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Himself to space this summer. so they went 65 miles up, at more than 2,000 miles an hour, okay? and the most captivating show ended up being on the ground after. why? because of shatners completely authentic, human, just sense of being overwhelmed by what he just experienced. its worth a watch. >> so moving. this experience, its something unbelievable. you see -- weightlessness, my stomach went up, its so weird. but not as weird as the covering of blue. oh, its one thing to say, oh, the sky and ...

Weightlessness for about three minutes of their journey. im trying to look at the video and also tell you the story at the same time. this is amazing. shatner was emotional after he returned to earth and greeted by jeff bezos, the owner of blue origin. >> suddenly youre through the blue and youre into black and youre into, you know, its mysterious and galaxies and things but what you see is black. and what you see down there is light. and thats the difference. and not to have this? you have done...

Little things. weightlessness. but to see the blue color go right by. and now, youre staring at the black. thats the thing. the covering of blue is -- the sheet, this blanket, this -- this kocomforter of blue that w have around. we think oh, thats blue sky. and you rip a sheet off of you when you are asleep and you are looking into blackness. into black ugliness. and you look down. theres the blue down there. and the black up there. and its -- its just -- there is mother earth and comfort. and t...

Call it. >> training. i think of it as rehearsal. i want to go to warp speed. take me to warp speed and they go "what"? and the weightlessness. youre thin enough but im not. imagine being weightless and staring into that blackness and seeing the earth. thats what i want to absorb. >> it goes by fast. on bezoss flight they were throwing skittles at each other. i would want to be staring out at the window the whole time. >> i want to press my nose up against the plastic window. what i dont want to...

Jeopardy. the -- the -- the -- the moment you see how vul -- the vulnerability of everything, its so small. this air which is keeping us alive is -- is thinner than your skin. its -- its a -- its a -- its a sliver. its -- its immeasurably small when you think in terms of the -- of the universe. >> william shatner today experience clearly exceeding expectations he said certainly when we spoke just last week. >> im looking forward to the whole thing. ive been there. i was there last week rehearsin...

Jeff bezoss rocket company blue origin. its the same craft that took bezos to space this summer. bezos, a lifelong star trek fan, brought shatner as a guest along with audrey powers and two paying customers. the out of this world adventure lasting just ten minutes from take off to landing leaving all four passengers including shatner mesmerized by the view. >> weightlessness. oh, jesus. no description. >> this is nuts! >> oh, god. >> reporter: shatner and his crew mates experienced three minutes...

Am -- himself did the honors. [ applause ] >> reporter: cheers as each of the four passengers walked out of the capsule, including captain kirk himself. >> captain kirk himself, the great william shatner. >> reporter: shatner telling bezos, it all happened so quickly. >> unbelievable, unbelievable. i mean, the little things have weightlessness. but to see the blue color. now youre staring at blackness. >> reporter: shatner clearly taken aback by the gravity of the moment. >> im so filled with em...

Okay? and the most captivating show ended up being on the ground after. why? because of shatners completely authentic, human, just sense of being overwhelmed by what he just experienced. its worth a watch. >> so moving. this experience, its something unbelievable. you see -- weightlessness, my stomach went up, its so weird. but not as weird as the covering of blue. oh, its one thing to say, oh, the sky and the fragile -- but what is unknown is this pillow, this soft blue. look at the beauty of t...

Miles above earth. youll remember, richard branson and virgin galactic, they went 50 miles above earth, that is blue origins one-upmanship here. and that is when theyre going to feel three minutes of weightlessness. they can unstrap from their seats, you see floating here right now. theyre going to be able to explore. look at these huge windows. theyre about 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 feet wide. theyre really big. theyre the biggest windows to fly into space. this is the three minutes of fun here, and its a...

T time. i ended up looking up at the earth instead of down. so everything changes, of course. >> you just made this 12-year-old boy very jealous as you describe that. im picturing my son with skittles, popping them into my mouth in weightlessness. i just learned something i didnt know. theyve got to walk up. you picture all the launches -- the famous elevator rides, theyve got to earn -- a few flights of stairs. they have to earn their right. >> definitely getting their steps in today. that is f...