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you saw there a moment ago we had oliver daemen on the left, in the left window. to the right of hatch is our founder jeff bezos. coming around, around him is mark bezos, and on the opposite side of the capsule is wally funk. we are here in a brief hold but while we have a moment let's throw it back to the pad and catch some of the shops of our astronauts as they get ready for the flight to space and back this morning. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> thank you again everybody for joining us live from west texas for new shepard's first human flight. we are t minus 15 minutes. we're in a brief hold. this is okay. gary, you can appreciate this. we spent years designing this rocket. months and months designing the nation, and if we need to take a couple of minutes more to make sure that the team is online, we are all set and sorted, that are astronauts are happy, at the weather both on the ground and up aloft is within green zones, being where going to do tha
you saw there a moment ago we had oliver daemen on the left, in the left window. to the right of hatch is our founder jeff bezos. coming around, around him is mark bezos, and on the opposite side of the capsule is wally funk. we are here in a brief hold but while we have a moment let's throw it back to the pad and catch some of the shops of our astronauts as they get ready for the flight to space and back this morning. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background...
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the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother, mark — the youngest ever astronaut — oliver daemen
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jeff bezos, his younger brother mark, wally funk, and oliver daemen. >> 6-5-4. command and start. 2-1. >> new shepard has cleared the tower on her way to space in our first human crew. go, jeff, go, mark, go, oliver, go, wally. you are going to space! oh, my goodness. listen to the roar of the engine. we are about to pass through maximum dynamic measure. that is when the is at its maximum. max-q is confirmed. beautiful confirm on that be engine. liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as the propellant. it's not just clean in terms of a beautifully performing, but what comes out of it, it's steam, right? woo. to see -- to see -- to see the glow of the engine underneath the rocket just under our shoulders and to know that we have got a crew that is going to space. it just feels different, doesn't it, gary? >> it is totally different. >> we are watching history. the first unpiloted suborbital flight with all civilian crew. two minutes in the air now. tom, at what point do we see the capsule start to separate from the rocket booster? >> reporter: i think that will occur a
jeff bezos, his younger brother mark, wally funk, and oliver daemen. >> 6-5-4. command and start. 2-1. >> new shepard has cleared the tower on her way to space in our first human crew. go, jeff, go, mark, go, oliver, go, wally. you are going to space! oh, my goodness. listen to the roar of the engine. we are about to pass through maximum dynamic measure. that is when the is at its maximum. max-q is confirmed. beautiful confirm on that be engine. liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as...
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it will make history with the oldest person to travel to space, wally funk and the youngest, oliver daemenvice because daemen is a paying customer. >> who is oliver daemen and how can he afford it how high will it go. how does it compare to richard branson's trip >> reporter: both are sub orbital trips. this is higher than richard branson and virgin galactic. the altitude for that flight was 53 miles this is likely to go 65 miles. a back and forth of where the official start to space is the u.s. recognizes it at 50 miles. the recognition is the karman line of 62 it is the same effects that these trips, the weightlessness and curvature of the earth that passengers feel. as far as oliver daemen, his father bought the ticket he is poised to become the youngest person to receive astronaut wings. >> amazing stuff we can't wait to see it. morgan, glad you are there cool stuff morgan brennan, van horn, texas. morgan, thank you. >>> now back to the markets and your money yesterday's huge drop an cont attributed everywhere. the delta variant may be the reason you have to focus on the stock market s
it will make history with the oldest person to travel to space, wally funk and the youngest, oliver daemenvice because daemen is a paying customer. >> who is oliver daemen and how can he afford it how high will it go. how does it compare to richard branson's trip >> reporter: both are sub orbital trips. this is higher than richard branson and virgin galactic. the altitude for that flight was 53 miles this is likely to go 65 miles. a back and forth of where the official start to...
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the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother, mark, and the youngest ever astronaut — oliver daemenit for the end of the pandemic before facing up to the climate crisis. john kerry warned that the suffering cause by not tackling global warming would be much worse than coronavirus. the uk prime minister's former adviser, dominic cummings tells the bbc he held discussions about trying to oust borisjohnson in downing street within days of the conservatives winning the last election. the uk government says it is crucial for people to isolate if they are alerted by the covid app but earlier a minister said people could make an informed decision. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be
the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother, mark, and the youngest ever astronaut — oliver daemenit for the end of the pandemic before facing up to the climate crisis. john kerry warned that the suffering cause by not tackling global warming would be much worse than coronavirus. the uk prime minister's former adviser, dominic cummings tells the bbc he held discussions about trying to oust borisjohnson in downing street within days of the conservatives winning the last election. the...
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for all of our astronauts that are on board there, again, jeff bezos, mark bezos, wally funk and oliver daemen, what an incredible day. you heard them on the audio, best day ever. i feel like it's our best day ever and we didn't get to go to space. what a day. again, congratulations to the entire blue team, our astronaut crew and of course, the friends and family of these incredible astronauts, they're just about to exit the capsule here, let's wait for that moment. there you see jeff in the window. >> there you are. >> up here. got a line in front of the hatch. >> there's a main parachute line. >> okay. we'll have to leave this here as the u.s. senate is about to gavel in this morning. this is in keeping with our long-term commitment to bring you live gavel to gavel coverage of congress. you can continue watching our blue origins launch coverage on
for all of our astronauts that are on board there, again, jeff bezos, mark bezos, wally funk and oliver daemen, what an incredible day. you heard them on the audio, best day ever. i feel like it's our best day ever and we didn't get to go to space. what a day. again, congratulations to the entire blue team, our astronaut crew and of course, the friends and family of these incredible astronauts, they're just about to exit the capsule here, let's wait for that moment. there you see jeff in the...
