Richard Branson Gives Update On Space Tourism Race

In a new interview with BBC Radio 4, Virgin CEO Richard Branson gave an update on his space tourism race with Amazon's Jeff Bezos. Branson said, "I think we're both neck and neck as to who will put people into space first. We're talking about months away, not years away — so it's close." Branson then added that he hopes to become an astronaut within a year. In recent weeks, both Branson and Bezos' respective companies, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin, have completed successful test flights.