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Is at 100 kilometers which worked out to 62 miles sox in my eyes, if you fly 50 miles or 62 miles youre in space. you wont notice the difference between the 12 miles. neither go into the orbit. they touch space and come right back down which is why they are so short. >> understood. i would take it in a second. they get a little bit of weightlessness at that level where virgin galactic is going? >> absolutely. once they get into orbit and hit the top of their flight profile, then theyll get a lit...

Who could become astronauts in future years. and yeah, looking forward to seeing a lot of these people off in future years to come. >> reporter: now, brianna, richard branson has been on site with his fellow mission specialists and the pilots going through training the past couple days here at space port america. and i want to tell you a little bit about the flight he is going to experience on sunday. vss unity, the spaceship will be mated to the mothership which is called eve. mothership will t...

Both tycoons have created space tourism companies offering flights for the wealthy. bransons vehicle can climb to an altitude of 90km giving those on—board a few minutes of weightlessness and a view of the curvature of the earth. what is the betting thatjeff bezos will somehow bring forward his timeline by nine days? filth. will somehow bring forward his timeline by nine days? 0h, ust to net some timeline by nine days? 0h, ust to get some more i timeline by nine days? 0h, ust to get some more...

Specialists and pilots by my side as we fly to space. >> poppy, let me tell you a little bit about that flight experience that branson and his fellow passengers will experience. they will go, you know, travel more than three times the speed of sound. going over 80 mile -- kilometers above earth. while they will experience a few minutes of weightlessness, which i am incredibly jealous of. to -- they will get those astronaut wings and then they will glide back to earth. now, following the flight, ...

Minutes, they will see the planet earth and the curvature of the earth, the blackness of space, the stars and they will experience weightlessness. they will float. and it will be a hugely important experience for each of the individuals on board. spain are the first team through to the semi—finals of euro 2020 — they did it the hard way, though, as they needed penalties to overcome switzerland in st petersburg. the spanish took a first—half lead, but the swiss equalised in the second half ...

It seems that the amazon mogul leapfrogged branson who many believed would win this race. >> sold, $28 million. >> reporter: and that is how much one unknown bidder is paying to take the 11 minute trip into space with bezos. >> it is what i wanted to do all my life. >> reporter: and he will also be joined by his brother mark bezos. >> i really want you to come with me. >> reporter: and a fourth unknown traveler. the journey is going just 100 kilometers into space allowing customers to have about...

>> i am. >> reporter: the flight goes 100 kilometers into space, allowing customers to have three minutes of weightlessness. while bezos is making the headlines now, virgin galactic is poised to be the first space commercial space line. looks like virgin wont be the first and blue origin might win that part of this race? >> i will point out weve sent seven people in into space and weve made five my astronauts. we were the first of the space companies to get people up there. but we honestly dont ...

Because its a thing ive wanted to do all my life. the rocket system will reach 100 kilometres above the earth, where passengers will experience about three minutes of weightlessness, and see the blackness of space and earths covered horizon. in the future, anyone will be able to take a ride for around £150,000 a ticket. and its not the only company to test if space tourism is commercially viable. sir richard branson�*s virgin galactic space plane is expected to carry paying customers by the e...

And experience a few minutes of weightlessness. landing gear deployed. the new shepard flight is due to take place injuly. the capsule carrying jeff bezos and his brother will descend back to earth with parachutes, marking the start of a new era in space tourism. rebecca morelle, bbc news. there is or was a pet dog missing somewhere or other and usually it is probably the case that will be found in a nearby park or the neighbour was back backyard however it is not always the case and here is the...

Mission control: spacex. separation confirmed. and seats on elon musk�*s spacex capsule cost millions to go into low earth orbit. for now, these trips are only for the super wealthy, but experts say prices should drop. for the young people today particularly, it will become a reality that they could save up some money and choose to go to space, not every day, but it could be something that you could choose to spend a chunk of your savings on, and experience a few minutes of weightlessness. lan...