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not exactly, he's got the story. >> i am super excited. >> reporter: that's 18-year-old oliver daemen thursday blue origin announced that the teen from the netherlands will be joining amazon founder jeff bezos during the company's first commercial flight with passengers to space. daemen's seat was originally supposed to go to an unnamed person who bid $28 million for the opportunity. blue origin says that person can no longer go because of a scheduling conflict. >> i am super excited to go to space. >> reporter: daemen who was an auction runner-up says that it'll be the most special 11 minutes of his life. >> i've been dreaming about this all my life. >> reporter: along with daemen will be bezos' brother and aviation pioneer wally funk. at 82, funk will become the oldest person in space. >> it was the best thing that ever happened to me. [ laughter ] >> reporter: it's a lifelong dream for funk who was part of mercury 13, the women-only space group whose space flight was canceled back in 1961. tuesday's launch follows another dream fulfilled. virgin galactic's richard branson became th
not exactly, he's got the story. >> i am super excited. >> reporter: that's 18-year-old oliver daemen thursday blue origin announced that the teen from the netherlands will be joining amazon founder jeff bezos during the company's first commercial flight with passengers to space. daemen's seat was originally supposed to go to an unnamed person who bid $28 million for the opportunity. blue origin says that person can no longer go because of a scheduling conflict. >> i am super...
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and 18-year-old oliver daemen, the youngest ever, and the first paying customer. the first human passengers aboard blue origin's new shepard. >> godspeed first crew of new shepard. >> reporter: the countdown. >> command start, 2, 1. >> and new shepard has cleared the tower on our way to space with our first human crew. go jeff! go mark! go wally! go oliver! you are going to space. >> reporter: the crew traveling at up to 2,200 miles per hour, and 3 1/2 minutes, in the capsule separating from its booster. >> and there we go, our astronauts have passed the carmine line, at about 328,000 feet. continuing their ascent. >> reporter: traveling 66 miles above the earth's surface, farther than virgin galactic's flight nine days ago. and inside that capsule -- >> oh, wow. that's incredible. >> whoo! >> reporter: the passengers experiencing zero gravity for four minutes. >> is this everything you thought it would be? >> fantastic! >> here, look. see if you can catch this. >> yeah! well done! >> reporter: and looking down at earth. >> this is incredible. >> oh, i love it. i
and 18-year-old oliver daemen, the youngest ever, and the first paying customer. the first human passengers aboard blue origin's new shepard. >> godspeed first crew of new shepard. >> reporter: the countdown. >> command start, 2, 1. >> and new shepard has cleared the tower on our way to space with our first human crew. go jeff! go mark! go wally! go oliver! you are going to space. >> reporter: the crew traveling at up to 2,200 miles per hour, and 3 1/2 minutes, in...
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oliver daemen giving his dad a big hug. what a moment. if first hug when jeff came out of the capsule to followed by h mike. again, what a day. what a day. to the thousands and thousands of members of team blue, you contributed to today as well. i know you're all hugging it out back in kent, washington, at our headquarters near seattle, sending you guys a lot of love from down here in west texas. what a moment. i mean, granted, you know, we weren't in the capsule but my favorite part was hearing, you know, the hollering and the laughing, you know, jeff is known for his big, boisterous laugh, i mean he's having the moment of a lifetime here and you can only imagine as they were floating around up there, you heard them say, oh, gosh, look at the views. >> doctor, a successful flight. celebratory moment for jeff bezos. your thoughts? >> this confirms what i learned a long time, humans are dope, look at what we can do, when people talk about earth being visited by aliens we are the advanced aliens, right, this is what this is showing, when yo
oliver daemen giving his dad a big hug. what a moment. if first hug when jeff came out of the capsule to followed by h mike. again, what a day. what a day. to the thousands and thousands of members of team blue, you contributed to today as well. i know you're all hugging it out back in kent, washington, at our headquarters near seattle, sending you guys a lot of love from down here in west texas. what a moment. i mean, granted, you know, we weren't in the capsule but my favorite part was...
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time, load into the capsule at the top of the rocket, jeff bezos, his brother mark, 18-year-old oliver daemen, 82-year-old wally funk and they are ready to take off in 11 minutes. i'm joined by former astronaut tom jones. welcome to the program. tell me what the astronauts are feeling right now, heart beating quickly i take it? >> i think you have to focus on the emergency procedures you've been trained to do, be ready for any unexpected emergency. i don't think we will see one of those today but you have to focus on what you do in case you have to get out of the rocket in an emergency and there's the anticipation of all the training and hard work to get to this point for wally funk and oliver daemen and the bezos brothers, and what will the view be like? stuart: what it is like to be up there in that little capsule. jeff flock on the ground. there's been a slight delay. any idea why that delay? >> we didn't get a report on that. we were monitoring mission control but i'm not getting a an indication. they said it was a brief holding we were told earlier to expect that. i don't think there is
time, load into the capsule at the top of the rocket, jeff bezos, his brother mark, 18-year-old oliver daemen, 82-year-old wally funk and they are ready to take off in 11 minutes. i'm joined by former astronaut tom jones. welcome to the program. tell me what the astronauts are feeling right now, heart beating quickly i take it? >> i think you have to focus on the emergency procedures you've been trained to do, be ready for any unexpected emergency. i don't think we will see one of those...
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. >> oliver. daemen, whose dad had the second right. the 28 million dollars that backed out because the schedule, a with a place and i would love. i have lunch that chickened out at the last minute. but the 18 year-old is taking his place becoming the youngest person ever to be sent into space. it's going to be pretty interesting. in fact, we're actually hearing from all over about the experience he's expecting. >> he'll possibility some young says space and to get more people in just the space space and science signal when it touched down in the i think of speech this. >> dutch a dutch billionaire from the netherlands. you think his game that american do think they give that american cowboy you think it probably from texas funny. >> so again, blue origins launch is set for about 45 minutes from now. and by the way, it's also the 52nd anniversary of the moon landing. so this day is the day that we also have astronauts land on the moon time. james, one other like, you know, the good of the rocket. oh, my gosh, this is great. i think that
. >> oliver. daemen, whose dad had the second right. the 28 million dollars that backed out because the schedule, a with a place and i would love. i have lunch that chickened out at the last minute. but the 18 year-old is taking his place becoming the youngest person ever to be sent into space. it's going to be pretty interesting. in fact, we're actually hearing from all over about the experience he's expecting. >> he'll possibility some young says space and to get more people in...
