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Anything you don't want to see later. >> dana: [laughing]. >> we were in weightlessness for a while. it takes a few minutes for nausea to set in. i think they are okay. it's always good to have something in your stomach. maybe a little careful. >> bill: a great answer, bike. -- mike. this was delayed by weather conditions. we had william shatner on the other day want 90 and incredible. here's a clip. >> i will look out the window, neal to, see the vastness of space and the fragility of the earth. i will continue that theme in my thinking and work. >> bill: that's great stuff. he said i will lo...

They've got those big beautiful windows and they know they have, relatively speaking, a safe way to do it. >> by the way, erica, i'm going to steal that prayer for all uses, professional and otherwise. >> fair enough. that big, beautiful window, that's what we've heard. we know william shatner is looking forward to look out that window. dr. harris, give us a sense of what was that first moment like for you when you felt weightlessness for the first time, when you were able to look out that window and see that view of earth from space? >> it was wonderful. as miles and chris talked about, the s...

Weightlessness during a roughly 11-minute suborbital trip in space. blue origin had 17 successful consecutive flights. it has a solid track record. but the fa sa is reviewing safe concerns brought up by current and former blue origin employees complaining about a toxic work environment where professional dissent is actively stifled. there is a lot of attention on blue origin right now, both good and bad. but sending the original captain kirk up into space, i mean, that's something even "star wars" fans have to get behind. christine and laura? >> all right, kristen, thank you for that. now to...

That's something that is alien. in a few minutes i don't think they would have that problem. when the crew got out they were not dizzy at all. were only in weightlessness for 2 minutes? >> after my shuttle flight. i felt heavy and dizzy. i didn't want to walk. i wanted a hand rail or somebody next to me. i don't think those guys were up there long enough. it will be an interesting question to ask them. i don't think they have the affects that tom and i had after the flights. >> harris: after the first flight, i am a journalist. i had a lot of questions that were not asked. that was among them....

Generations and generations and generations to come? >> so interesting, doctor. i remember when steph was actually interviews jeff bezos, when he came down in texas in july july, that's one of the things he said. you don't realize how vulnerable we are until we're up there. i want to bring in a a professor of physics at the city university of new york. he's written extensively on space travel among other things. first, want to get your reaction from what we just heard from william shatner and really the significance here of what we all just witnessed. >> well, i think william shatner has boldl...