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Things. and i finally got the call from a chief engineer saying every single box had been checked on the safety aspect, and that i was -- would i like to go to space? and i hit the roof, i was so excited. >> reporter: the virgin galactic plane is set to take off sunday from new mexico. the mother ship will release the spaceship at around 40,000 feet. the rocket will ignite and take branson, two pilots and three others on a 2400 miles 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 weightles...

Just spent a lot of money and crushed the dreams of a lot of people. people i know had instruments on that flight. it's a real set back. >> worst follow up, the virgin galactic plane that crashed days later killing a pilot. >> people are talking more about global climate change. problem is, the world still can't seem to agree on a plan of action. >> if the united states were taking aggressive steps to address climate change, none of these agreements and roll backs and trades and keeping track of local businesses, none of that would be important. >> i'm very upset about the climate change, and ...