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yes, oliver daemen. i was think matt damon conceded this pace moving harsh oliver daemen, the son of a dutch billionaire is on board pay to pretty penny to get up there and wally funk well, she paid her whole life she's been training as an astronaut was supposed to go up years ago and now at 82 will be the oldest person ever in space and they're all going to blast off in less than 6 minutes or 6 minutes plus, we'll take a quick break. we'll be right back with more coverage in just a moment. need better sleep? try nature's bounty sleep 3 a unique tri layer supplement, that calms you helps you fall a sleep faster and stay a sleep longer. great sleep comes naturally with sleep 3 only from nature's bounty less than 4 minutes to go before blastoff. let's listen to the blue origin. a control people and experts talk about what's happening in the rocket. >> radio checks all hundreds and hundreds of different trucks will be stepped around this checklist. but what you will see is a hydraulic system scoring up whic
yes, oliver daemen. i was think matt damon conceded this pace moving harsh oliver daemen, the son of a dutch billionaire is on board pay to pretty penny to get up there and wally funk well, she paid her whole life she's been training as an astronaut was supposed to go up years ago and now at 82 will be the oldest person ever in space and they're all going to blast off in less than 6 minutes or 6 minutes plus, we'll take a quick break. we'll be right back with more coverage in just a moment....
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blue origins saying oliver daemen will be the youngest person to fly to space if all goes to plan.lue origin saying the anonymous bidder who agreed to pay $28 million for the seat has a scheduling conflict and will fly later. want to bring in bloomberg's senior executive editor of global tech. everybody knew the day was july 20. that is what this bidder bid on. what happened here? >> boy, emily, there is very little about this billionaire race to space that has been normal over the past few months. i mean, first, you had jeff bezos announcing he was going to go first on new shepard, despite blue origin employees two nasa astronauts. then, richard branson beating him to suborbital space last week. maybe it is not unusual things are once again kind of screwy. they held an auction for the fourth seat on the new shepard. somebody paid $28 million to go to space with the world's richest guy and they are saying he has a scheduling conflict. it does not really add up. but the bottom line is that it has moved to kind of the second highest bidder. that is this 18-year-old, or his family. he
blue origins saying oliver daemen will be the youngest person to fly to space if all goes to plan.lue origin saying the anonymous bidder who agreed to pay $28 million for the seat has a scheduling conflict and will fly later. want to bring in bloomberg's senior executive editor of global tech. everybody knew the day was july 20. that is what this bidder bid on. what happened here? >> boy, emily, there is very little about this billionaire race to space that has been normal over the past...
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oliver daemen. his brother.d wally. >> got to have the champagne and the hat with jeff bezos. it's the anniversary of the first apollo moon landing july 20th, 1969. that mission according to jeff bezos started his lifelong love of space. we have a new chapter now for humans in space. our michael strahan is in texas, lining up now, he'll be talking to jeff bezos about it all and we'll bring that to you ahead. but first, our transportation correspondent gio benitez has been following this. gio, what a morning. >> reporter: oh, what a morning. transportation, indeed, transportation now really includes space because that's this first commercial flight for blue origin, now they have two others for the rest of the year, we've been talking about that billionaire space race between richard branson and jeff bezos, i want to show you this tweet that richard branson just sent out, well done, blue origin, jeff, mark, wally, oliver, impressive. best to all the crew from me and the team at virgin galactic. we're seeing those
oliver daemen. his brother.d wally. >> got to have the champagne and the hat with jeff bezos. it's the anniversary of the first apollo moon landing july 20th, 1969. that mission according to jeff bezos started his lifelong love of space. we have a new chapter now for humans in space. our michael strahan is in texas, lining up now, he'll be talking to jeff bezos about it all and we'll bring that to you ahead. but first, our transportation correspondent gio benitez has been following this....
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and oliver daemen, the youngest to fly in space. funk is the oldest and oliver is the youngest.ezos and the passengers are now strapped in and ready to go. norah. >> good morning, gayle. the flight will last about ten minutes. we are >>> the flight will last about ten minutes. we should note this date. july 20th. for those space lovers you will know that this is a date that is historic. today 52 anniversary of the space landing. jeff bezoa idolize them the astronauts as a child. we are seeing the animation it. will separate and send the -- the international recognized boundary of space. internation line of space and returns to on earth. the capsule will release the parachutes and begins the six-minute journey back to solid ground. all exciting to watch. joining me here is cbs news space consultant bill harwood. bill, is this risky? >> absolutely. anytime you put people on top of a rocket, are yyou are taking m risk than the average person, no question about it. that said, they have gone to enormous risks to make it as safe as it could possibly be. they tested it 15 times in flig
and oliver daemen, the youngest to fly in space. funk is the oldest and oliver is the youngest.ezos and the passengers are now strapped in and ready to go. norah. >> good morning, gayle. the flight will last about ten minutes. we are >>> the flight will last about ten minutes. we should note this date. july 20th. for those space lovers you will know that this is a date that is historic. today 52 anniversary of the space landing. jeff bezoa idolize them the astronauts as a child....
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that said all over, would you join me. >> so we're watching oliver daemen.-old is the youngest person ever in space gets his wings and then we see the rest of the 3 astronauts now astronauts mark bezos is next. you can see him in a cowboy hat. that's his brother. who paid for the brother jeff. and then it looks like if they go in order and we will see. while the get her wings 60 some years after she should have when she was all trained by nasa to go into space 2 years old, this astronaut. and that, of course, is. >> all of the game in the 18 year-old youngest astronaut now ever to have flown into space and it's because his father paid. we don't know how much but millions of dollars to get him a ticket. >> and blue origin just began selling tickets. today to go into space. there's mark bezos getting swings. we really wanted to pause to listen to them all speaking. and we're hoping that maybe at some point have to this ceremonial thing they're of the wing. we'll hear what they had to say about. we heard what they had to say in real time when they're on that 11
that said all over, would you join me. >> so we're watching oliver daemen.-old is the youngest person ever in space gets his wings and then we see the rest of the 3 astronauts now astronauts mark bezos is next. you can see him in a cowboy hat. that's his brother. who paid for the brother jeff. and then it looks like if they go in order and we will see. while the get her wings 60 some years after she should have when she was all trained by nasa to go into space 2 years old, this astronaut....
