flight? i waited eight years. we will leave that flight? i waited eight years. we will leave that there flight? i waited eight years. we will leave that there as flight? i waited eight years. we will leave that there as the - will leave that there as the questions coming, we got the initial reaction there, from those three new 0sher not submit to the edge of space, talking about what it means to them. keisha said she is still up there and she would love to do it again and the most amazing date. we will get more reaction to that in a moment. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let s look at some other stories making news. the uk s biggest mortgage lender halifax bank is cutting interest rates on some of its mortgage deals from tomorrow. it says it s reducing rates by up to .71% percentage points. halifax will cut rates across a range of products , with smaller reductions on two year fixed deals and some aimed at first time buyers. england forward laurenjames
exciting day of my life. it was - amazing just being down here and watching the lifestream. you all went straight to the windows, so we saw that as well. how was it for you keisha? i saw that as well. how was it for you keisha? ., ,. , ., keisha? i would say everything that john said, keisha? i would say everything that john said. i keisha? i would say everything that john said, i felt keisha? i would say everything that john said, i felt that. keisha? i would say everything that john said, i felt that. but keisha? i would say everything that john said, | felt that. but | - keisha? i would say everything that john said, i felt that. but i am - john said, i felt that. but i am still john said, i felt that. but i am still up john said, i felt that. but i am still up there john said, i felt that. but i am still up there will john said, i felt that. but i am still up there will stop - john said, i felt that. but i am still up there will stop i m - still up there will stop i
pictures when the ss unity blasted off in new mexico. the passengers included an 80 year old john goodwin. he bought his ticket for $250,000 back in 2005. let s move to the pictures when it separated the eve carrier plane to the rocket. 44,000 feet roughly. extraordinary g forces on those three on board, as well as john forces on those three on board, as well asjohn goodwin. mother and well as john goodwin. mother and daughter anastasio well asjohn goodwin. mother and daughter anastasio mares and keisha, who had described how much they were looking forward to making this journey. for 90 seconds, they climbed at a speed of 4000 km an hour until they got to about 85 km above the earth. the pictures from inside unity showed the passengers out of their seats. peering down at
but for keisha and ana. fire, fire! ..their dream is on the edge of becoming a reality. they re about to become the first ever mum and daughter in space. they ll be on board virgin galactic s vss unity spacecraft. to just have the experience to actually go to space and look at our amazing planet from that high and to just breathe that in and to just be in that energy isjust super amazing. it brings out a lot of emotion in me because it s something that i ve wanted for so long and it s happening. i know that we ll get to experience weightlessness and be able to see the planet from outer space. i have no words to describe how i feel about experiencing that. originally from antigua in the caribbean, ana is currently studying physics at aberdeen university and hopes to eventually work for nasa. hi, ana. you and your mother are going to space.
the first space tourists travelling on sir richard branson s virgin galactic will launch next month. among those on board will be a mother and daughter duo, plus an 80 year old who bought his ticket nearly two decades ago. ellie price reports. the spaceship attached to a mothership. as bucket list dreams go getting into space is a difficult one. when i was two years old, just looking up in the skies, i was like, how can i get there ? it turns out a raffle ticket will do it. keisha and anastasia from antigua will be the first mother and daughter to blast into orbit together. jon goodwin from newcastle under lyme, who s 80, has beaten the odds in another way. he s got parkinson s. i was pretty convinced that they were going to turn round to me and say, you re not able to go . but they have been fantastic. the fact that i can defy my parkinson s. three years ago, i climbed kilimanjaro and cycled down just to prove that it wasn t going to get me.