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Things. and i finally got the call from a chief engineer saying every single box had been checked on the safety aspect, and that i was -- would i like to go to space? and i hit the roof, i was so excited. >> reporter: the virgin galactic plane is set to take off sunday 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 2400 miles per hour ride more than 50 miles up to touch the inner edge of...

In your career. youve been under powered flight. they are very significant minutes. and then on the entry as well is always challenging as heat builds up as you slow down and engage the atmosphere once again. those are the times youre really hoping thing goes well and i was really happy to see it went well today. >> mike, this was nearly a 20-year project, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars, just to experience a couple of minutes of weightlessness. you know, why was this such a short mis...

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 lifelong dream became reality. sir richard branson, along with two pilots and three other virgin galactic employees, were transported to the spaceship unity tethered to the mothership eve. then take—off...

You go into space. you go into the sound barrier and then you go to mock 3.5, which is three and half thousand miles per hour. flying as fast as any human being has. and then you get into space, and the first thing you experience is silence, and then you experience weightlessness as you leave your seat, and then you leave your seat, and then you see a vision of the earth below you, not the kind of curvature we are seeing in the picture behind me at the moment. and with all of those sensations go...

You go through the sound barrier and you are travelling 31st and then you get into space and the first thing you experiences silence. then you experience weightlessness as you leave your seat and then easier vision of the earth below you not dissimilar to the curvature we are seeing this picture by me at the moment. and with all of those sensations going it once it really is, it is a blast of sensations and you realise how fragile the earthers. every astronaut ive known, and i know quite a few o...

Marvel at the world. and have the experience of a lifetime. and thats only happened to 500 people, roughly, since space travel started. its something id hope to enable hundreds. more >> for a last report, that was sir richard branson who will be fulfilling his dream of rocketing to the edge of space on sunday. he will join his crew over virgin -- crossing the boundary line between earths atmosphere and space. he and his crew will get a few minutes of weightlessness in a mission that is meant to ...

Begin? nasa and the u.s. military have that 50-mile measure for their pilots, thats something that richard will meet. they have special astronaut wings just for these types of flights. blue origin does go higher, thats a pretty clear benchmark and it will offer slightly higher views. is the experience that much different? they are very different vehicles so its going to be a different experience but you will get minutes of weightlessness, you can float around the cabin, you will be able to look ...

Like you, my hands are everything to me. but i was diagnosed with dupuytrens contracture. and it got to the point where things i took for granted got tougher to do. thought surgery was my only option. turns out i was wrong. so when a hand specialist told me about nonsurgical treatments, it was a total game changer. like you, my hands have a lot more to do. learn more at factsonhand.com today. >> garrett: the race to space between richard branson and amazons jeff bezos takes off this weekend. bra...

The rocket will ignite taking bransonen you a pilots and two others and the 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 speerns a few minutes of weightlessness before gliding back to earth. >> when youre up there, the space ship will turn over and these enormous windows, well be float around and look at earth. >> if successful the space barron will edge out richard man jeff bezos set to ride his own companys rocket into spac...

Lets get some more from cnnaerospace analyst, the kor upon dent for the pbs news hour. this flight is set to last, what, an hour and a half. is this a new approach to reaching space? >> it is, wolf, in the sense that, first of all, the occupant, obviously, carrying a billionaire to space is a new idea. although, a lot of well heeled space tourists have gone. seven to be exact. so this is a new way to do it in the sense also, wolf, that hes being carried aloft by a carrier craft. the rocket will ...