This Is What Jeff Bezos Had To Say To Richard Branson Before Today's Space Flight

In an Instagram post, he wished Mr Branson and “the whole team a successful and safe flight”

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wished billionaire Richard Branson a "successful and safe flight" ahead of his journey to space scheduled to take place today. Mr Branson's trip comes just nine days before Mr Bezos' own flight to space with his brother. 2 days until #Unity22! Watch the launch live this Sunday at 6am PT | 9am ET | 2pm BST with @StephenAtHome@thegreatkhalid@Cmdr_Hadfield@KellieGerardi@virgingalacticpic.twitter.com/tpjIqeVE0L Will see you there to wish you the best Mr Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, will fly to space aboard the VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo rocket plane. The spaceship will fly to an altitude of 55 miles (approximately 88.51 kms), after which the pilots will cut the engines, allowing it to drift for 5 minutes. In those few minutes, the crew members will feel weightless. Through the windows of the spaceship, the passengers can see the Earth's curvature. In an Instagram post, Mr Bezos wished Mr Branson and "the whole team a successful and safe flight".