SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 18: Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos presents the company's first ... [+] smartphone, the Fire Phone, on June 18, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. That’s how many people posted mostly negative comments about Richard Branson’s plan to become an astronaut, which he posted on LinkedIn. | 1008 commentsOne commenter said: “[You’re] wasting money for expensive rich space toys instead of fixing broken health care.” “One can only hope that the super-rich make their way to another planet,” said another. Recently, Jeff Bezos faced a similar firestorm when he announced plans to go to space. There’s a petition now with 148,657 signatures calling for the now former Amazon chief to stay in space and not return.

Source: Forbes July 08, 2021 21:53 UTC