Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos Are Going to Space. Here’s How Their Trips Differ.

In the billionaire space race, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos are using different methods. We show through these immersive videos how they plan to get there and back.

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Virgin Galactic’s method for getting passengers to space starts with an airplane attached to a spacecraft. The twin-fuselage plane takes the spacecraft to an altitude of around 45,000 feet, where it is released.Upon its release, a pilot flying the spacecraft rockets the vessel into suborbital space. The craft that launched into space with Richard Branson and other crew members July 11 is called the VSS Unity.

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