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Done in your life. youre an astronaut, you are a doctor, and i am sure you are watching this very heavily. there is a picture of dr. jemison there at work there. its so fascinating to all of us to think that for a moment maybe we will be able to do what we see you doing, obviously, on a much smaller scale in a civil capacity as opposed to astronauts. this rocket today, we understand, is going to go for a 2,400-mile-per-hour ride at the end of the day. what are the physical effects of a ride like...

Astronaut in the states. blue origin, you get to brag that you got the astronaut wings around the globe. >> as you said, its all about the precious few seconds of weightlessness. thank you. we will be with you all throughout the morning. joining us now is jeffl rey kluger, the author of "apololo 13." thanks for being here. we were just talking to rachel about this spectacle atmosphere shes a part of. music, all of this stuff. we are learning that the price tag for these flights for the virgin ...

They will experience weightlessness for a few minutes before returning to the surface. and whit, today jeff bezos wished branson a safe and successful flight, and spacex founder elon musk tweeted this -- well see you there to wish you the best. so it appears elon may be joining us here at space port america. whit? >> a little sportsmanship from the billionaires. gio, thank you. much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. new details in the search for a messing mother from new jersey...

Edge of space. and the way it works, spaceship 2 took off attached to a mother ship called eve at the right altitude. it detached. the pilots fired the rocket engine. it flew nearly vertical up to the edge of space. the astronauts got a few minutes of weightlessness before the plane glided back down, landing back on the same runway it took off from at space port america. so now the idea is, after two more test flights, virgin galactic will finally begin making good on its promise to send paying ...

They were doing all those trainings to get their bodies used to what it feels like with those g-forces. they were also seeing what it feels like to get that weightlessness, traveling with just a few seconds of weightlessness. now i believe what i am seeing is a little bit ahead of what you guys are seeing, but we did get a glimpse into -- inside spaceship 2 and maybe you guys will see it in just a few more minutes. >> we know the speed is slowing down dramatically now. now down to this mach 1. r...

And we are being told that everything is looking good and in a couple of hours time we should see the spaceship unity launcher from the spaceship unity launcher from the two mile run my beside me along with ship beside me and after 45 minutes it should detach from the mothership and rocket to the edge of space, 50 miles above the surface of the earth. this has been more than 16 years in the making, he has invested hundreds of billions of pounds in the project and for that hefty price tag you sho...

Has been following this closely. so, jonathan, where are we with this trip? what state of the trip are we at? ~ ., ~ . ., ., , at? well, we are in new mexico, as ou sa , at? well, we are in new mexico, as you say. the — at? well, we are in new mexico, as you say, the special— at? well, we are in new mexico, as you say, the special spaceport i at? well, we are in new mexico, as you say, the special spaceport that| you say, the special spaceport that they have developed, the commercial space f...

And the passengers in the back have been cleared to unstrap. our predicted -- is 279,000 feet and climbing. >> they are unlocking -- >> so this is it! this is where we should be experiencing or they should be experiencing weightlessness for about 3 to 4 minutes and we expect well have a live shot from within that spaceship. and now theyre going to start feathering the wings back so they can begin the very slow process of reentering. as weve said, you know, this is a critical moment as they enjoy...

Reaching about 55 miles above the new mexico desert, brandon and his crew will experience a few minutes of complete weightlessness. is sadly theyll return to earth just as they left it, an earth languishes in a climate cries. death valley his over 130 degrees, millions of people are under an excessive heat warning or advisory. the region is burning through its third heat wave this summer. nearly 200 people have died in the pacific northwest because of the heat. the weight of climate change is cr...

Returned from the edge of space, during virgin galactic�*s first fully crewed flight. take—off from new mexico was slightly delayed by bad weather but the flight is being seen as a milestone for the commencial space industry. sir richard said it was the experience of a lifetime. from spaceport america in new mexico, heres sophie long. preparations were made before take—off... about ten years, and an hour and a half behind schedule, in one of the most desolate areas of north america, a life...