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plane back here on the earth s surface any moment. joining us now to discuss from new mexico is cnn innovation and space correspondent rachel crane. rachel, the astronauts have just touched down after the historic virgin galactic flight. sum it up for us. reporter: that s right, jake. i m just a few hundreds yards away from unity right now. hopefully we ll see richard branson and hear his emotion and what this experience was like, after he took his historic space flight for him and his team. everyone has been pegging this as the billionaire space race. today richard branson they got to where they wanted to go. it was a sub orbital flight. richard branson passed the 50-mile mark and will receive his astronaut wings. that s a ceremony we ll see in a few moments, him and two additional mission specialists on board. they ll be receiving their astronaut wings today. blue origin, their direct competitor in the suborbital space, they re set to make their first cruewed fl ....
i m going to officially now wish you all a good day from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. we re a bit high noon here in the east. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. it s a special one. you saw it live on msnbc, one small step for man and a giant leap for a billionaire taking on space as the next frontier. sir richard branson making history successfully launching himself into space on his space plane. five, three, two, one. release. release. amazing, right? it s incredible. it was historic. this launch this morning. the first fully crewed test flight to the edge of space. and that is a full burn. we are headed to space. and the passengers in the back have been cleared to unstrap. 279,000 feet and climbing. branson s trip to the edge slightly edged out jeff basos. it s an experience of a lifetime. now i look down and congratulations to everybody. and there we heard it. what he was thinking and as we re looking at video of that plane landing e ....
man, oh, man he makes it look so easy. branson and his crew now back on of planet earth after a near picture perfect landing. he is expected to speak any moment now. we will of course bring you his remarks when he steps up to the microphones in new mexico. virgin galactic plans to offer private flights to space beginning of next year. jeff paul live at the site just miles from the launch pad and where they landed. man, jeff, what an exciting, historic day this has been. what was it like? eric, you can probably hear a celebratory mood here in truth or consequences, new mexico, a very hot day but also a very exciting one. years and years of work finally paying off for require ingalactic owner, richard branson, getting to that milestone, getting to space after working at it for so long. to of day started a little rocky with a 90 minute delay due to weather what happened overnight but that was really the only hiccup in the operation. everything else went at planned. you s ....
about the recommendation, apologized for not letting us know that he was going to do i want ahead of time. the cdc also is urging schools to prioritize in person learning even if they cannot implement all of the mitigation efforts to curb the spread of the virus. the cdc says as long as you are vaccinated no need for masks in schools and yet one of the big jet states in country decided to do its own thing. california said all students and teachers will be required to wear masks inside school buildings regardless of their vaccination status. all this as 27 states are now seeing an increase in new covid cases as experts are warning the highly contagious delta variant can cause many surges in places with low vaccination rates. joining us now to talk about this is andy. the author of the new book preventable. again any flashbacks reading the title of your back but great to have you on. covid vaccines are the most high profile vaccines in decades. americans aren t normal ....
the beer that could fuel england fans to success this weekend. the final countdown continues. after the thrill of beating denmark, england turn their attentions to italy, and sunday s meeting at wembley for the european championship title. the forecast as we head into the weekend, it might not scream summer but there could be some warm sunshine between the downpours. i will have your forecast later on. it s friday the 9th ofjuly. our top story. travel companies are reporting a huge surge in demand forflights and holidays after the government announced changes to quarantine rules. in ten days time, anyone in england who s double jabbed can visit an amber list country without having to self isolate when they get back. the easing of restrictions is expected to result in a big boost for the travel industry. our correspondent aruna iyengar has this report. remember this? a foreign holiday may soon be a reality. travel companies say bookings to amber list countries have taken off ....