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These things. and i finally got the call from chief engineer saying that every single box had been ticked on the safety aspect. and that i was -- um -- um -- would i like to go to space? and i hit -- i hit the roof, i was so excited. >> reporter: the virgin galactic rocket-powered space plane is set to take off tomorrow from new mexico. the mother ship will release the spaceship at around 40,000 feet. the rocket will ignite. and take branson, two pilots, and three others, on a 2,400-mile-per-hou...

S spaceship at around 40,000 feet. the rocket will ignite and take branson, two pilots, and three others on a 2,400-mile-per-hour ride, more than 50 miles up to touch the inner edge of space, as defined by the u.s. military and nasa. the crew will experience a few minutes of weightlessness, before gliding back to earth. >> when you are up there, the spaceship will turn -- turn over and -- and these enormous windows, ones going to be able to float around and look back at earth. >> reporter: if su...