Virgin Galactic Unity 22
On 7 June 2021, Jeff Bezos announced that he is planning to be on the first crewed flight of his company Blue Origin. In the following days, rumors began to spread that Richard Branson was filing paperwork to make a similar flight, beating Bezos. The fight between Branson and Bezos led the media to call it a "billionaire space race". However, shortly before the flight, Bezos offered well wishes to Branson. SpaceX founder and chief executive officer Elon Musk personally met with Branson shortly before the flight.