distancesAmazonsFounder Jeff Bezos is only a few weeks away in space aboard the “New Shepard” spacecraft, and the director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) warned that space is definitely not the “wild west” of billionaires.

NASA Director Bill Nelson (Bill Nelson) recently said in an interview: “I've been paying attention, but they also have to undergo the same strict physical and psychological examinations as other professional astronauts.”

Nelson added, “We want astronauts already working on the space station to be safe when there are visitors. This must be done.”

Currently, some of the world's super-rich are fiercely competing to become the first person to travel to space on a private spacecraft. After the news that Bezos plans to go on a space trip was announced on July 20, there were reports thatVirgin GalacticFounder Richard Branson may be trying to beat Bezos on a trip to space. According to people familiar with the matter, Virgin Galactic plans to have Branson conduct a test flight over the weekend of July 4.

Traveling to outer space isn't just the wish of the world's top billionaires. As space travel began to be more accepted by the public through competition, many civilians shared the same ambition.

TeslaCEO Elon Musk SpaceX is one of the companies that launch manned space races. Meanwhile, the winner of the Discovery Channel's “Who Wants to Be an Astronaut” program is expected to travel to the International Space Station in 2022.