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The moon is 10 miles away in the next room. thats why it takes eight minutes to get to orbit and three days to get to the moon. thats actual space travel for context. so i see it not as, oh, were going into space. no, youre getting a nice view of the earth. i dont even know if youll see the curvature. i did some calculations and im thinking theyre not. if youre 2 millimeters above the surface of this globe, youre not getting the perspective of everybody else. but national boundaries disappear. i...

And hopefully, experience what we now call the overview effect, which is getting that big perspective of whats really important in -- on the earth and in life. >> and, myles, in terms of t takeoff, virgin galactic operates like a normal plane. does this design make it safer for passenger and crew members compared to standard blast-off procedures that we are used to seeing with rockets. >> >> i wouldnt necessarily say its safer, pamela. in fact, the virgin craft, unlike jeff bezos blue origin, do...

That. that first trip is likely coming next year. meanwhile, bezos also has the same goal. for someone who has been into space, can you grab what the experience is like for the average rich person? do they need special training? is there anything they need to do in advance? do you think it is a good idea to send them into space in the first place? >> well, i think, you know, sending people to space is a wonderful thing because when i went to space i looked back at the planet and i got this total...

The New Shepard spacecraft carrying Jeff Bezos won't reach Earth's orbit, and there won't be anybody flying it.

Jeff Bezos will spend just 3 minutes in space, without a pilot. His launch will be unlike any prior US spaceflight. mmcfalljohnsen@insider.com (Morgan McFall-Johnsen) © Provided by Business Insider Jeff Bezos (left) is set to launch aboard the New Shepard rocket (right) on July 20. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images; Blue Origin Bezos, his brother, and an auction winner will experience weightlessness for three minutes. This spaceflight will be unlike any prior US launch, with n...

Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images; Blue Origin Bezos, his brother, and an auction winner will experience weightlessness for three minutes. This spaceflight will be unlike any prior US launch, with no pilot and possibly no spacesuits. Jeff Bezos is preparing to rocket into space on July 20, but he wont be there for very long. With Earth shining outside the windows, Bezos will float around the cabin of his companys New Shepard spaceship for just three minutes before h...

Take a look at the world in pictures from a TASS photo gallery

A popular art exhibition, which aims to instil the same feeling astronauts get when they see the Earth from space, has returned to Greenwich.

A popular art exhibition, which aims to instil the same feeling astronauts get when they see the Earth from space, has returned to Greenwich. Following a sold-out installation in summer 2020, the jaw-dropping Gaia is returning to the Old Royal Naval College, starting this week. Gaia will be displayed in the Painted Hall for a month, including late night openings. The monumental sculpture by Luke Jerram rotates slowly while suspended in mid-air, an exact scale replica of Earth made using...

A huge replica of the earth is due to hang in a Norwich church this autumn, accompanied by its own unique soundscape.