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Who has been waiting for this experience. >> it's something she wanted to do since she started training to become an astronaut back in the 1960s. back then women were not allowed to fly in space. but jeff bezos saying it would be his honor if she would be his guest for this first human flight of the new shepherd spacecraft. and what an incredible day for blue origin, but also for jeff bezos. and you know, there has been a lot of criticism about these billionaires who are trying to spend all their money to go on these joy rides into space. and jeff bezos has said he gets that criticism. he unde...

Round of covid lockdowns. five of the runaway texas democrats who fled the state have tested positive for covid after flying to d.c. maskless. remember, they spent time with the vice president who has already made a trip to the doctor's office. no outrage coming from the media on this. plenty of hypocrisy, though. "the faulkner focus" top of the hour. >> i have dreamt of this moment since i was a kid and honestly nothing could prepare you for the view from space. it was magical. >> bill: that was rich and branson a week ago after the virgin galactic space flight. the other billionaire. he is t...

First female inspector for the faa. and in the 1960s, she was the youngest member of the mercury 13. the first group of women put through rigorous astronaut testing. tests that i had, i can do it - and i can do it just as well as anybody else. >> she says she passed all those exams better than faster than any of the men who later went on to become nasa's first astronauts. but the mercury 13 never made it into space. the program was canceled. >> i never had any bad feelings. i knew i was going. sometime i will go. >> and now, after nearly 20,000 hours of flight time and 82 years on this planet,...

In schools", as rising numbers of pupils are being sent home to isolate. and over on the bbc news website, there's a story about an 82—year—old woman, who, after spending six decades trying to reach space, willjoinjeff bezos on the first human flight by his space company later this month. wally funk, who first underwent training in the 1960s, is on course to become the oldest person to ever fly to space. it was because of her gender. she did all the training like the male astronauts at the time in the 19605 but because of her gender didn't get to go. but because of her gender didn't get to...

>> the first female inspector for the faa, and in the 1960s, she was the youngest member of the mercury 13. the first group of women put through rigorous astronaut testing. >> i feel like after all those tests i had, i can do it and i can do it just as well as anybodies. >> she says she passed all those examines better than faster than any of the men who later went on to become nasa's first astronauts. but the mercury 13 never made it into space. the program was canceled. >> i never had any bad feelings. i knew i was going. sometime i will go. >> and now, after nearly 20,000 hours of flight ti...