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The international space station. we did 250 different experiments. there is an experiment looking to see what the universe it made of. lots of science. on the space tourist flights the benefit is they help companies like blue origin, they give them revenue and get their engineers working on projects. these missions are for fun. they can depbigger -- do bigger projects. >> bill: there is jeff bezos and shaking hands with william shatner. you are impressed with the age at 90 and doing okay going u...

>> it was just the end of july when the inaugural blue origin human flight was conducted carrying the companys founder amazon mooingal and his brother bezos. he took them out to the launchpad.ggal and his brother bezos. he took them out to the launchpad. there are jokes he may take a second ride. we are in west texas. >> bill: we want to bring in first female commander of a space capsule. we heard from the mayor of van

Pilots. thats different than these blue origin flights which are totally automated and musks company, they are going into orbit. space-x has circled the earth which is a 90 minute flight to go around the earth. virgin and blue origin go up and come right back down. those flights are 10 to 30 minutes. there is a big dinges. its tough to say if one has an edge.fference. its tough to say if one has an edge. they are secretive. >> bill: you are right about the secret nature. i dont think people knew...

There. just 4 tourists. no professional astronaut to make sure they get their seat belts on. >> dana: why do you want to flail your arms around? >> because you are falling. thats what is happening. you are falling. like i just jumped off the bridge or a building or a diving word. lawyers have gotten rid of most diving boards. imagine feeling that for a minute. thats human nature. rookies on their first flight will have a hard time adjusting. >> dana: i would be flailing. >> bill: a great answer....

Keep our fingers crossed. its cool to watch with the ocean blue skies in west, texas. less than one minute to liftoff. >> dana: we will watch this liftoff. its 11 minutes and it comes back. you will see the whole thing happening here right here in the united states of america which i think is remarkable. the private sector is figuring out amazing ways to commercialize space flight. >> bill: at the third second mark. jeff bezos is on hand. on board is william shatner at age 90. buckle up. >> dana...

Bezos has been behind the curtain perhaps. >> yes, for sure. there is an air of secrecy. all 3 are secretative. space-x launched capsules a decade ago.ive. space-x launched capsules a decade ago. hes launched several with cargo. 1 blue up but the other two made it. bezos hasnt even launched the equivalent. thats not happening any time soon. musk is a decade or 2 ahead of blue origin.

Supposed to support. >> bill: the reason why this is so significant is because education will be an issue in this governors race in virginia 3 weeks from yesterday. >> dana: yes, one person says its the dominant issue. in half an hour from now the supreme court will hear arguments on reinstating the death penalty for the surviving boston marathon bomber. his age could be a key factor in the case. and jeff bezos launching william shatner as the oldest astronaut. >> space the final frontier. these...

Out. twilight zone episode. >> he is a remarkable guy and mike is a great astronaut. as an italian-american hes done a lot for my people. mike trained hard to be a astronaut. its an honor. these people just waltz on. i am not critical about it. there is the widening pool of candidates where anyone can be invited by jeff bezos or richard branson. we are told that william shatner turned down an invite from branson. he thought that maybe bezos was a better fit. i dont know all of the details. >> bi...