folks get to some of this if just spectators. you have been in these situations, getting ready to lift off into space. talk about what might be going through the minds, what it is like inside that capsule as we are now just about 11 minutes to launch. everybody excited, adrenaline is going. my time was one of thinking about what it is going to look like, what i m going to do when i get into space. extreme adrenaline, hope, excitement. they are not feeling nerves. heard that from the 18-year-old and bezos himself. you have to wonder if they re getting that nervous anticipation going on. left side of the screen, you re watching the feed from horn ranch where the spaceport is, where the rocket is about to lift off. the control room is ticking through each of the systems, declaring each a go. we are as you see less than ten minutes to liftoff. clayton, this is a significant moment for jeff bezos, not just because he is blasting into outer space, he is crossing the so-called car
origin will blast off for its second manned flight. it comes just months after it launched bezos himself into space as part of its inaugural crew in july. today, science fiction is actually going to become reality when captain kirk himself, actor william shatner will become the oldest person to fly to space at the age of 90. that tops legendary astronaut wally funk who flew on blue origin s first mission at age 82. let s talk about what s about to happen in the next couple of hours. the crew of four will board the shepherd rocket for their 11-minute flight, and that s when they launch. after liftoff, the rocket will stay intact until about 45 miles high, and that s when the cab separates from the booster. it s eventually going to hit zero gravity, and that s when the crew will be able to get out of their seats, float around and have that monumental moment looking back at earth. they re going to hit peak at about four minutes, just beyond the border of outer space. then it s t
warp speed and traveled the intergalactic universe. this is like nothing he s ever seen before. what a day for our astronauts. our team is preparing landing operations. and maybe we ll talk to the world s newest astronauts. some absolutely breathtaking stuff. i ll note that you re going to see our the recovery team show up very shortly, because we actually send them out before the capsule has landed. because through our modelling, we get by now we re very, very good at analyzing where the capsule is going to come down given where the winds are. and so we re going to see the recovery team come out there, and, of course, they will also be joined by some of their friends and family to watch as they emerge from the capsule. let s check out these beautiful shots of our four astronauts in the texas desert after having gone up over the carmen line and back. here is a shot of them awaiting the recovery team. i understand they ve had communication with the four astronauts and