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A second. you have beth moses right in the middle, the chief astronaut instructor at virgin galactic. she's going to be the lead test director in space. she's overseeing the safe execution of the test flight objectives here. as you mentioned, this is a test flight. this is still a test flight. this is not open to everybody. everybody on this flight has a reason for being there. >> reporter: that's absolutely right. and let's talk about -- you talked about when you get the boost, if you will. so, they climb to 50,000 feet. they drop. they light the rocket. and then as they accelerate, they're p...

And begins that rocket ride up and then back down. what is that sensation? there aren't many people on earth who can speak to it and you're one of them. >> yeah. i think they're going experience a lot of g-force with the acceleration. they're going to be going really fast and get there really fast and then they're going to go from being pushed back into their seat from the force to being weightless instandly -- instantly when the engine kicks off. that's exciting. it is the moment where they realize their dream comes true. their weightless. they're in space. the most amazing thing is the view ...