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Billionaire thrill-seeker aims for space travel

The entrepreneur/thrill-seeker aims to beat Jeff Bezos to becoming the first billionaire in space. Subscribe to CNET: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok:

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  1. Jay H

    July 8, 2021 at 12:09 pm

    It’s to push uk space agency ????

    • Lil Pain

      July 8, 2021 at 2:33 pm

      It’s not. Virgin Galactic is heavily tied to America.

  2. Jack Daniel

    July 8, 2021 at 12:11 pm

    the guy is not funny just funny loooking

    • iyaz akhtar

      July 8, 2021 at 2:28 pm

      Agreed on both fronts.

  3. Marit Evans

    July 8, 2021 at 12:16 pm

    He’s going to jail if he’s not there already. He’s a sick puppy with sick pleasures, you didnt figure out the wedding dress? If hes still here, he won’t be on this planet for long, and not because he went to space.

  4. Louie Lambretta

    July 8, 2021 at 12:20 pm

    he is about to beat bezos and musk, crazy

    • Andrei Aldea

      July 8, 2021 at 12:59 pm

      Except he’s not beating musk, Spacex is not a space tourism thing.

    • Tino Martinez

      July 9, 2021 at 5:15 am

      @Andrei Aldea Facts!!!

  5. Fred Rodriguez

    July 8, 2021 at 12:29 pm

    Truth be told. I thought he was gonna conquer space first

  6. Ghanasyam Sajeesh

    July 8, 2021 at 12:47 pm

    Why media’s are giving wrong information by mentioning “first billionaire in space?” Meanwhile we all know that the first billionaire in space was the first space tourist Dennis Tito.

    • Z

      July 8, 2021 at 1:37 pm

      Agreed. They should retitle it to “first billionaire using their own space vehicle”

    • Graham Evans

      July 8, 2021 at 2:22 pm

      That is correct ✌????????????

  7. Marvin Gershowitz

    July 8, 2021 at 12:52 pm

    I don’t mind them (Billionaires) going up into space
    … _But why do they have to come back down?_ – m.

  8. Marvin Gershowitz

    July 8, 2021 at 12:56 pm

    *Why do I need PORT-A-POTTY Space Company?* and…..
    going to charge 10 Times more to leave Space Junk Litter
    and never clean up the mess they make or share the Wealth!
    ….. Please LEAVE Mr. Bezos and never come back, okay?

  9. paul g

    July 8, 2021 at 1:04 pm

    Wasn’t he begging for chapter 11 bankruptcy because of Covid?

  10. Jason

    July 8, 2021 at 1:15 pm

    Hoax

    • DJ’s World

      July 8, 2021 at 1:58 pm

      Nailed it ????

  11. Blender Study

    July 8, 2021 at 1:22 pm

    Thank you for the update, CNET..!!

  12. Azizur David

    July 8, 2021 at 1:24 pm

    Love you bap like you

  13. Ayanda Hadebe

    July 8, 2021 at 1:27 pm

    Billionaire problems ????

  14. Sebastian Lim

    July 8, 2021 at 1:57 pm

    In this month of July alone, we may loose 2 billionaire on earth????

    • anarky

      July 8, 2021 at 3:57 pm

      Can only hope!

    • Carl Helms

      July 8, 2021 at 5:22 pm

      Fine with that lol

    • Tino Martinez

      July 9, 2021 at 5:16 am

      @anarky FACTS!!!!

  15. One Man On Fire

    July 8, 2021 at 1:59 pm

    Got my SPCE stock and holding strong

    • Tino Martinez

      July 9, 2021 at 5:16 am

      Facts!!!!!!

  16. Jennifer Haney

    July 8, 2021 at 2:37 pm

    I don’t care when they go to space. I just hope they all come come safe.

  17. Dmitriy TechMix

    July 8, 2021 at 2:52 pm

    Great video. Nice studio…

  18. Jesse S

    July 8, 2021 at 3:28 pm

    1958-1970: international space race between nations.

    2009-2021: international space race between billionaires.

    • Tino Martinez

      July 9, 2021 at 5:16 am

      Facts!!!!

  19. couchpoet1

    July 8, 2021 at 3:30 pm

    R.I.P.

