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Put regular people into space. >> when branson says space hes talking about suborbital space light which means his passengers will experience 5 minutes of weightlessness. that is different from actually sending astronauts into true orbit which is what other commercial space ventures like land boeing are trying to do. their first unmanned test flights are set for this january and march. they will put people on top of those rockets as early as next summer. shannon: thank you very much. time for th...

People have committed up to $250,000 already for rides that include several minutes of weightlessness, a few of the far below back to you, the democrats who won a race for congress in maine say a judge and its ruling dismissing a challenge as a vindication. the controversy involves maines system of determining a victor come a system that turn the g.o.p. candidates from a winner into a loser. we get details tonight from correspondent douglas kinsey. >> after election day, you had more than 2,000 ...

Where everything is just floating around together. steve: colonel, good luck to you. colonel nic hague going to take off next month and be close to six months. thanks very much forever your service. we will be watching. steve: apologize for the delay the way it works because he is on the other side of the planet goes up to a satellite down to the ground up to a satellite and down on the ground and eventually gets there. ainsley: im reading that his family is going to send him care packages in sp...

Forget the jet set. private companies are looking to dominate tourism, and one champagne maker wants in on the action. cnns melissa bell has the story floating somewhere above france. >> reporter: weightlessness is the most extraordinary feeling. up until now, astronauts were the only ones to experience this, but that could change. a new space race is on. not only for super powers aiming for control, but for businessmen looking for profit. >> really, the key is making

A third of the load they bring is needed just to keep the astronauts alive. humans need lots of technology to live here. and all those devices create heat in the vacuum of space its heat that the space station cant get rid of on itself like living in a large thermos bottle so theyve come up with a way to remove the excess radiators with fourteen meter long cooling things release the extreme hes heat into space. but one problem still remains illustrated by these space acrobatics the human body is...

Orbital space tours, which is getting sort of crossing the threshold of space, which is approximately 100 kilometers above sea level. the flight would last from the time they release using a mother ship at about 45,000 feet, it would be a 13-minute flight, not into orbit, thrusting into space, four minutes of weightlessness and glide down to earth. blue origin has a similar altitude aspiration, also suborbital but using a traditional vertical launch platform. they also have an orbital rocket the...

Absolutely gorgeous here and i love living here in germany its. its not that i have to live here in germany i absolutely love it and have no plans to meet so how are the passengers doing. the first. fascinated by this feeling of weightlessness the calm flight i do a lot of paragliding acquires a little more effort and concentration so im really enjoying the serenity of this trip. its my first time in an airship and im really enjoying myself. monday you can watch the world pass by below you is be...

. it only takes a few minutes until the spacecraft is going to go technicians and engineers check every detail up until the last moment everything has to work perfectly thomas is a retired astronaut who has come to watch obviously the launch as one of the more risky phases but its also something the crew is really looking forward to to experience these incredible forces that push the humans from the surface of this planet into orbit is remarkable that. its pretty quick less than nine minutes fro...

A few minutes until the spacecraft is going to come technicians and engineers check every detail up until the last moment everything has to work perfectly thomas reiter is a retired astronaut who has come to watch obviously the launch as one of the more risky phases but its also something the crew is really looking forward to to experience these incredible forces that push the humans from the surface of this planet into orbit its remarkable that. its pretty quick less than nine minutes from lift...

. it only takes a few minutes until the spacecraft is a vertical technicians and engineers check every detail up until the last moment everything has to work perfectly thomas is a retired astronaut who has come to watch obviously the launch as one of the more risky phases but its also something the crew is really looking forward to to experience these incredible forces that push the humans from the surface of this planet into orbit its remarkable the g. loads its pretty quick less than nine minu...