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S spaceship at around 40,000 feet. the rocket will ignite and take branson, two pilots, and three others on a 2,400-mile-per-hour ride, more than 50 miles up to touch the inner edge of space, as defined by the u.s. military and nasa. the crew will experience a few minutes of weightlessness, before gliding back to earth. >> when you are up there, the spaceship will turn -- turn over and -- and these enormous windows, one's going to be able to float around and look back at earth. >> reporter: if successful, the space barren will edge out fellow billionaire and world's richest man, jeff bezos, wh...