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"new shepard" mission said they hope to do if and when they finally get up into space, if this countdown clock ever starts going again. then they'll fall back down to earth with the assistance, of course, of gravity and the assistance of those three big parachutes. jim, one other very important thing to point out, in addition to a rocket launch which should be going in about 15 minutes if this hold ever stops, we're also going to get to see a booster landing which was once described as one of the rarest of beasts, just until a few years ago, this is something that was truly the stuff of scienc...

And of course anyone had any question about the impact of william shatner onboard this flight, look no further than what was inside the media hanger here. "star trek" cookies themselves. the badge right there. everyone just fully soaking in this moment. we're about to see the oldest person go into space right now. and if everything goes according to plan, it will be a carbon copy of what we witnessed in late july with that first flight coming back down with a soft landing there. and i have to tell you, jose, the thing that sticks with me the most is the excitement of the crew members that were...

Engine of the space of the rocket. >> all right, everybody. about to go where very few humans have gone before. ladies and gentlemen, it's time to launch this rocket. god speed, "new shepard." >> t-minus ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four -- command engine start. two, one.

On board the international space station, a japanese billionaire preparing to fly to orbit. we're seeing this rush of this new era of space tourism. >> no question. we're watching the crew get ready. it's called a shelter room there. we are just passing 30 minutes to launch time all these steps are key. they had to take off the little booties over your shoes. you want to keep, i would imagine, the capsule clean from dirt or dust. commander hadfield, can you explain how important these final little prep steps are because, again, space is hard, and you don't want to get anything in the way of a ...

Full circle, 55 years ago. he was beginning his "star trek" career as the captain of the enterprise and he has said -- he said it to me on camera, now his life is coming full circle. 55 years later. he's actually going into space, and that's what makes this fun for him and fun for us to join him along the way. >> 9:10 in texas, just a few moments from now, we're just over 21 minutes. still with us is our all-star panel. also, morgan chesky near the launch site, a former nasa astronauts may jenison, scott kelly, clayton emerson, and leroy chow. >> i want to bring in former nasa astronaut, a man...