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It s an exciting day for those interested in space as three passengers will be on board virgin galactic s first space tourism flight when it blasts off from new mexico later today. they include a 80 year old former olympian with parkinson s disease and a mother and daughter. what an experience. live now to glasgow with malcolm macdonald, a professor in space technology at the university of strathclyde. thank you very much forjoining us. what are they going to expense on this flight? it is due to take off 3:30pm uk time. this flight? it is due to take off 3:30pm uk time. this flight? it is due to take off 3:30m uk time. , ., 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if an one 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has been 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has been paying 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has been paying attention i 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has been paying attention to what is happening recently, it is not that dissimilar to the one that was in cornwall. they will start off in their aircraft, hooked underneath a bigger aircraft. that would take them up altitude. they will then separate from the mother craft, their rocket will ignite and they will shoot up into space. they re not going to go around the earth,
Politicians are to question senior police in northern ireland about a data breach which led to police officer s details being made public. the number of people in england waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to 7.6 million a record high. an 80 year old former olympian with parkinson s disease and a mother and daughter board virgin galactic s first space tourism flight, which blasts off today. let s get more now for you on ecuador. the ecuadorian president, guillermo lasso, has said the country s presidential election will go ahead as planned this month after a candidate was shot dead at an event in the capital, quito. fernando villavicencio was killed in a burst of gunfire as he was getting into a car. let s get more on this with matias zibell garcia from bbc mundo.
Of a bit of a fall in rates, maybe not quite as bad as it would otherwise have been.- not quite as bad as it would otherwise have been. cost of living correspondent otherwise have been. cost of living correspondent kevin otherwise have been. cost of living correspondent kevin peachey, - otherwise have been. cost of living. correspondent kevin peachey, thank you. a trip to outer space, do you fancy it? there will be three people going up there today, including an 80 year old former olympian with parkinson s disease, this is on board the virgin galactic first space tourism flight that will blast off from new mexico later today. john goodwin from newcastle will board after purchasing a ticket 18 years ago. i ve been waiting a quarter of my life on this earth to go into space. at 80 years old, jon goodwin is an olympian, an accomplished adventurer, and now almost an astronaut. this has been a long time coming. he bought his ticket for $200,000 nearly 20 years ago. jon goodwin.
An 80 year old former olympian with parkinson s disease will be one of three passengers on board virgin galactic s first space tourism flight when it blasts off from new mexico later today. jon goodwin, from newcastle, will board the vss unity for a 90 minute trip after securing his ticket 18 years ago! a mother and daughter will also be on board. sophie long has more. i ve been waiting a quarter of my life on this earth to go into space. at 80 years old, jon goodwin is an olympian, an accomplished adventurer, and now almost an astronaut. this has been a long time coming. he bought his ticket for $200,000 nearly 20 years ago. jon goodwin. here he is talking to bbc breakfast in 201a. i was never.envisaged wanting to go into space, but the opportunity as a bit of an adventurer to actually
Natives of antigua, the first mother and daughter duo in history to go to space and the first astronauts from the caribbean. it has been a dream since childhood for these astronomy buffs. i m hoping to give myself that confidence to try new things. reporter: what are you looking forward to the most? just looking back and seeing our beautiful planet and looking across and seeing my daughter s face. reporter: the third passenger, 80-year-old john goodwin, an olympian from england and life long adventurer who is battling parkinson s disease. it shows you the attitude of space for all is a wonderful attitude. reporter: these passengers undergo three days of rigorous training to prepare for the 90 minute flight including three minutes of total weightlessness. are you going to go and try it? to find out what to expect, i took a spin in the cockpit simulator with chief pilot dave mackay. i m going to pitch it up into the vertical. reporter: wow! we re climbing! and there s planet earth above
Olympian from england who s also battling parkinson s disease. just shows you this attitude of space for all is a wonderful attitude. reporter: these passengers undergo three days of rigorous training to prepare for the 90-minute flight, including three minutes of total weightlessness. you want to go in flight? i would love to fly. reporter: to find out what to expect, i took a spin in the cockpit simulator, with chief pilot david mckay. i m going to pitch it up into the vertical. we re climbing. reporter: and there s planet earth above us now, wow. even if this simulator, earth just seems like a miracle. yeah, it is, it s a very beautiful thing. reporter: all of this, part of british billionaire sir richard branson s quest to make space travel to everyone. 800 people on a wait list with ticket prices at $450,000. reporter: those keisha and
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