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I think it's one of the futures of space flight. of course, thin this is not a se station type of flight or flight to the moon. they're going to go up for a few minutes and come back down but it's still exciting and i think a lot of people are going to have a chance to do this. the price started out at $200,000, a little over a decade ago. so it's actually gone up. but hopefully once they start to fly a lot, that price will come down. >> why has it gone up? >> inflation, just like eggs and milk and everything else, i guess. >> so what would -- although we don't have the -- i don't have the $45...

Have an extra 450,000 lying around. just the experience of weightlessness will be awesome, to be able to float for a few minutes, will be incredible. they'll see the curvature of the earth, see the planet from space which is cool. hopefully they'll get a perspective that changes for them. for me, one of the things that i noticed, if you look at the edge of the earth you see a thin blue line. it's a really thin line. i came away from space flights thinking there's no planet b, only planet a. i think it's an awesome experience. i think eventually it will be six tourists that go up. >> real quick...

Way there on the way back. find way there on the way back. and 'ust way there on the way back. and just talked _ way there on the way back. and just talked with _ way there on the way back. and just talked with a _ way there on the way back. and just talked with a little bit about the practicalities of the situation. you are carrying out scientific experiments while at the same time experiencing weightlessness. how did that feel? did that surprise you at all? ~ ~ , all? well, i think it is the only thing _ all? well, i think it is the only thing that _ all? well, i think it is the only thing ...

Walls, going up, lots of lighting around the system, too. >> our thanks to chad. virgin galactic, one small step to taking tourists to the edge of space for the astronomical price of $450,000. billionaire, richard branson's company successfully taught to affect 40 k above earth, commercial passengers expected to experience a few minutes of weightlessness, and sea earth's curved horizon. after 96 hours they said touchdown sos unity. our crew, and spaceship, are back on earth. and a polish or put, breaking his own record after climbing mount everest for the 27th, and 28th time, within a week. th...

Astronaut training for anyone heading to a space hotel of the future could include lessons on conceiving in space.