Space race of century heats up as Bezos’ Blue Origin roars into orbit – but will Musk still win battle of billionaires?
He managed to blast his first spaceship, the New Glenn, into orbit in January and surpassed the achievements of Musk by using a more powerful rocket.
Blue Origin's 321ft New Glenn rocket took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in January.
Since finding success with the Falcon rocket variations, Musk has started to create an even bigger and better space vehicle.
A heated rivalry is starting to emerge between Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin companies.
