grateful that i had been a girl, because i don't know how i would have followed in daddy's footsteps. so i finally did it. it was wonderful. >> reporter: the panes passed the carmen line, the internationally recognized boundary of space, and experienced about three minutes of weightlessness before the capsule made a parachuted landing back on earth. reusability is at the core of blue origin's space strategy and this was the fifth flight of this vehicle. they celebrated with champagne showers and hugs from loved ones. they told me they are still processing the fact that they are now astronauts and the impact this will have on them moving forward. i'm kristie lu stout in hong kong. thank you for spending part of your day with me and the team. my colleague, kim brunhuber, will be picking up proceedings from here. first, some of the heartbreaking and emotional images from those devastating nighttime tornados across the united states. take a watch.