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oliver daemen is the youngest. west texas desert with the first of what bezos says will be many trips bringing passengers to space. marci gonzalez, abc news, van horne, texas. >>> another stunning moment to talk about. it has been 52 years since neil armstrong took one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. the anniversary of the apollo moon landing was celebrated today at the science center in oakland. it is getting ready to open the nasa experience later this year in partnership with the center in silicon valley. nasa says these partnerships are incredibly important. >> they also enable us to reach the next generation. the kids today who will choose what areas to study and choose whether or not they are going to go into a field that will maybe work with the aerospace industry in the future or become a scientist. >> the visitor center will bring to life the thrilling, challenging, and inspiring process of scientific discovery. it fuels the imagination in so many ways. >> and so close, we can go visit. >>>
oliver daemen is the youngest. west texas desert with the first of what bezos says will be many trips bringing passengers to space. marci gonzalez, abc news, van horne, texas. >>> another stunning moment to talk about. it has been 52 years since neil armstrong took one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. the anniversary of the apollo moon landing was celebrated today at the science center in oakland. it is getting ready to open the nasa experience later this year in...
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who at 82 years old became the oldest person to ever travel to space, you also had 18-year-old oliver daemenver was a paying passenger with today's flight, we saw the commencement of commercial service for blue origin's "new shepard" space flight system, two more flights with people on board expected before the end of this year and blue origin said they're already booking those paying passengers. so this is happening expect after the success of today, expect to see more of these flights with more of these so-called space tourists climbing on board. so, given the conversation we're having here today, i want to bring in a former nasa administrator, jim brydenstein great to have you on. >> great to be with you. >> you and i have had so many conversations over the last couple of years about this new emerging era of commercial space flight i wonder what you think of, the flight we saw today, not to mention nine days ago, virgin galactic and richard branson it is suborbital, but it is still space and these are still astronaut wings that all these different passengers have now gotten. >> that's exa
who at 82 years old became the oldest person to ever travel to space, you also had 18-year-old oliver daemenver was a paying passenger with today's flight, we saw the commencement of commercial service for blue origin's "new shepard" space flight system, two more flights with people on board expected before the end of this year and blue origin said they're already booking those paying passengers. so this is happening expect after the success of today, expect to see more of these...
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bezos will be joined by his brother mark, as well as 18-year-old oliver daemen, who will become the youngestand the first ever paying passenger on a commercial spacecraft and female aviation pioneer wally funk. she's 82 and will become the oldest person to travel to space. >> for two or three weeks after my training, i was told that i did better than the men. >> we've been training with wally here in west texas, and i can tell you, she's still doing better than the men. >> oh, no. >> she can outrun all of us. >> reporter: funk trained in the 1960s for a women in space program but was never given the chance to go until today. >> i've dreamt a long time to get to go up. >> reporter: but with any spaceflight, there is risk. >> we've had 15 successful flights, and we're -- you know, i'm excited, but i'm not nervous. >> reporter: blue origin designing the craft to be autonomous, but with no pilot, what happens if something goes wrong during the launch. blue origin says there are backup plans. >> so this is the escape motor. at any phase in flight we can fire this, and we can get the capsule far a
bezos will be joined by his brother mark, as well as 18-year-old oliver daemen, who will become the youngestand the first ever paying passenger on a commercial spacecraft and female aviation pioneer wally funk. she's 82 and will become the oldest person to travel to space. >> for two or three weeks after my training, i was told that i did better than the men. >> we've been training with wally here in west texas, and i can tell you, she's still doing better than the men. >> oh,...
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rounding out the team will be 18-year-old oliver daemen who will be the first paying passenger with hisr to travel to space. and together, the four hope to make an 11-minute round trip to space, traveling over the carmen live where space begins, then landing back on earth in the texas stand. our own tom costello got a look at what bezos could experience tomorrow morning. >> reporter: number 6, jeff bezos. >> that is where jeff bezos will sit, in seat number 6. >> reporter: blue origin took us inside the simulator that all four have been training in. >> there you go, you are all buckled in and ready to go to space. >> reporter: this is a big window. >> as you're ascending, essentially it feels like the earth is falling away from you. >> joining us from van horn, texas, nbc news correspondent morgan chesky. morgan, the countdown clock is on and the launch pad is ready, i'm told. what's the level of anticipation in texas right now? >> reporter: it's a lot of excitement here, geoff. 18 hours, 19 minutes, and 40 seconds until liftoff for blue origin's new shepherd rocket. all systems were go
rounding out the team will be 18-year-old oliver daemen who will be the first paying passenger with hisr to travel to space. and together, the four hope to make an 11-minute round trip to space, traveling over the carmen live where space begins, then landing back on earth in the texas stand. our own tom costello got a look at what bezos could experience tomorrow morning. >> reporter: number 6, jeff bezos. >> that is where jeff bezos will sit, in seat number 6. >> reporter:...
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the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother, mark — the youngest ever astronaut — oliver daemen oldest — the pioneering female aviator wally funk. now on bbc news... it's time tojoin it's time to join sivan sackur for hardtalk. it's time to join sivan sackurfor hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. south africa is facing its deepest political crisis of the post—apartheid era. its deepest political crisis after days of violence and looting which saw more than 200 people killed and thousands arrested, president ramaphosa claimed there'd been a well—planned attempt to provoke insurrection and bring down the democratic state. whatever the truth of that, it's clear the social and economic fabric of the country has been badly weakened. my guest is transport minister fikile mbalula. is the ruling anc being confronted with its own failure? fikile mbalula in cape town, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me, and to all your listeners. it's a pleasure to have you on the show. tell me, minister, how would you characterise the shocking, the terrible violence that swept ac
the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother, mark — the youngest ever astronaut — oliver daemen oldest — the pioneering female aviator wally funk. now on bbc news... it's time tojoin it's time to join sivan sackur for hardtalk. it's time to join sivan sackurfor hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. south africa is facing its deepest political crisis of the post—apartheid era. its deepest political crisis after days of violence and looting which saw more than 200...
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west texas, jeff bezos's billionaire space dreams came today as he, brother mark, dutch teenager oliver daemen and 82-year-old wally funk - >> i love it. >> reporter: -- blue origin's first passengers floated weightless 66 miles up >> is it everything you thought it would be >> fantastic >> reporter: after four minutes, a dramatic parachute plunge to earth, their 10 1/2 minute trip coming to a soft landing in the desert sand >> and touchdown! [ cheering ] >> reporter: 21 years after founding blue origin as an all-purpose space company, bezos and his fellow passengers earned their astronaut wings today. >> there are few people i know more deserving of this, jeff >> reporter: for wally funk, who nasa never allowed to fly because of her gender, a celebration 60 years in the making. >> and i want to thank you, sweetheart, because you made it possible for me. i've been waiting a long time to finally get it up there! >> reporter: now the oldest person to ever go to space, joined by the youngest, 18-year-old oliver among the memorabilia on board, amelia earhart's aviator goggles. looking down at the
west texas, jeff bezos's billionaire space dreams came today as he, brother mark, dutch teenager oliver daemen and 82-year-old wally funk - >> i love it. >> reporter: -- blue origin's first passengers floated weightless 66 miles up >> is it everything you thought it would be >> fantastic >> reporter: after four minutes, a dramatic parachute plunge to earth, their 10 1/2 minute trip coming to a soft landing in the desert sand >> and touchdown! [ cheering ]...
