the international space station. we did 250 different experiments. there is an experiment looking to see what the universe it made of. lots of science. on the space tourist flights the benefit is they help companies like blue origin, they give them revenue and get their engineers working on projects. these missions are for fun. they can depbigger do bigger projects. bill: there is jeff bezos and shaking hands with william shatner. you are impressed with the age at 90 and doing okay going up the steps. he was on the other day being 90 and getting a chance for this. william shatner on monday. the only thing about age that
it was just the end of july when the inaugural blue origin human flight was conducted carrying the company s founder amazon mooingal and his brother bezos. he took them out to the launchpad.ggal and his brother bezos. he took them out to the launchpad. there are jokes he may take a second ride. we are in west texas. bill: we want to bring in first female commander of a space capsule. we heard from the mayor of van
pilots. that s different than these blue origin flights which are totally automated and musk s company, they are going into orbit. space-x has circled the earth which is a 90 minute flight to go around the earth. virgin and blue origin go up and come right back down. those flights are 10 to 30 minutes. there is a big dinges. it s tough to say if one has an edge.fference. it s tough to say if one has an edge. they are secretive. bill: you are right about the secret nature. i don t think people knew what bezos was up two in west texas.
there. just 4 tourists. no professional astronaut to make sure they get their seat belts on. dana: why do you want to flail your arms around? because you are falling. that s what is happening. you are falling. like i just jumped off the bridge or a building or a diving word. lawyers have gotten rid of most diving boards. imagine feeling that for a minute. that s human nature. rookies on their first flight will have a hard time adjusting. dana: i would be flailing. bill: a great answer. looking at the big 3, bezos, branson and elon musk. do you think somebody has an edge right now? well, i think they are all very different. the virgin flights are thrown by
keep our fingers crossed. it s cool to watch with the ocean blue skies in west, texas. less than one minute to liftoff. dana: we will watch this liftoff. it s 11 minutes and it comes back. you will see the whole thing happening here right here in the united states of america which i think is remarkable. the private sector is figuring out amazing ways to commercialize space flight. bill: at the third second mark. jeff bezos is on hand. on board is william shatner at age 90. buckle up. dana: we can risen to them. listen to them. they all have microphones. let s listen. [inaudible]. 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4. 2, 1. [loud roaring].