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I would say, look out the window. because that's something that you can't recreate on earth. you can do a little bit of zero g in the airplane like the vomit comet. so i just spend my time looking out the window if i had the opportunity. >> scott, what is it like for that moment when you're inside the spacecraft and you can no longer see the ground? because as someone who watched that launch over the summer, that was a moment of panic for so many of us, to see the spacecraft, and suddenly, it was gone. >> yeah, you know, that happens sometimes. i remember when i was in kazakhstan for the exped...

Actually to adapt to weightlessness. there is a significant difference between the profiles you're seeing here in terms of that launch. between the vomit comet and when you get on orbit. so i think it's really important to sort of work those out and so the physiology, the physiological aspect of people may not have to be as robust. i will never get over the vomit comet. all of these are small steps towards a return to the moon. who will get there first? the u.s. or china? >> it's hard to say, because, of course, there is a program going on in both countries and hopefully we will get to the moo...

He, of course, is not going to be aboard this craft. i interviewed him after the last launch, and while he said he was ready to go the next day and the day after and wanted to be on many missions going forward, he wanted to let others experience it. but it sure looks like he's going to be with them until the very, very last moment. besides the four of them, it seems to be just jeff. >> sorry, garrett, real quick, there is a difference between space exploration and space tourism. this is a case of space tourism. so far, we don't know, i mean, how much they're paying, who is paying and who is no...

And 14 minutes away, we have that crew of four onboard, including 90-year-old william shatner, captain kirk, about to become the oldest space traveler in history. three to four minutes of weightlessness before coming back down for a soft landing. cannot wait to hear the reactions on the other side of this. jose? >> may, when morgan mentioned watching the last launch, i was there. and as one standing on the ground, watching it, smelling it, experiencing it is something that i will never forget. as someone who has actually been in space, when you watch this and think back to your experiences in ...

Shatner, captain kirk was going to be aboard this mission? >> i haven't talked to him about it yet. ly probably today, when i talk to him. he's been a little busy lately. so -- but i'm sure he's paying attention and is excited about captain kirk or the guy who played him getting ready to launch. >> and morgan, you're so close. just a mile or more from the location of this launch. it is a beautiful day. almost cloudless skies. we're going to see a lot, but also, in your case, feel a lot. >> yeah, jose, that could certainly be the case. even in van horn, about 20 miles away where we were for the...