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NASA wants Elon Musk's SpaceX to ensure its plan to launch its next-generation Starship rocket from Florida would not put at risk nearby launch infrastructure critical to the International Space Station, a senior space agency official told Reuters. The new hurdle further complicates and could potentially delay the launch plan for the rocket, which faces an already protracted regulatory review of its primary launch site in Texas. Musk wants to show customers that Starship, which he sees as...

Nasa for so many years and definitely deserves this ride into space. >> kristen fisher, thanks so much. we should note, william shatner is on board. audrey powers was with nasa, 2,000 hours at mission control. being driven now to the launch site by jeff bezos. we should know blue origin, the company, tweeted, we are a go for number ns-18 astronaut load, noting this will be the 18th launch. the crew headed to the launch tower for final preparations and also their entry into that capsule. lets bri...

>> reporter: they launched into history. the dreams of inspiration fours civilian space voyagers are now a reality. >> god speed. >> reporter: they suited up this afternoon and headed into their spacex crew dragon capsule. >> im ready to go. w member sian proctor. >> every day it gets better and better the. >> reporter: from the launch tower, high bof >> this is where the rocket launch is. this is where you get strapped in. >> reporter: the billionaire chartered the flight. the price tag? report...

The launch site itself where they climb into the launch tower. im sorry, miles, for interrupting. continue, please. >> no, i just -- the point i was trying to make, anderson, theres been so much talk and controversy, whatever you want to say, about the billionaire race into space. but its important to look at this in the broader context of making space cheaper, more accessible, more routine. there are all kinds of things that could come out of that that we probably cant even envision, and this c...

Advancing space travel and tourism for the average person? still expensive expected to come down in price. >> a lot less expensive than a orbital money. it is a lot of money. lots more people are going to fly in space which i think is really good and thats going to make a difference. if people who are company owners fly in space theyll get a different perspective. >> bill: spacex, elon musks company. theyre building a huge launch tower on the texas east coast to send their star ship into orbit. ...

In a space suit, and be able to run to the top of the launch tower, which is about seven flights of stairs in 90 seconds. all of the passengers also have to sign a form waiving off their right to sue blue origin if theres an accident. the good news is the company has had 15 successful crewless launches in the past six years. the flight only lasts about ten minutes, which means the winning bidder spends about $50,000 for every second they are up in the air. moments ago, president biden was spot...

This will allow for additional access to the aft of the vehicle, following what is understood to be positive results from initial inspections conducted while the vehicle was sat on the landing pad. As for SN15, numerous options remain open to SpaceX, from reflying the Starship to conducting ground tests including cryotesting the vehicle in what is a post-flight configuration or even Static Fire testing if the option of another flight is removed. Reflying SN15 would be an attractive option to Sp...

Delivers the missile parts inside this movable building. the parts run loaded out of view of spy satellites, then the whole structure is moved to the launch pad. at the other end, the missile is assembled with a large crane that experts say might look like this. a cover on the launch tower conceals the assembly and fueling of the missile. the result, the u.s. only sees a missile shortly before launch with little or no warning. if it all works, it gets kim jong-un closer to his apparent ultimate ...

Launch pad hoping to avoid the prying eyes of u.s. spay satellites overhead. north korea insists its only plan launching the satellite on top of a long-range rocket. >> no country in the world hides the assembly of the space launch vehicle. you can observe for days weeks, north korea is clearly trying to develop a capabilitity here. >> reporter: this launch facility constructed with concealment. under ground rail line delivers the missile parts inside this movable building. the parts are unloade...

Upright attached to two actual solid rocket boosters and a giant replica of its external tank, all connected to a partial replica of a launch tower, that is if they ever get to los angeles and take off from florida. >> gretchen: see, theyre going to make all these stops in between. its going to be a three-day trip. so theyll make stops at stennis space center in mississippi examine assembly facility in new orleans, and its going to fly low over fort lauderdale so people can see endeavor. it roll...