  20. Paul Seidl

    July 8, 2021 at 3:47 pm

    Very good report and update on human commercial flight progress…excited to see all succeed with technology not used by NASA…why is this? The taxpayers fund an archaic space operation vs the upstarts? Federal thieves in DC are at best masters at extortion via bureaucrats selling snake oil et al…Whereas privateers seem to get the job done with innovative processes at far less expense.

  21. Duane Bidoux

    July 8, 2021 at 4:12 pm

    We need to crowdfund (and get some rich donors) to help send a few “influentials” in the Flat Earth Community into space.

    • Can See

      July 11, 2021 at 3:24 pm

      Outer space only exists in your mind

    • Duane Bidoux

      July 11, 2021 at 3:52 pm

      @Can See The idea is to realize that the Earth is not flat. Knock the wind out of their argument. “Space” is NOT the point.

    • Can See

      July 11, 2021 at 4:16 pm

      @Duane Bidoux how could you possibly knock the wind out of their argument, when they are correct

    • Duane Bidoux

      July 12, 2021 at 12:20 am

      @Can See Then they would be able to go up and say “it’s flat.” Of course, they won’t see that. and Branson, and everyone else who goes in that craft will not see a flat plane but a clearly round globe.

  22. Flat Swiss

    July 8, 2021 at 4:21 pm

    90 kilometers is not space… the supposed ISS is at 400 kilometers and supposedly orbiting a supposed spherical earth… These billionaires are the latest recruits from the puppet masters who wish to continue their reign of terror over mankind… Flat Earth is not a Psyop it Destroys all Psyops including JFK, moon landings, 911 and covid just to name a few… Peace on the Plane Earth Brothers And Sisters

  23. Bosko Krupljanin

    July 8, 2021 at 5:17 pm

    Does anyone remember the scene were tech billionaire dies in first manned mission. I think it was from last season. 😀 I think we will see some headlines on those dates. And there is a good chance that they won’t be about billionaire in space.

  24. Swarna Shanmugalingam

    July 8, 2021 at 5:33 pm

    Born 11th. Wish you success.

  25. V. Britton

    July 8, 2021 at 11:47 pm

    Spitting Image made me laugh..
    I recognize Branson from his puppet

  26. Tino Martinez

    July 9, 2021 at 5:19 am

    Respect to dog astronauts!!

  27. dankwheats24

    July 9, 2021 at 7:32 am

    Why did he look like his back is hurting walking towards the camera

  28. Ashish Sunny

    July 9, 2021 at 10:04 pm

    What Bezos is trying to do is commendable!

  29. Vint Guitarz

    July 10, 2021 at 7:42 pm

    BULLSQUID! They AREN’T in “SPACE”!
    Outer space does not begin at a definite altitude above the Earth’s surface.
    The Kármán line, an altitude of 100 km (62 mi) above sea level, is conventionally used as the start of outer space in space treaties and
    for aerospace records keeping.
    Branson’s Virgin Galactic flies above 80 kilometers (or about 262,00 feet), which is the altitude the U.S. recognizes as the boundary of space, while Bezos’ Blue Origin flies above 100 kilometers (or about 328,000 feet), which is commonly known as the Kármán Line.
    A Big BS on CNETBS News as USUAL!

  30. Sam Harper

    July 11, 2021 at 12:31 am

    Oh, to be a billionaire!

  31. Can See

    July 11, 2021 at 3:24 pm

    This will never happen, outer space only exists in your mind

  32. SHARAN BASAPPA

    July 11, 2021 at 5:35 pm

    Congratulation sir all the best

  33. mlw619

    July 11, 2021 at 11:57 pm

    Lmao why would I go that far and not actually go to space just a waste

  34. SeaJay Oceans

    July 12, 2021 at 12:31 am

    Not a Cosmonaut. 1961 Yuri Gagarin requirement: At least 1 full orbit around the planet Earth, so you have seen the whole world…

  35. players whelm

    July 12, 2021 at 9:24 am

    So wack

  36. whatwherethere

    July 12, 2021 at 11:57 am

    Glad to see that a mogul in travel and hospitality was able to protect his wealth during a Pandemic. Isn’t Kleptocracy great. Oh to be a thief on such a grand scale. Your €8.5 billion bailout paid for this trip.

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