>> let me tell you what they did. ss 2 spaceship 2 got to 71,000 feet, third successful supersonic test. a new thruster was tested. tourists can have a better view of the curving earth below them. there was a virgin galactic pilot. and also there's new coating system that they said was successful to help it go faster. >> how close were they to space? >> 13 1/2 miles. they have to go 62 miles. they have a lot further to go. each one of these milestones they keep knocking down. this is how far they made it. richard branson who dreams of space tourism as a commercial viable enterprise says they will do it this year. >> 13 miles ain't 62. that's not close to 62. sounds like me on a math test.