Richard Branson
to Travel to
Space Before
Jeff Bezos.
Richard Branson has announced his
plan to launch into space on July 11. .
I’ve always been a dreamer. My mum
taught me to never give up and to reach
for the stars. On July 11, it’s time to turn
that dream into a reality aboard the
next @VirginGalactic spaceflight, Richard Branson, via Twitter.
That date is nine days before Jeff Bezos was
planning to launch into space.
Branson will be making his journey aboard Virgin Galactic’s
next test flight into space, the VSS Unity rocket.
Bezos will be aboard the first crewed flight of New Shepard,
a rocket made by his Blue Origin space company. .
This latest development in the “billionaire space race”
will make Branson the first billionaire to travel to space.
Despite choosing a date only days before Bezos’ planned trip,
Branson previously said he didn’t view space travel as a “race.” .
People have turned it into a race … It would
be very dangerous to say turn it into a race.
And the moment we have every boxed ticked,
I will go up and then we will invite some of
the people who have signed up to go with us
— but we honestly don’t see it as a race, Richard Branson, via 'Complex'.
Bezos first revealed on June 7 that he would
be traveling to space with his brother.
Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed
of traveling to space. On July 20th, I will take
that journey with my brother. The greatest
adventure, with my best friend, Jeff Bezos, via Instagram