go to 70 miles high, see the curvature of the earth, the blackness of space, going weightless, and all these things, was an opportunity that i couldn t miss. the news he received that same year made him think he might. jon was diagnosed with parkinson s disease, which damages parts of the brain, and its progression is impossible to predict. i was pretty convinced that they were going to turn round to me and say, you re not able to go. but they have been fantastic. the fact that i can defy my parkinson s. three years ago, i climbed kilimanjaro and cycled down, just to prove that it wasn t going to get me. and this is the same thing. going to space despite the parkinson s. and sojon is now finally preparing to board the spaceship unity. he ll bejoined on his mission by keisha schahaff from antigua and her daughter, ana mayers,
and this is the same thing. going to space despite the parkinson s. and sojon is now finally preparing to board the spaceship unity. he ll bejoined on his mission by keisha schahaff from antigua and her daughter, ana mayers, who studies in aberdeen. they ll be the first mother and daughter to travel together to space. such an interesting man. he is one of the most incredible people i ve ever met. he s such a daredevil. this guy lives. as we re enter the atmosphere, it creates a very loud noise. - the three have undergone four days of training at spaceport america. the pilots who will be in control, much more. so this is the flight simulator where the pilots do the vast majority of their on the ground training, and they ll actually come in here hours before the actual mission itself and do one last flight profile with all the latest data to hand. at the moment, conditions look perfect. all three hope their adventure will be an inspiration to others to reach beyond what they think is pos
returning to earth. the flight lasted just over one hour. sophie long reports from the spaceport in new mexico. cheering. making the final footsteps towards realising their dreams. how are you feeling? feeling great! jon goodwin and mother and daughter duo keisha schahaff and ana mayers make their way to the spaceship unity. then at 8.30 local time, lift off, on schedule and in perfect conditions. this is the momentjon goodwin has been waiting for a quarter of his life. he is now on his way to space on virgin galactic s first private passenger flight. three, two, one. release, release, release. and this is what it s all about, as the spaceship unity more than 50 miles above the earth s surface. congratulations tojon, to keisha, to ana.
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and its progression is impossible to predict. i was pretty convinced that they were going to turn round to me and say, you re not able to go. but they have been fantastic. the fact that i can defy my parkinson s. three years ago, i climbed kilimanjaro and cycled down, just to prove that it wasn t going to get me. and this is the same thing. going to space despite the parkinson s. and sojon is now finally preparing to board the spaceship unity. he ll bejoined on his mission by keisha schahaff from antigua and her daughter, ana mayers, who studies in aberdeen. they ll be the first mother and daughter to travel together to space. such an interesting man. he is one of the most incredible people i ve ever met. he s such a daredevil. this guy lives. as we re enter the atmosphere, it creates a very loud noise. - the three have undergone four days