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MSNBC Jose Diaz-Balart Reports October 13, 2021 14:46:00

Of space programs. there s the suborbital, tourism aspect, which may probably do some science, eventually, some day, which will be great. you know, there s the stuff we do on the space station. there s going back to the moon and mars and all of that has its benefits in its own way. but i think just the inspiration aspect alone, the motivation for kids to study the s.t.e.m. subjects, because those subjects are so important to our future, to our economy, to national security around the world. i think the space program, what we spend on it, if it was only for that, is worth every single penny. scott, that s what it could mean to our kids. what do places like china and russia, who have been part of the international space race against the u.s. or the u.s. government for years, what are they thinking watching this? well, i hope it does what competition has done throughout ....

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MSNBC Jose Diaz-Balart Reports October 13, 2021 14:02:00

Even more money if you want to go up into orbit. so i want to make the distinction between this flight, which is basically 15 minutes, it begins and ends, go straight up, goes straight down. that s suborbital. if you want to go up there and stay up there, like the inspiration 4 mission, upcoming missions where private citizens will go to the space station and stay up there for weeks, you add another zero to the price tag or two zeros to the price tag. this is very expensive. and it s led to some criticism that this is just a bunch of rich people going on joyrides. and there s some validity to that. but i want to point out the other side of the coin, which is that nasa has done this on purpose. nasa has encouraged the growth of these commercial industries, because there s a benefit to the u.s. taxpayer. when you have other people, whether they be rich individuals or organizations that are also sharing the cost of these vehicles, whether it be the new shepard rocket or the spacex falco ....

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MSNBCW Jose Diaz-Balart Reports October 13, 2021

0 i wouldn t say all of it is aimed towards that. of course, any commercial veteran needs to turn a profit in order to stay in business. so it s partially about that. it s partially about helping jeff bezos realize his big picture dream of colonizing what we call sis lunar space, the area between low earth orbit and the moon. this is a small first step for jeff bezos and blue origin, showing that they can launch people successfully into space and they have other rockets and bigger ambitions on the drawing board. if you want to take really big picture view of it, in jeff bezos mind, this is all about saving planet earth by helping to move industries off planet. but in the shorter term, the company needs to turn a profit in order to keep going. and you can see right now, jose i want to point out, you can see, in addition to looking at the four astronauts to the left on your screen is jeff bezos. he, of course, is not going to be aboard this craft. i interviewed him after the last ....

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William Shatner isn't going to space with Blue Origin... just yet

William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the hit series Star Trek isn t going to space with Jeff Bezos Blue Origin. just yet. ....

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William Shatner Space Launch Delayed

Weather around the launch pad in west Texas caused the delay. ....

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