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oliver daemen will join jeff bezos and two others aboard blue origin next tuesday. is taking the place of a person who bid $28 million but can't make it now due to a scheduling conflict. on twitter, he expressed how happy he is for this historic opportunity. >> i've been dreaming about there all my life. i'll be the youngest ever because i'm 18-years-old. i am super excited. thank you so much for the people of blue origin for making this happen and making the effort. >> blue origin said his father paid for the seat and chose to fly his son, but the company declined to see how much was paid. >>> we are now one week away from the start of the olympic games. american gymnasts including simone biles arrived at the airport in tokyo yesterday. the city is under a state of emergency because of a sharp spike in covid cases. as part of the safety measures, winning olympians will be served medals on a tray instead of someone putting it around their necks. fewer than 1,000 vips will be allowed to attend the opening ceremony, slashed from the initial 10,000. >>> and former nfl
oliver daemen will join jeff bezos and two others aboard blue origin next tuesday. is taking the place of a person who bid $28 million but can't make it now due to a scheduling conflict. on twitter, he expressed how happy he is for this historic opportunity. >> i've been dreaming about there all my life. i'll be the youngest ever because i'm 18-years-old. i am super excited. thank you so much for the people of blue origin for making this happen and making the effort. >> blue origin...
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. >> reporter: bezos, his brother mark, 82-year-old wally funk and 18-year-old oliver daemen spent three minutes in weightlessness. >> is it everything you thought it would be? >> fantastic. >> reporter: with breathtaking views of earth 62 miles above the surface. the capsule landing just ten minutes after takeoff. bezos reflecting on the experience with "gma's" michael strahan. >> any initial thoughts? >> my initial thought is i can' hotiny the earth's atmosphere is. workers and customers for funding his flight. >> i want to thank every amazon employee and every amazon customer because you guys paid for all this. >> reporter: the online criticism swift, one person posting, i'd like a refund. bezos later responding to criticism that his money could have been better spent. >> if you don't focus on the future, then you don't have explorers, you don't have progress. you know, what if you said to wilbur and orville wright, hey, guys, you know, why don't you work on something a little more practical. >> reporter: bezos also announcing a $200 million donation to nonprofits here on earth, $100
. >> reporter: bezos, his brother mark, 82-year-old wally funk and 18-year-old oliver daemen spent three minutes in weightlessness. >> is it everything you thought it would be? >> fantastic. >> reporter: with breathtaking views of earth 62 miles above the surface. the capsule landing just ten minutes after takeoff. bezos reflecting on the experience with "gma's" michael strahan. >> any initial thoughts? >> my initial thought is i can' hotiny the...
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brother mark a 2 year-old aviation pioneer wally funk and an 18 year-old runner up auctioneer winner oliver daemenwill be aboard this morning. we are hearing from oliver about his experience. >> she'll possibility some young says space and to get more people in just the space lhe space and science signal when it touched down in the people. i think of speech this. >> today. we'll just marked the first blue origin launch its also the 52nd anniversary of the first mon landing. so how fitting all of this is happening today. the san francisco giants are off to a great start in the series against their rivals. the los angeles dodgers. let's get the highlights. the giants got early lead in the first buster posey hits a second home run. us a second run homer in his return from thumb injury. now, the very next batter former flores crushes the ball deep to left for a homer. the giants will hold on to that lead do most of the game at 4 insurance runs in the 7th inning. they beat the dodgers in la with a final score 7 to 2. now the 2 teams are going to face off again tonight. first pitch is at 7.10. and over
brother mark a 2 year-old aviation pioneer wally funk and an 18 year-old runner up auctioneer winner oliver daemenwill be aboard this morning. we are hearing from oliver about his experience. >> she'll possibility some young says space and to get more people in just the space lhe space and science signal when it touched down in the people. i think of speech this. >> today. we'll just marked the first blue origin launch its also the 52nd anniversary of the first mon landing. so how...
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bye. >> je m bezos, wally funk, and oliver daemen. good luck, good luck, good luck.te you to tune in tomorrow morning for special coverage of "new shepherd's" launch and landing. that's tomorrow at 9:00 eastern time, 6 pacific. their enthusiasm i think is infectious. you can tell -- >> wally's especially. >> blown away by wally. yes. >> been training since 1961. oliver looked a little nervous to me i thought. >> he did. >> wally, you're right. a dream deferred, she finally gettin getting to space. exciting. >> as jeff bezos you dream of going into space and you get to do it with your brother. cool. >> great team. >>> next, vlad has the stories you'll be talking about. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ dry eye symptoms keep driving you crazy? inflammation in your eye might be to blame. [inflammation] let's kick ken's ache and burn into gear! over the counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. those drops will probably pass right by me. xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. [inflammation
bye. >> je m bezos, wally funk, and oliver daemen. good luck, good luck, good luck.te you to tune in tomorrow morning for special coverage of "new shepherd's" launch and landing. that's tomorrow at 9:00 eastern time, 6 pacific. their enthusiasm i think is infectious. you can tell -- >> wally's especially. >> blown away by wally. yes. >> been training since 1961. oliver looked a little nervous to me i thought. >> he did. >> wally, you're right. a...
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the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother, mark, and the youngest ever astronaut — oliver daemennd the oldest pioneering female aviator wally funk. the us climate envoy said we can't wait for the end of the pandemic before facing up to the climate crisis. john kerry warned that the suffering cause by not tackling global warming would be much worse than coronavirus. the uk prime minister's former adviser, dominic cummings tells the bbc he held discussions about trying to oust borisjohnson in downing street within days of the conservatives winning the last election. the uk government says it is crucial for people to isolate if they are alerted by the covid app but earlier a minister said people could make an informed decision. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anna isaac, economics editor of the independent and iain anderson, executive chairman of pr company cicero. lovely to see you both. before we update from them let me update you with the front pages and we have them so far. collision course set for brussels — t
the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother, mark, and the youngest ever astronaut — oliver daemennd the oldest pioneering female aviator wally funk. the us climate envoy said we can't wait for the end of the pandemic before facing up to the climate crisis. john kerry warned that the suffering cause by not tackling global warming would be much worse than coronavirus. the uk prime minister's former adviser, dominic cummings tells the bbc he held discussions about trying to oust...
