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>> thanks for joining us live from west texas. a phenomenal flight for the second human crew. soexciting to send captain kirk himself william shatner to space. i can't wait to hear his commence upon return and our 2 customers chris from australia. to all of the fans from down under a big shout out and our very own audrey powers. coming back home. the booster is going to beat the capsule back home. it's shaped with a blunt end. what we will see coming up shortly is at the top of the rocket we have the ring fin. there are the pie pins that extend and the drag brace.

Them hopes and dreams and the successes they've had in life, all coming together to cross over into this moment, to do something that is still one of the rarest of human experiences, and the human stories to me are obviously the most interesting. i'm delighted for all four of them. >> a few statistics. they're going to go 62 miles high, just above what's known as the carmen line to get into space. the mission is going to take about ten minutes, three minutes of weightlessness. their speed at peak will be three times the speed of sound, more than 2,200 miles per hour. as far as a ticket cost, w...

It's just the very beginning of it, but it is a very important milestone. you also have, you know, what we just saw -- actually i believe we're beginning the final checks right now if you guys want to hear them, mission control going through all the various systems. >> we're going to listen in to those right now from mission control. >> as you heard it, we are go for launch, go for second human flight. >> there we heard it, go for launch, jim. >> i think i heard william shatner saying something to the effect of i guess we're ready to go. listen, they're about to rocket into space in excess of ...

You are in space and what it could mean moving forward. as we've got these 15 minutes, a little more now, what are you most interested in today with this particular launch, miles? >> well, i'm interested in it being a safe and enjoyable ride, number one. the thrill of seeing bill shatner do this is great. i will point out that there is a character in the star trek series by the name of miles o'brien. i guess they stole my name. i really feel like i should be on board with him as part of the star trek themed launch. somehow my invitation got lost in the mail. each of these flights, inc increm i...

And there you can see the capsule from the top of the booster. they are continuing their assent over the carmen line. you'll know when they hit apajy when the speed hits zero. there they are, over 100 kilometers. welcome to space. the newest astronauts on board our crew capsule. er there they are. they have just about hit their