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The simulator, an exact replica that will carry all four 62 miles high for three minutes of weightlessness and six massive windows. >> as youre ascending, you feel like the earth is falling away from you. >> reporter: paying passengers are already signing up. eventually blue origin plans to send six people at a time. but unlike a nasa rockets or virgin spaceplane, there are no nasa specialists or pilots onboard. its set for 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> our thanks to tom costello for that report. well h...

People who say they go into space that they come back changed. i cant wait to see what its going to do to me. >> and we have lift off. well blue origin has flown 15 unmanned test, flights this will be the first to carry passengers. baseless will take seat number six, the simulator earnings that probe of the capsule that will carry all four, 62 miles high, for three minutes of weightlessness. and six massive windows. >> and as you are sending, essentially a feels like deer this falling away from....

For the capsule. if there was only one parachute that was released, the scissor mechanism would help absorb some of the shock and keep the crew passengers safe inside. >> once the capsule is out there, they have about three minutes of weightlessness, right? >> they do. rachel and i actually got a chance to go inside that capsule, experience the simulator and see what its like. and it is, it is much bigger than i expected. it is very sleek. and so wally funk said she is incredibly excited after a...

Spaceship, will you have an asterisk beside your name, you are not fully a astronaut. >> to get customers to come on to space. >> be they all get to see the curvature of the earth and experience weightlessness. >> with all of the hype, with all of the effort put into it, bezos has been created blue origin in 2000, it was under 11 minutes. >> under 11 minutes. but you know, that is what this rocket ship was designed to do. with new glenn, as we were talking about, that is going to go much higher,...

Launch site. and that is where those final preparations are under way as we speak. blue origin says all systems are a go. they are all on site getting ready because were less than 24 hours before this new rocket takes off and you mentioned they not really touching on the rivalry between the two here, but making it very clear this is a rocket going up without any help from an aircraft, 62 miles from the surface of the earth, it will break that carbon line. and then they will have three to four mi...

On ♪ >> with us is retired astronaut and former international space station commander colonel chris hadfield, thanks for joining us. lets talk first about what jeff bezos and his crew will experience tomorrow. put into words for us that moment when youre first in space and feeling that sense of weightlessness. >> what gets you there is the first thing youll experience, that is getting crushed in their seat as they accelerate faster than three times of speed of sound. then their capsule will po...

Developed by his company blue origin. >> i want to go on this flight because its a thing ive wanted to do all my life. its an adventure. its a big deal for me. >> reporter: but more than just an adventure, new shepherd was designed to shuttle up to six paying customers, more than 62 miles above the earths surface, for a few moments of weightlessness and panoramic views, earning the fliers their astronaut wings. while the rocket, which is fully autonomous, has flown 15 test flights, none of them ...

Planes like this recreate the weightlessness of space by dropping several miles in altitude in a matter of seconds. it is a replica of demi, a starlight cube set that is already in space. giving scientists a better look at far—away planets. it is tracked by our rooftop antenna so we can see when its closer to boston to collect data from it. we could find life outside our planet for the first time in the next few decades. 0ur time in the next few decades. our goal now is to have a new satellite...

Clean up your forest, go in and cut down dead and dying trees that are the result of decades of misguided environmental and like walking practices. this isnt rocket science no matter what they tell you if it can be done. charles: kyle. >> ill give a hit to the biliary space race richard branson took a ride to the edge of space in just over 50 miles high giving about four minutes of weightlessness. jeff bezos is next kat this coming week to catch a ride on his companies the first man ride on his ...

"unity" blasting off in midair after separating from the mothership. shooting up toward the edge of space. >> welcome to space! >> reporter: four minutes of weightlessness. >> woo! >> reporter: 53 miles above the earths surface, sending a message to children all around the world. >> to all you kids down there, i was once a child with a dream. looking up to the stars. now im an adult in a spaceship, looking down to our beautiful, beautiful earth. >> reporter: branson speaking with us just moments...