where the mother ship took off exactly an hour ago. so rachel, 60 minutes up to the edge of space and back. not too shabby. reporter: hey, brian, i got to tell you right here at spaceport america, i can confirm that the uss unity has safely landed on the runway here. we re getting live images from richard branson. he is clapping. you can hear the crowd behind me cheering. vss unity, once again, brian, has safely landed here on that 12,000-foot runway at spaceport america. richard branson has fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut. richard branson has long said he was inspired by the apollo missions and he has wanted to be an astronaut for his entire life. today is the day that he, along with his team, have achieved that dream. they are hoping this is a major stem forward in a democratizing space, opening up that final frontier to the rest of us.