Second Crew Launch News Today

You think about it. he is completely at the whim of how things unfold. and he is powerless to do anything about it. he is just a passenger on board this rocket. it is a thrilling experience. and im really -- hes a friend and it is -- hes excited about it. im delighted. but just right now, you know, hes putting on a good face, but hes about to take a very large risk and he doesnt really have any control over any soliloquies in the middle of it. so im sure hes feeling butterflies very strongly. wh...

Us. were going to continue to follow the launch. and were up above 11 minutes it looks like now on this hold. waiting for updates as to whats behind it. >> yeah. were waiting for not only to find out whats behind that hold, but then once of course it is lifted, were waiting to see william shatner and his crew make their way out there to the launchpad. we saw them in the truck with jeff bezos at the wheel. chris boshuizen who was riding shotgun in the truck. well follow this. were going to take a...

Help that. that is one step along the way. >> were looking at live pictures there about 54 minutes away from the launch, launch site one in west texas. miles, you made the point before on this broadcast when we were covering the last blue origin launch that thats actually the way commercial air travel began, right? as the denizen of the very wealthy. over time it became something that all of us had access to. this is still a very tiny group of folks who can even think about the cost of this, and...

Launch and run into the jet stream or something, it can be really disruptive to how well the rocket can control itself. they got a lot of stuff to watch and if theyre looking at something, you know, bill shatner is 90 years old, he can wait a couple more hours or another day for a launch if he has to. >> if he has to. it is important what you point out, there have been 17 launches, but only one other crude launch we saw in july. i know as jim pointed out, youve known shatner for years. as i unde...

I was 30 when al shepherd flew. if i die today, im 90, led a full life. im probably not going to die. this is a great experience and its worth the risk. youve got to get that settled inside yourself so then you can actually live the moment. talking to bill, im pretty sure hes done all those things. >> thinking of that, someone who has lived 90 years, all the technological advances they have witnessed over that time period, we lad scott kelly, a very experienced astronaut on, 520 days in space. m...

Invitations, moments ago shatner and his three crewmates arrived at the site from a remote stretch in west texas where the launches come from, originally scheduled on tuesday, postponed a day due to dangerous rough winds. the 90-year-old shatner tells anderson cooper ahead of the launch, hes understandably anxious before hurdling into space at three times the speed of sound. thats more than 2200 miles an hour. and hell go 62 miles above the earth. have a listen. >> my fear is as you go up, that ...

But hopefully we dont have to wait that long. the front came through last night. we talked about the tornados that were on the ground. that was the front that pushed away the south winds and now there are west winds and theyre much lighter. we still have big storms out there on the plains. no storms in west or southern texas. good stuff. >> thanks so much, chad myers. that is motion there. why is the car driving to the launchpad? because that hold we were telling you about has been lifted. and t...

Youre looking at live pictures at launch site one in west texas. this as the crew aboard blue origins "new shepard" rocket gets ready to launch to the edge of space. we should note the launch has been on hold for 16 minutes, more than 16 minutes now, holding at 45 minutes the launch, were waiting for updates on why that is. >> as we wait for that information, were lucky to have with us scott kelly, retired astronaut. great to have you with us this morning. i would love to get your thoughts on wh...

Her specific involvement when it comes to safety for blue origin. has there been any talk about if or why that figured into her being on this particular flight, this particular launch? >> thats a great question. blue origin did not address it. there was always a very good chance that they were going to put another blue origin employee on this second crew launch. if it was going to be any employee, audrey powers was always going to be at the very top of the list. she has been intimately involved ...

Information that we got from the company blue origin is that this 22-minute long hold is due to vehicle readiness. and i mean, that phrase, vehicle readiness, that is -- i think intentionally vague and very broad. it could mean a lot of things. one thing it does not appear to mean is that it is something weather related, which caused two previous delays because of high winds. but this phrase vehicle readiness, and the ability of which, you know, we can interpret that to mean many different thing...