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. >> the youngest person ever to fly to space will join jeff bezos next week and oliver daemen is set to take off with him on the new shepherd rocket. the 18-year-old was not originally set to be on the trip, but blue origin said the mystery bitter who pay $28 million for the seat had a scheduling conflict. what? they bumped up oliver who participated in the auction and secured a seat on the second flight. the company has not said how much he paid for the spot. >>> microsoft is bringing back the decades-old virtual assistant who is getting a second life as an emoji. he debuted in windows 97 as a small paperclip to help microsoft office users. it got the boot 10 years later. now ahead of the world emoji day on saturday, microsoft saida parclip emotionally with an image of this.'s back can -- >> can we go back to the scheduling conflict on the outerspace thing? i am sorry. what is more important? rearranging your sock drawer or meeting with the pope? whatever, priorities. >>> major pharmacy chains are pulling some johnson & johnson sunscreen off their shelves. this comes after the compa
. >> the youngest person ever to fly to space will join jeff bezos next week and oliver daemen is set to take off with him on the new shepherd rocket. the 18-year-old was not originally set to be on the trip, but blue origin said the mystery bitter who pay $28 million for the seat had a scheduling conflict. what? they bumped up oliver who participated in the auction and secured a seat on the second flight. the company has not said how much he paid for the spot. >>> microsoft is...
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then probably the luckiest teenager in the world, the dutchman by the name of oliver daemen. all of them happy to be back on the earth. hoda, back to you. >> fascinating 11 minutes. tom, thank you so much. we'll see you in a bit. >>> now to the fight against the coronavirus with the delta variant spreading wildly throughout parts of this country, and a new call for kids to mask up. the american academy of pediatrics says all students should wear masks in school even if they've been vaccinated. gabe gutierrez is following this one for us from lafayette, louisiana. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. hospitalizations in this state have doubled over the last two weeks and here in lafayette, this hospital and others are seeing younger patients. now a new warning for parents just weeks before the start of the new school year. with rising cases and mounting warnings, a different kind of heartbreak. >> when we're having to go in and talk with families that have children now, having to deal with this situation for our 30 and 40-year-old population, that becomes particularly gut
then probably the luckiest teenager in the world, the dutchman by the name of oliver daemen. all of them happy to be back on the earth. hoda, back to you. >> fascinating 11 minutes. tom, thank you so much. we'll see you in a bit. >>> now to the fight against the coronavirus with the delta variant spreading wildly throughout parts of this country, and a new call for kids to mask up. the american academy of pediatrics says all students should wear masks in school even if they've...
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teen is now set to travel to the edge of space in a matter of days. 18-year-old physics student oliver daemen will be the youngest person to fly to space. the rest of us are still here on earth, so how are things looking for us weatherwise? >> just a little bit warmer in the valleys but not too bad. >> we want to remind you within the past 20 minutes or so, that recommendation to wear a mask indoors even if you're vaccinated, we do have a report on this story. kristy smith is going to have more for you tonight at 5:00. also online at nbcbayarea.com. that does it for us for this midday. have a great weekend. we'll see you back here next week. ahhh. beautiful day in baltimore where most people probably know that geico could save them money on car insurance, right? you see the thing is geico, well, could help them save on boat insurance too. hey! okay...i'm ready to come in now. hello? i'm trying my best. seriously, i'm...i'm serious. request to come ashore. geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. what if you could push a button and less carbon would be put into the air. if t
teen is now set to travel to the edge of space in a matter of days. 18-year-old physics student oliver daemen will be the youngest person to fly to space. the rest of us are still here on earth, so how are things looking for us weatherwise? >> just a little bit warmer in the valleys but not too bad. >> we want to remind you within the past 20 minutes or so, that recommendation to wear a mask indoors even if you're vaccinated, we do have a report on this story. kristy smith is going...
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the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother, mark, the youngest ever astronaut, oliver daemen, and the oldest, the pioneering female aviator wally funk. now on bbc news, panorama: the dark side of horse racing. this programme contains scenes from the start which viewers may find upsetting. a grand national—winning trainer shamed after being pictured sitting on a dead horse. the prominent trainer gordon elliott has been temporarily banned from racing. it was an image that shocked the horse racing world. what concerned me was not particularly gordon elliott being an idiot, but the fact there's a dead young horse below him. tonight, we investigate what happens to racehorses when their careers end. sadly, so many of them come to us with injuries and ailments that need time and need, without a doubt, a large amount of funding. the fate of some of the thousands of young horses dying in the uk and ireland every year. oh my god, what a gorgeous horse. oh, no. what he about to do? and we reveal how horses once trained by some of the biggest names in the industry, have ended up here...
the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother, mark, the youngest ever astronaut, oliver daemen, and the oldest, the pioneering female aviator wally funk. now on bbc news, panorama: the dark side of horse racing. this programme contains scenes from the start which viewers may find upsetting. a grand national—winning trainer shamed after being pictured sitting on a dead horse. the prominent trainer gordon elliott has been temporarily banned from racing. it was an image that shocked the...
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this morning new details about the youngest person ever set to travel into space, 18-year-old oliver daemen am super excited to go to space and joining the flight. i've been dreaming about this all my life. >> reporter: he'll take flight on new shepherd, jeff bezos's rocket, alongside bezos himself, bezos's brother, and wally funk, the oldest person set to go to space at age 82. an anonymous auction winner who bid $28 million won the fourth seat on the ride but because of a, quote, scheduling conflict that person will go on a later flight, which opens up a spot for oliver. his dad, a businessman from the netherlands, wanted to send his son to space and was runner-up in the auction. now his son will be the first paying customer to fly to space. blue origin's ceo saying "this marks the beginning of commercial operations for new shepard and oliver represents a new generation of people who will help us build a road to space." oliver says he's dreamed of going to space since he was 4. he's already working to get his pilot's license. >> thank you so much for the people at blue origin for making t
this morning new details about the youngest person ever set to travel into space, 18-year-old oliver daemen am super excited to go to space and joining the flight. i've been dreaming about this all my life. >> reporter: he'll take flight on new shepherd, jeff bezos's rocket, alongside bezos himself, bezos's brother, and wally funk, the oldest person set to go to space at age 82. an anonymous auction winner who bid $28 million won the fourth seat on the ride but because of a, quote,...
