It took a while, but investors and space enthusiasts are finally getting the drama they have been looking for: David versus Goliath, but in space. SpaceX, owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, is set to test its huge Starship launch vehicle on Thursday afternoon.

Tesla CEO and Amazon founder vie for dominance of satellite launch market and could influence Nasa plans to return to Moon

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company has blasted its first rocket into orbit in a bid to challenge the dominance of Elon Musk's SpaceX. The New Glenn rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 02:02 local time (07:02 GMT).

Blue Origin, the private space company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has pulled a major test of its rocket.

The scheduled Sunday launch could mark a new phase in competition in the commercial space market, and pave the way for the deployment of Amazon's Kuiper satellite network.

The two founders jousted for years. This week, they found each other on X while their rocket companies launched missions with mixed results.

Elon Musk likened his apparent reunion with Jeff Bezos to the enemy-to-brother storyline in the Will Ferrell film “Step Brothers.”

Are arch rivals Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos becoming friends? In a rare bonhomie, SpaceX's Elon Musk and Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos exchanged praise and humour after their latest space missions. Both Musk and Bezos have been at loggerheads for years and recently the former was seen druming up his friendship with Amazon founder amid the tight space race.