Space exploration has been a hot topic for a while on the internet. Day by day new updates about space travel making it more fascinating. From world-class billionaires to common people, everyone is dreaming about getting into space one day. However, the possibility of space travel is much closer to billionaires than the general public. Proving this, Both the billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are planning to get into space this month.
In the upcoming weeks, we will witness both billionaires stepping into space on their own spaceships. Jeff Bezos company Blue Origin and Richard Branson company Virgin Galactic made everything ready to embark on this fascinating journey.
Initially, it was Jeff Bezos who had announced his flight into space on July 20, but later Richard Branson stated he will begin his journey into space. Within a few days that is July 11.
Jeff Bezos, the former CEO of Amazon, founder of Blue Origin, announced this journey on May 5. The company stated that it would fly its first crew of astronauts into space on July 20.
It was the same day when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first landed on the moon with the help of Apollo 11 Spacecraft. Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon. After 52 years on the same day, Jeff Bezos is planning to become the first billionaire to step into space with his own company spacecraft.
Jeff will travel to space blasting off in a fully automated capsule with three guests. What’s more interesting is that Bezos has announced that he will fly aboard the Blue Origin flagship, The new Shepard by himself. Along with his brother and an 82-year-old female aviation pioneer. She stated that she had waited for an opportunity like this for nearly six decades. She is also the winner of a $28million charity auction.
Coming to Richard Branson, He is set to take off Sunday from New Mexico along with two pilots and other three employees. In addition, Branson founded the company Virgin Galactic planning to broadcast the journey. Based on reports, it seems that you can watch the live broadcast on the company’s official page that will start at 9 am EDT.
Right now Richard Branson is 70 years old, considering that the journey seems like a bit risky thing to do. Because the rocket-powered space plane Virgin Galactic’s VSS unity will go at a speed of 2400 miles-per-hour. If everything goes as planned, he will be the first billionaire to fly off to space.
If both the companies successfully complete this journey, then they will open space tourism for everyone. Both companies have already planned for space tourism. Richard Branson’s company Virgin Galactic already has many people on the waiting list for the unbelievable journey into space.
Based on reports, over 600 people have registered for this space journey with Virgin Galactic for a hefty amount. However, Blue Origin has opened no tickets yet. But sources informed that once Jeff Bezos successfully completes the journey, then prices will be announced and tickets sale begins.