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carrying those four passengers, jeff bezos, his brother mark, 82-year-old wally funk, and 18-year-old oliver daemen on board. they came back down to earth via three parachutes in the west texas desert. >> it feels like this atmosphere is huge and we can disregard it and treat it poorly. when you get up there and you see it, you see how tiny it is and how fragile it is. we need to take all heavy industry, all polluting industry and move it into space. >> reporter: blue origin had 15 unmanned test flights before this. this was the first manned flight. and as of right now, everything went according to plan. they were greeted back down on earth with another crew member running up to the capsule, everyone giving a thumbs up before being walked outside to incredible cheers. right now blue origin says they plan to have two more flights this year reusing the very same rocket. morgan chesky, nbc news. >> that was a cool sight to see. >>> the future of the a's hanging in balance. the oakland city council is about to decide on whether or not to move forward with a new waterfront a's stadium at the port of oak
carrying those four passengers, jeff bezos, his brother mark, 82-year-old wally funk, and 18-year-old oliver daemen on board. they came back down to earth via three parachutes in the west texas desert. >> it feels like this atmosphere is huge and we can disregard it and treat it poorly. when you get up there and you see it, you see how tiny it is and how fragile it is. we need to take all heavy industry, all polluting industry and move it into space. >> reporter: blue origin had 15...
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bezos, his brother mark, 82-year-old wally funk, and 18-year-old oliver daemen will be the first to try it out. the crew speaking with "gma" this morning. >> i'm excited, but i'm not nervous. >> reporter: while daemen will become the youngest and first paying civilian to head to space on a commercial flight, funk will become the oldest person in space after training in the 1960s for a women in space program, but never getting the chance to fly. >> i've dreamt a long time to get to go up. >> reporter: bezos will be the second billionaire to leave the planet after richard branson launched his virgin galactic spaceship last week. >> whoo! >> reporter: but bezos' trip will look a little bit different. his 11-minute flight will start like a traditional launch, the capsule sitting above the rocket. the ship is completely autonomous. there's no pilot. and it'll quickly accelerate to mach three, reaching the edge of space within just three minutes. and if there's any problem with the rocket during the flight the escape motor is activated. we got a firsthand look. this is the escape motor? >> ex
bezos, his brother mark, 82-year-old wally funk, and 18-year-old oliver daemen will be the first to try it out. the crew speaking with "gma" this morning. >> i'm excited, but i'm not nervous. >> reporter: while daemen will become the youngest and first paying civilian to head to space on a commercial flight, funk will become the oldest person in space after training in the 1960s for a women in space program, but never getting the chance to fly. >> i've dreamt a long...
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and $28 billion for this flight but due to scheduling problem he is not there so the ticket went oliver daemencting to run its first paid flights at the end of spring and 2022. it will initiallyjust be for the super—rich. this has been a long time coming. they have been doing test flights and building up to this and it must have been slightly galling perhaps forjeff bezos to have been beaten into space by one have his keenest rivals, richard branson. ispoke by one have his keenest rivals, richard branson. i spoke to sir richard branson. i spoke to sir richard branson. i spoke to sir richard branson about this last week and he said it wasn't about that at all, it's not about the race but i'm not sure jeff bezos would have all, it's not about the race but i'm not surejeff bezos would have been particularly pleased. they have launched 15 successful launches from the spaceport behind me. lots of things go into this. people were voicing concerns that people are putting speed above safety. both men will offer reassurances that that is not the case. sir richard branson is said to me it wasjust in inc
and $28 billion for this flight but due to scheduling problem he is not there so the ticket went oliver daemencting to run its first paid flights at the end of spring and 2022. it will initiallyjust be for the super—rich. this has been a long time coming. they have been doing test flights and building up to this and it must have been slightly galling perhaps forjeff bezos to have been beaten into space by one have his keenest rivals, richard branson. ispoke by one have his keenest rivals,...
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oliver daemen, who just turned 18, willjoin 82—year—old wally funk, who will become the oldest ever personfind. but in some small towns, there is still excitement, especially among those acting as the adopted home for foreign olympics teams. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has been to murayama in northern japan as they prepare to welcome the bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics team. not many japanese kids are lucky enough to have a former international gymnast as their teacher, and notjust any gymnast. antoinette vitali was once a world—class rhythmic gymnast competing for bulgaria. but for the last two years, she�*s been teaching here in the mountains of northern japan. for me, was really like a dream come true to experience to come here to a place i already love and to work with gymnastics. that was my childhood. i was growing up in gymnastics, so this is my passion. five years ago, murayama invited the bulgarian women�*s gymnastics team to make this place their olympic hometown. but that was before covid. he speaks his own language. this hotel manager shows me the route the bulgarian
oliver daemen, who just turned 18, willjoin 82—year—old wally funk, who will become the oldest ever personfind. but in some small towns, there is still excitement, especially among those acting as the adopted home for foreign olympics teams. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has been to murayama in northern japan as they prepare to welcome the bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics team. not many japanese kids are lucky enough to have a former international gymnast as their teacher, and...
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oliver daemen, who just turned 18, willjoin 82—year—old wally funk, who will become the oldest ever persone northern hemisphere and wanting to go swimming, you may want to give one siberian like a mess. it is mighty chilly, where international swimmers plunge into icy waters, with temperatures as low as four celsius. maybe not for me! see you soon. hello there. our sunshine that we see believe it or not is linked to the extreme weather we've seen across other parts of europe. the flooding in germany, for example. it's linked by the jet stream. this is the pattern that we've seen. a very undulating jet stream. it means slow moving weather. we've had low pressure bringing the rain across europe. that low pressure will move eastwards. eventually taking the rain away from germany. high pressure will build in across the uk, bringing dry weather. with the sunshine we had on thursday, temperatures in northern ireland reached 26 degrees, making it the warmest day of the year so far. it's going to be a warm start across belfast, temperatures at 16 degrees. we start with cloud across east anglia, bu
oliver daemen, who just turned 18, willjoin 82—year—old wally funk, who will become the oldest ever persone northern hemisphere and wanting to go swimming, you may want to give one siberian like a mess. it is mighty chilly, where international swimmers plunge into icy waters, with temperatures as low as four celsius. maybe not for me! see you soon. hello there. our sunshine that we see believe it or not is linked to the extreme weather we've seen across other parts of europe. the flooding...
