Who was in space longer Bezos or Branson?

Jeff Bezos Launches 69,000 Feet Higher Than Richard Branson Into Space. Jeff Bezos launched 351,210 feet into space on Tuesday, eclipsing the height of Richard Branson’s flight by roughly 69,000 feet. Bezos, the former CEO of Amazon, is the second billionaire to make his own space trip this month.

Who is the next billionaire going into space?

Jeff Bezos Will Fly Aboard Blue Origin’s First Human Trip to Space. Mr. Bezos and his brother, Mark, will be on board when his rocket company launches its first human spaceflight next month, shortly after he steps down as chief executive of Amazon.

Will commercial space travel happen?

Currently, Blue Origin has a Federal Aviation Administration license for human space travel through August 2021. If the first crewed flights are successful, the public can potentially start space tourism flights in early 2022.

Who won the race to space Jeff Bezos?

Richard Branson
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson wins space race against Amazon’s Bezos. The 70-year-old British billionaire reached space nine days before Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ planned flight. But Bezos’ company said Branson was simply not flying high enough.

Did Branson get into space?

Seventy-one-year-old Richard Branson went into space aboard his rocket ship on July 11 along with five crewmates beating out his rival Jeff Bezos. Branson became the first person to travel in his own spaceship, beating Jeff Bezos by nine days.

Has Richard Branson gone to space?

Sir Richard Branson, after nearly 17 years of development and over a billion of dollars invested in Virgin Galactic, achieved his dream and reached space. Speaking from the spacecraft’s cabin, Branson called the spaceflight the “complete experience of a lifetime.”

Is Richard Branson the first billionaire to go to space?

CNBC’s Morgan Brennan reports on Virgin Galactic sending its founder Richard Branson in a record test flight.