BLUE ORIGIN, the company racing Sir Richard Branson to the edge of space, has come under fire for its scathing criticism of competitor Virgin Galactic.
race is well underway, only this time around, embittered billionaires are racing each other to the finish line. Virgin mogul Sir Richard Branson, 70, looks set to clinch victory this weekend with Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed test flight pencilled in for Sunday afternoon. The flight will go ahead nine days before Jeff Bezos, 57, launches into space with Blue Origin - a move that appears to have riled the multibillionaire's company.
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