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Virgin Atlantic’s Richard Branson Says He’ll Be the 1st Billionaire in Space
July 3, 2021
It’s the battle of the billionaires as two of the world’s richest men can make it into space first. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and British entrepreneur Richard Branson are trying to one up each other as they venture into outer space with their own companies, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, respectively. Bezos plans to be on his spacecraft on July 20 when it launches from Texas, but Branson plans to lift off on July 11, beating Bezos by nine days.
