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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter to break down just how rich is Jeff Bezos
Tech2 News Staff • 4 years agoTyson had also said that neither Branson nor Bezos actually went to space since it was just a suborbital flight.
Amazonification of space has begun with private players making space travel accessible
• 4 years agoThe people who sold you the internet will now sell you the moon and the stars.
Blue Origin's first passenger spaceflight with Jeff Bezos and crew takes off; everything you need to know
Abigailb • 4 years agoThe all-civilian crew will include Bezos, his brother Mark; female pilot that NASA rejected for its astronaut program, Mary Wallace 'Wally' Funk and high school graduate Oliver Daemen.
Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos have opened up space for travel but not everyone can access it
Abigailb • 4 years agoMany private players are trying to make inroads into the space industry but the cost of travelling into the unknown is still very steep making it inaccessible for many.
'Dream of a lifetime': 70-yr-old Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson set to fly into space
Tech2 News Staff123 • 4 years agoWhen is the launch? How far is he going? Is it safe? What’s all the fuss? Here are the answers to those questions
An aerospace engineer explains what is a suborbital flight and why they matter
• 4 years agoConceptually, the flights that Branson and Bezos will be on are not terribly different from a baseball thrown into the air.
Land Rover Defender 110 tows Virgin Galactic’s Unity 22 spacecraft: Watch video
Overdrive • 4 years agoVirgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Unity 22 was towed down the runway post landing by a Land Rover Defender 110.
'Experience of a lifetime': Richard Branson completes space tour aboard Virgin Galactic vessel
• 4 years agoVirgin Galactic plans two further flights, and then the start of regular commercial operations from early 2022 with ticket prices ranging from $2,00,000 to $2,50,000
GET, SET, SPACE: IN BRANSON VS BEZOS, WHO’S GOT THE BETTER PLAN AND SUPERIOR VEHICLE?
• 4 years agoWhile Branson will travel as part of a six-person crew onboard the SpaceShipTwo spaceplane, Bezos will be a part of a four-person crew in the New Shepard rocket.
Explained: How billionaires Bezos and Branson are competing in race to the edge of space
Kenneth Kumar Mohanty • 4 years agoAmazon founder Bezos was the first to announce his mission, set for 20 July, but Virgin boss Branson has decided to pip him to the trip with his own now lined up for 11 July