Jeff Bezos takes on Elon Musk as billionaire’s 320ft Blue Origin rocket finally set for daring ‘launch to orbit’ in days

A BATTLE of billionaires will escalate this week as Jeff Bezos prepares for a daring rocket launch to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

The Amazon founder’s space company Blue Origin is set to launch its first orbital rocket in a matter of days.

Blue OriginBlue Origin is preparing for its first orbital launch with the New Glenn rocket[/caption] Blue OriginJeff Bezos, left, recently won a contract from Telesat that will see a satellite constellation launched using Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket[/caption]

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