Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin (left) will be higher, but Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic will be longer. Photo / Supplied, APJeff Bezos' Blue Origin (left) will be higher, but Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic will be longer. He too had childhood dreams of traveling to space, Bezos said via Instagram. Branson was supposed to fly later this year on the second of three more test flights planned by Virgin Galactic before flying ticket holders next year. Regardless of how high they fly, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin already are referring to their prospective clients as "astronauts."

Source: New Zealand Herald July 08, 2021 21:45 UTC