reusable thruster. that capsule is the same one he went in in late july. it's his hope this become a more common practice. blue origin stressing the point that 17 launches have been consecutively successful as of right now. it appears they can make that number 18. >> well, the hatch is about to open. you can see jeff bezos making his way around, giving the double thumbs up to each member aboard. no doubt he cannot wait to hear from captain kirk. he's also been working with audrey powers since 2013 on the blue origin missions. may, for you, what has watching this been like? you were with us back in july for bezos's launch, and here we are again. >> of course it's been very exciting, and just wanting to see everybody go up and come back down safely. that was very much a part of it. so what's thrilling for me is that we remain committed and