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Release, release, release. >> fire. fire. >> new today, a summer space race heats up. virgin galactic founder richard branson says he will be on the next test flight like this one. that next flight set for july 11th. amazon founder jeff bezos planning his own trip to space in blue orbit's first crewed space craft nine days later on jewel 20th. joining me a retired astronaut and author of the book "chasing space." leland, awesome to see you. talk to us. what's behind the new space race? why the rush to get there in 2021? is it a competition between billionaires or something more? >> thank you f...

Right now it is private, but i think the government should get involved, that helped concorde get off the ground. concorde started in the 1950s, didn't fly a test until 1969, and then it took until 1976 before it went commercial. this is a start—up company with a bit of money from united airlines, can they pull it off all by themselves? i just don't think so. i think government investment is very prudent in this regard. will it have any effect on space exploration? i think it's a good stepping stone to get people excited again about another destination very far, quickly. let's face it, blue ...

1976 before it went commercial. this is a start—up company with a bit of money from united airlines, can they pull it off by themselves? i don't think so. i think government investment is very prudent in this regard. investment is very prudent in this regard-— this regard. will it have any effect on — this regard. will it have any| effect on space exploration? this regard. will it have any i effect on space exploration? i think it's a good stepping stone to get people excited again. let's face it, blue orbit, virgin galactic, spacex, they are talking about sending tourists to space but t...

Stepping stone to get i think it's a good stepping stone to get people excited again about another destination very far, quickly. let's face it, blue orbit, virgin galactic, spacex, they are talking about sending tourists to space but the ultimate goal for many of them is to have suborbital aeroplane flights, essentially taking you from london to australia in two hours. new york to hong kong. if you are interested in space travel, there is an interesting piece on our science page on the website about sending thousands of worms and baby squid to space as we speak. check it out on the website or...

Budget, Virus Origins, Summer Reading: Your Thursday Evening Briefing Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. May 27, 2021 Image Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times The budget proposal, which will be formally released tomorrow, underscores the administration’s belief that the fiscal situation is manageable and that given historically low interest rates, now is the time to make major investments to combat climate change, reduce inequality and make the U.S. economy more competitive. Documents obtained by The Times call for total spending to rise to $8.2 trillion by 2031, with...