Sir Richard Branson on Sunday won the space race among his fellow billionaires, rocketing to an altitude of more than 53 miles above the Earth, considered space by U.S. agencies. In doing so, he became the first earthling to soar into space in his own vehicle.
In a roughly 14 minutes flight, Branson, 70, the founder of Virgin Airlines and now Virgin Galactic, beat out rival Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, who is planning to fly to space in a rocket just nine days from now.
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