Historic day for space travel. Richard branson going where no billionaire has gone before. Virgin galactics super sonic Space Plan the vs Ss Unity taki them to the edge of space. And here is rachel Crane Report willing on that breathtaking moment when it detached from the mothership named eve. Reporter you can hear the crowd cheering behind me. This is that historic moment that Richard Branson and his team have been waiting for for nearly two decades. And we have release. The engine has ignited. This is the moment that branson and his team have been waiting for. I have to pause, i have to take this in, this is really an i incredible moment. It was an incredible. And it was an hour long journey and a few minutes of weightlessness as well. But the journey to get here was decades in the making. Not only did branson make it happen, but he brought All Of Us along with him. Experience of a lifetime. And congratulations to everybody for creating such a beautiful, beautiful place. Congratulati
Team at Virgin Galactic have been waiting for for nearly two decades, and we have release, brian. We have release. The Rocket Engine has ignited. This is the moment that bransOn And his team have been waiting for. Brian, i gotta pause. I gotta take this in. This is really an incredible moment here. So it was an hourlong trip. And there were a few minutes of weightlessness as well, but the journey to get here was decades in the making. Not only did branson make this happen, but he in spectacular fashion brought All Of Us along with him. And making sure that we could see and hear from him while it was happening. One day to be able to experience this. Its a complete experience of a lifetime. Now im looking down. Congratulations to everybody for creating such a beautiful, beautiful place. Congratulations, all our wonderful team at Virgin Galactic, for who 17 years had hard work to get us this far. Bransons flight making him the first Billionaire Space Barron to travel into suborbital space
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She suited up and soared over the skies of south carolina. she will fly the c-130. she hopes to be an inspiration to little girls who dream of flying. those are your headlines. rick is standing by for a look at the weather. he was doing putt putt. you had a difficult time out there. he did a good job. it s a difficult course. i got a whole in one on the first and then downhill. just get ready. we re in the middle of tornado season but only six weeks away from hurricane season starting. that s great. i wanted to let you know. the first forecast for hurricane season came out this week and we re expecting a lower than average hurricane season. we have an el nino blooming. you don t need to know the details but generally keeps hunter activity down in the atlanta. doesn t mean we can let our guard down but overall less activity, i think. today in the short term we have rain showers across parts of the southeast.