Will Richard Branson actually reach space on Virgin Galactic's 1st fully crewed launch?

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As the commercial race to suborbital space has heated up in the past few years, a tricky question has popped up again and again: Where does outer space begin?

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[sam85geo]

I don't intend to sound "snotty", but isn't this "pseudo race into space" simply a form of economic conspicuous consumption? Are there any scientific objectives?