8/28/2023 0 Comments Edge of spaceIsn’t this designation-the edge of space-something two men and, really, all other residents of planet Earth should be able to agree on? Remarkably, no, and the division doesn’t originate with Bezos and Branson. Just before Branson’s flight earlier this month, Blue Origin tweeted that it flies higher than Virgin Galactic, “so none of our astronauts have an asterisk next to their name”-suggesting that Virgin Galactic passengers don’t become “real” astronauts. But on one very basic point they disagree: Where does space begin?īezos’s Blue Origin is designed to take passengers to a higher altitude than Branson’s Virgin Galactic. The dueling space billionaires share a lifelong fascination with space travel and aspire to sell customers a few glorious minutes of weightlessness, high above Earth. Days after Richard Branson flew to space and back, Jeff Bezos is preparing for his turn.
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