Richard Branson Will Fly to Space a Week Before Jeff Bezos
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The Virgin founder is expected to go to space before the Amazon boss as he announces he will take a test flight on July 11, nine days before Bezos' trip to space.
Jul 3, 2021
Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.
The Virgin founder will take a test flight into space on 11 July (21) to "evaluate the customer space flight experience" - nine days before Bezos' maiden voyage into orbit.
Introducing himself as "Astronaut 001" in a Twitter clip, Richard said, "I have always been a dreamer, my mum taught me to never give up and to reach for the stars."