kevin whitaker. _ will really take hold. kevin whitaker, the _ will really take hold. former us l whitaker, the former us ambassador to colombia, thank you so much your perspective. my you so much your perspective. my pleasure, thank you. in other news: elon musk and his spacex team are preparing to launch what is described as a mammoth rocket named starship into space on monday. the stainless steel machine is 394 feet tall — more than twice the height of a na5a space shuttle. the rocket and spacecraft combination can hold more than 100 people and is said to play a major role in nasa'5 artemis programme, which aims to establish a long—term human presence on the moon. earlier, i spoke with former na5a astronaut and chemical engineer leroy chiao to get a sense of what to expect during tomorrow's launch. fir5t first of all, spacex have launched rocket5 before stopping what makes this one in 5topping what makes this one in particular so exciting? stopping what makes this one in particular so exciting?— particular so exciting? well, this is by — particular so exciting? well