Richard Branson Set for BLAST OFF in Space Race Against Jeff Bezoz

’Richard Branson Set for BLAST OFF in Space Race Against Jeff Bezoz’ Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson is set to blast into space this weekend, when the 70-year-old entrepreneur makes his maiden voyage on the Unity 22 mission. The launch takes place on Sunday and will see Branson pip rival Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin mission by nine days if everything goes according to plan.