Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is set to launch into space tomorrow. British billionaire Richard Branson beat him by nine days. They’ve both received a lot of flak in the media, but The World’s Sarah Birnbaum asks the question, “Is there public benefit to what they’re doing?”
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