Shepard, which stands 60 feet tall, was specifically designed for Blue Origin's space tourism venture and has successfully completed 15 test launches, with the latest on April 14.
The capsule that rides atop New Shepard seats six passengers and is equipped with reclining seats.
Each of the seats has a window that are said to the 'the largest to fly into space.'
Cameras line the interior, allowing travelers to share their memories that are truly out of this world.
The crew is set to travel 62 miles above Earth's surface, where they will experience weightlessness due to the zero gravity and see the curve of the planet with the darkness of space as the backdrop.
![Funk is an 'honored guest' for the mission, one of the last surviving members of the Mercury 13 mission. At the age of 82, Funk will become the oldest person to launch into space and surpass former Senator John Glenn who took a space shuttle flight in 1998 at the age of 77](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/16/16/45393835-9794123-Funk_is_an_honored_guest_for_the_mission_one_of_the_last_survivi-a-116_1626448323553.jpg)
Funk is an 'honored guest' for the mission, one of the last surviving members of the Mercury 13 mission. At the age of 82, Funk will become the oldest person to launch into space and surpass former Senator John Glenn who took a space shuttle flight in 1998 at the age of 77
Blue Origin's maiden voyage will, however, travel farther than Branson's who reached an altitude of 53.5 miles over the New Mexico desert before gliding safely back to Earth.
It is not clear how long they will spend just beyond the edge of space, but Blue Origin has stated in the past that paying customers will spend as much as 10 minutes in zero gravity before returning to Earth.
If successful, this mission will put Bezos in the billionaire space race ahead of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and just behind Branson.
However, Musk has secured a seat on Branson's Virgin Galactic for a price rumored to be $250,000.
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