Branson heading to space* ahead of Bezos

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Doesn't go as high as Jeff's rocket but is a lot cooler. Neither really counts as space in the modern lexicon since nothing orbits this low.

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The ship is getting ready.

3 days until #Unity22! Come inside the hangar for pre-flight preparations as our spaceship VSS Unity joins forces with our mothership VMS Eve. Watch the launch live this Sunday at 6 am PT | 9 am ET | 2 pm BST. https://t.co/WEBNyUYpRQ pic.twitter.com/xakebHTN5T

— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) July 8, 2021

And Blue Origin is getting salty.

From the beginning, New Shepard was designed to fly above the Kármán line so none of our astronauts have an asterisk next to their name. For 96% of the world’s population, space begins 100 km up at the internationally recognized Kármán line. pic.twitter.com/QRoufBIrUJ

— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) July 9, 2021

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Funky issues with the stream. Rocket plane is already in the air and the stream just restarted.

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This is so dorky lol.

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Great launch, great landing!

Can't believe Virgin Galactic finally did it.

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This pinning ceremony was actually great.

Branson was really emotional.

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