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Well, the rocket only has a certain launch windows when it can go up and it is not able to launch tomorrow because basically the earth and the men are in the wrong place. monday is possible, it has a two hour launch window then and also tuesday, there is a much shorter at launch window they could try. the issue is, i mean, this is the second time they have tried to get the rocket up, thatis have tried to get the rocket up, that is not uncommon, to get setbacks and delays, but they need to find out doesn't need a big fix? do they need to do major repair work? if so, the rocket might have to go ...
>> what is going on there? >> jetblue -- frontier and spirit airlines, really the low cost airlines in america, which have kept prices to some degree down even though we're seeing rates across the board rocket up, now jetblue is trying to effectively break up -- they were going to merge together or at least proposing to. and jetblue is saying no, no, i'll offer money to buy spirit airlines, they are offering something like i think it is a 20% premium over what frontier was paying. and the question is whether you think washington or the ftc or justice department will say this can't happen and w...
It is fragile and it is, you know, kind of driving home that p point that we know theoretically we have to be careful with the earth's atmosphere, but it really makes it powerful and real. >> reporter: does this harden your commitment to space exploration? >> all right. fascinating conversation there. let's bring in particle physicist don lincoln. he's also the author of the book "alien universe, extra terrestrial life in our minds and in the cosmos." don, i don't think i have ever spoken with a particle physicist so it is a first for me. it is an honor to have you on the show. when you watc...
Rocket up, really literally to 50 miles above space. tell me a little bit about what is probably happening now >>well, i think, you know, the release is probably already happened and there's a little bit of time that floats and then that engine gets ignited with that dual fuel and then they're going to fill the g's. when i've launched or the space shuttle latches, i felt 3g going through my chest. it was hard to breathe at times or move your head around. they'll get 3 plus gs as their going up. i think it's going to be hard to lift their arms up. i think they're in a seated so the gs are comin...