Richard Branson aims to beat Jeff Bezos into space by nine days

British billionaire Richard Branson plans to travel to space as early as 11 July on board a Virgin Galactic spacecraft. If the schedule holds, Branson would make it to the cosmos before rival billionaire Jeff Bezos. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

British billionaire Richard Branson plans to travel to space as early as 11 July on board a Virgin Galactic spacecraft. If the schedule holds, Branson would make it to the cosmos before rival billionaire Jeff Bezos. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/02/richard-branson-aims-to-beat-jeff-bezos-into-space-by-nine-days