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Richard Branson beat rival Jeff Bezos into space by at least nine days, signalling the start of a new era in space tourism – for the rich, at least. Blue Origin also wants to build infrastructure in space and help NASA return to the moon, just like Elon Musk’s private space firm, SpaceX. “Increased spaceflight will change humanity’s future for the better, and this flight helps make that happen.” Destination space Branson and three other crew members strapped into SpaceShipTwo on Sunday morning following a 90-minute delay due to poor weather in the desert in New Mexico in the US. The theatrics were backed up by the success of the actual mission, with the ship, dubbed Unity, zooming to an altitude just above 80km — NASA’s definition of space — giving Branson and his five crewmates approximately three minutes of weightlessness coupled with breathtaking views of Earth before they plunged back into the atmosphere for a spiralling descent to touch back down at Virgin’s New Mexico launch site. Can’t wait to join the club!” He got a step closer on Monday after the FAA delivered final approval for Blue Origin to carry humans into space on its New Shephard launch system.
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