http://www.newsweek.com/richard-branson-beat-jeff-bezos-space-blue-origin-ceo-count-bob-smith-virgin-galactic-1606259

Richard Branson is set to become the first billionaire in space, beating Jeff Bezos to the title, when he takes his first flight aboard Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spaceplane in less than two weeks. But Blue Origin's CEO Bob Smith has suggested it won't count as a trip to space.

Branson, the British billionaire and founder of the Virgin Group business empire, announced on Wednesday that he would be part of a crew of six aboard the spaceplane's next test mission, as Virgin Galactic hurries to achieve operational space tourism.