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Is here. >> yes. i am so happy she's here. she knows what i'm going through. she was one of my flight students, and i've had many, many former flight -- 3,000 flight students and i don't know if they'll get to see this or not, but i felt so charged. i was not nervous -- i was just normal, normal person going up into space and that's what i wanted to feel. >> i can confirm that wally was never nervous. >> she was wondering what was taking so long. [ laughter ] >> that's true. we had a six-minute hold on the pad and wally was, like, are we going to go or not? [ laughter ] what the hell? we're bu...

And wally, would you join me please. 60 years, wally. and i get to pin this on. >> wow. best pin i have ever had had in my life. >> wally, you continue to inspire us. thank you so much for doing that and god bless you and congratulations. >> thank you. more to come.

Embracing this moment. she's on the big stage here. it's been such a joy to watch her do the interviews in the run up to the launch. now we're moments away from getting to hear from her. she was part of the group of 13 women who trained to become astronauts, but were never allow ed to go into space. he's in the record books as the oldest person ever to go to space. talk about this moment means. >> you just look at her face and how can you not spiel when you see the enthusiasm bursting from her being. but you bring up an importanten point. when wally was trying to go to space, nasa was only all...

>> congratulations. >> and wally, would you join me, please. 60 years, wally. wow. >> the best pin i've ever gotten in my life, and i've had lots of them. >> wally, you continue to inspire us. thank you so much for doing that, and god bless you. congratulations. >> thank you. more to come. [ applause ]

>> reporter: and wally, did you ever think thau would be traveling to space with someone that can't even buy a beer? >> actually, some day i thought it would happen. i've waited a long time because i went to see eileen three times on her launches. i kept thinking, okay, nasa is going to help me co-op. hasn't happened but we're going to do it now. i'm very excited. i want to feel how it's going to be in space and doing everything in that capsule i can do. >> rachel, when wally was in the mercury 13, they tested her, all the same tests they gave to the men. she outperformed all the men. because ...