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Salmonella. it was shipped for institutional use. the department of agriculture says it was not sold in retail stores. it has been linked to seven illnesses at a tennessee correctional facility. >> a privately launched supply ship finally made it to the space station. what did santa leave? eagerly awaited gifts from the astronauts' family, fresh fruit and 3,000 pounds of groceries, as well as equipment and experiments. groceries not usually a sexy gift but it's all relative. >> and less calories because it's weightless in space. that's science. and speaking of science, it's time for indra pete...

Leaving two seats empty? >> no, it is not empty, there are two angels coming with us. >> reporter: passengers won't just check in and hop on board, the whole experience will mean three days of training and health checks. then a few hours in the air, and three minutes weightless in space. the mother ship will carry space ship 2 up, then release it to glide back, unlike nasa's rockets, it won't orbit the earth. it is sir richard branson determined to take them there. >> is this the new space race? >> i think it is the start of a new space race, it has not been easy. taken five years more than we...

Destination but the journey. >> reporter: more than 600 have signed on. >> how much to charter one of these puppies? >> $1.2 mill. >> reporter: i hear you're going to leave two seats empty? >> no, there's two angels coming with us. >> reporter: passengers won't just check in and hop on board. the whole experience will mean three days of training and health checks, then a few hours in the air, and three minutes weightless in space. the mother ship will carries spaceship 2 up, then release it to glide back. unlike nasa's rockets, it won't orbit the earth. it's sir richard branson, who is determi...

Have paid a quarter of a million for one seat. >> reporter: who would spend up to a quarter million dollars just for minutes in space? >> seeing the spaceship here is absolutely mindblowing. >> it's about the journey. >> reporter: these people, more than 600, have signed on. >> how much to charter one of these puppies? >> $1.2 million. >> and i hear you're going on leave two seats empty? so it is just the family. >> there are two angels coming with us. >> reporter: passengers won't just check in and hop on board. the whole experience will mean three days of training and health checks. then a f...