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tonight, the high school graduate about to fly into the history books. 18-year-old oliver daemen setst person ever in space. flying aboard blue or gin with jeff bezos. bezos' brother and wally funk, an aviation pioneer who at 82 will become the oldest person in space. she had long trained to become an astronaut. and if you're wondering whether oliver, the newest passenger, is excited -- here's what he said. >> i am super excited to go to space and joining them on the flight. i've been dreaming about this all my life. >> it turns out the anonymous bidder who shelled out $28 million for a ride is giving oliver his seat because of a, quote, scheduling conflict. so tonight, that 18-year-old eager to take his place. liftoff set for tuesday. and we'll all be watching. good night. >>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news >> we must confront misinformation as a nation, misinformation as a nation, today we inous thre>> heg from the surge general today as coronavirus cases continue to spread, today bay area cities are trying to yet more people vacci
tonight, the high school graduate about to fly into the history books. 18-year-old oliver daemen setst person ever in space. flying aboard blue or gin with jeff bezos. bezos' brother and wally funk, an aviation pioneer who at 82 will become the oldest person in space. she had long trained to become an astronaut. and if you're wondering whether oliver, the newest passenger, is excited -- here's what he said. >> i am super excited to go to space and joining them on the flight. i've been...
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the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother mark and the youngest ever astronaut, oliver daementhe oldest, the pioneering female aviator wally funk. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. hello again, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. as china is accused of a major cyber attack, ministers come under pressure to boycott the beijing winter olympics. these attacks tell us that it is clear that they are a clear and present threat to the united kingdom, to our beliefs in freedom, justice, democracy and the rule of law and human rights. a blueprint for ensuring children don't go hungry in the school holidays. what is the government going to do about these recommendations, or are they going to wait again for marcus rashford to run these up the publicity flagpole and then give in? and mps hear what life is like for women injail. when i went to prison, i was relieved. - i thought, "oh, my god, i thank god i've been given the opportunity to be removed from my life?�* _ but first, china has denied allegations that it carried out a major cyber attack against the tech giant microsoft. t
the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother mark and the youngest ever astronaut, oliver daementhe oldest, the pioneering female aviator wally funk. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. hello again, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. as china is accused of a major cyber attack, ministers come under pressure to boycott the beijing winter olympics. these attacks tell us that it is clear that they are a clear and present threat to the united kingdom, to our beliefs in freedom,...
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the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother, mark, the youngest ever astronaut, oliver daemene racing. this programme contains scenes from the start which viewers may find upsetting. a grand national—winning trainer shamed after being pictured sitting on a dead horse. the prominent trainer gordon elliott has been temporarily banned from racing. it was an image that shocked the horse racing world. what concerned me was not particularly gordon elliott being an idiot, but the fact there's a dead young horse below him. tonight, we investigate what happens to racehorses when their careers end. sadly, so many of them come to us with injuries and ailments that need time and need, without a doubt, a large amount of funding. the fate of some of the thousands of young horses
the founder of amazon was accompanied by his brother, mark, the youngest ever astronaut, oliver daemene racing. this programme contains scenes from the start which viewers may find upsetting. a grand national—winning trainer shamed after being pictured sitting on a dead horse. the prominent trainer gordon elliott has been temporarily banned from racing. it was an image that shocked the horse racing world. what concerned me was not particularly gordon elliott being an idiot, but the fact...
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it looks like it might paused the timing you can see on side of your screen, that is oliver daemen. .nger, and a u.s. company carry a paying passenger to the edge of space he, of course, took that seat after the anonymous winner of that $28 million auction rescheduled to a later flight, but, guys, it looks like we're looking at video of the base of the rocket here. looks like the launch time may have been paused i'm going to check in on that right now and get right back to you on that. looks like we're at hold t minus 15. >> we see that on our screen here, too, morgan. obviously, these things can move watching these issues. >> reporter: absolutely. >> 62 miles up, morgan, and then they detach the capsule at the top that you see, and then, what is it? about three minutes of weightlessness they can expect, but the whole trip about 11 minutes? >> reporter: whole trip, completely autonomous, 11 minutes. if all goes according to plan. three minutes of weightlessness, unbuckle out of harnesses, move around wally funk indicated she's going to do turns and somersaults potentially inside that
it looks like it might paused the timing you can see on side of your screen, that is oliver daemen. .nger, and a u.s. company carry a paying passenger to the edge of space he, of course, took that seat after the anonymous winner of that $28 million auction rescheduled to a later flight, but, guys, it looks like we're looking at video of the base of the rocket here. looks like the launch time may have been paused i'm going to check in on that right now and get right back to you on that. looks...
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his brother mark, wally funk and oliver daemen took off from van horn, texas, just after 9:00 eastern time on a rocket and capsule built by his private company, blue origin. the crew experienced zero gravity while floating about 66 miles above earth. 10 minutes and 10 seconds after liftoff, they were back on earth safely celebrating with their loved ones. we were there for the historic and somewhat controversial trip and sat down with jeff and his brother mark. we spoke about the venture decades in the making and what they say is a bigger mission still to come. >> i don't think people truly understand what this means and why it's important. >> i think you're right, gayle, most people don't. if you think about it, we are humanity, we're big now, the earth is small and fragile. one of the things you see from space so clearly is how fragile this planet is. you think about the air we're breathing and this atmosphere. it feels big to us, but it's actually -- when you get into space and you can see the earth's atmosphere, it's so thin and fragile looking. so we do have to take care of this
his brother mark, wally funk and oliver daemen took off from van horn, texas, just after 9:00 eastern time on a rocket and capsule built by his private company, blue origin. the crew experienced zero gravity while floating about 66 miles above earth. 10 minutes and 10 seconds after liftoff, they were back on earth safely celebrating with their loved ones. we were there for the historic and somewhat controversial trip and sat down with jeff and his brother mark. we spoke about the venture...