yes, there's william shatner. you have great folks here, rock stars and science in space. >> audrey powers is not just a blue origin employee, she's been a force in the new space community for many years, as mentioned earlier, chris boshuisen founded this amazing company, planet. for decades we were talking about how small satellites would revolution nice the space business, but they made it happen. this is not just random people who had an interest in space. they really contributed to the new space era that we have. de vries is the other guy that none of us know, maybe the typical tourist we'll see going to space in the longer term, the person with a lot of money who is just a fan. >> there has been such a focus on that aspect of it, but i do think it's important to point out, as you were going through their resumes there, the real involvement that both audrey powers and chris boshuizen. his handle is apparently crispy. he goes by crispy in his musical career. we were listening in as we were doing the communicati

captain kirk himself the great william shatner. chris the first full australia citizen to go to space and back and glenn. >> [laughing]. >> i loved it! >> oh my god! >> [laughing]. >> big hugs from their loved ones. >> it's indescribable. >> that's what i thought. >> it's so hard to work on. >> not only is it different than what you thought, it happens so quickly. >> well done. >> [laughing]. >> [overlapping talking]. >> the impression i had that i never expected is [inaudible]. >> [overlapping talking]. >> come here. [background talking]. >> i want to hear this. >> [laughing]. >> [cheering]. >> oh my god. >> [cheering]. >> [laughing]. >> champagne shower has begun. smiles all around. william shatner taking in the moment clearly. >> harris: we are watching the crew and guests from jeff bezos's space ship after they touched down. he had a few words with william shatner who said it's different than you would have thought. indescribable. he said no thank to you the rain shower of campaign. i want to bring in terry and tom. both former

captain kirk himself, the great william shatner. our customer the first full australian citizen to go to space and back. big hugs from their loved ones. [inaudible conversations] >> not only is it different from what you thought. [inaudible] [laughter] >> i want to hear this. >> the champagne showers have begun. to taken a moment clearly. >> it was unbelievable. everybody needs to see this. but to see the blue color then you are staring at blackness. the coloring of blue like a comforter of blue and then you look into blackness the blue over there than the black up there there is mother earth is at the way death is? i don't know. then when it is gone it is peace? this experience to say yes. you know. it's all true but what isn't true but the soft blue. it is so thin and you are through in an instant. >> but you go to thousand miles an hour whatever the mathematics are many were throughh the blue then it is black of what that galaxies but what you see is black and what you see down there is white and that is the difference. so what y

earth with the chance to experience what william shatner just did. what he said right there is so profound. he said everybody in the world needs to see it. it was unbelievable. that is at the core of what a lot of these private space flight companies are trying to do like blue origin, trying to get other people to experience this in the hopes that when they come back to planet earth, they'll be able to do things in their lives to make the world a better place. i have to go back through some of these incredible lines that william shatner had. he told jeff bezos, you have given me the most profound experience. i'm so filled with emotion about what just happened, i hope i never recover from this. i don't want to lose it. there are so many people who go into space who are skilled in so many different areas, they're brilliant scientists, mathematicians, engineers, test pilots, doctors. william shatner was just able to put that experience into words that i don't think i've ever heard any astronaut quite capture that way. i know there's going to be a big de

captain kirk himself, the great william shatner. our customer, the foes -- the first fully australian citizen to go to space and back. and glenn. some big hugs from their loved ones. >> you have got to work on it. >> not only is it different from what you thought, the impression i have i never expected -- [indiscernible] >> i want to hear this. [applause] [laughter] >> the champagne showers have begun. smiles all around. william shatner taking in the moment, clearly. >> everybody in the world needs to do this. everybody in the world needs to see it. it is unbelievable. the little things just went. when you see the blue-collar. -- color and then you are staring into blackness. the caller of -- the colors of blue. he ripped off the sheet -- you are off the sheet and you're looking into blackness. there is blue down there and the black up there. it is just very, there is mother earth and comfort and there is death, but i do not know. it was so moving to me. this experience is something unbelievable. you know, the weightlessness, it is

shatner saying, wow.ness before parachuting back down to earth. the whole mission just over ten minutes. afterwards, bezos opening the latch. >> hello, astronauts. >> reporter: shatner and the crew emerging. >> to see the blue color. now you're staring at the black. that's the thing. the covering of blue. the sheet, the blanket, this comforter of blue that we have around us. we think oh, that's blue sky. and you shoot through it, all of a sudden, you whip off a sheet and you look into blackness, into black, ugliness, and you look down, there's the blue down there, and the black up there. >> reporter: shatner overcome. >> i'm so filled with emotion about what just happened. i just, it's extraordinary, extraordinary. i hope i never recover from this. i hope that i can maintain what i feel now. i don't want to lose it. >> reporter: and right after, we were there with the crew. what made you so emotional up there? >> the absolute startling unexpected difference between the darkness of space and the blue of ea

shatner we've been familiar with for 55 years. really a great day, but can i just underscore one last point? we've said it before. but 90 years old? to go to space, remarkable. remarkable. >> well, no one ever said that william shatner is anything less than remarkable. and he blew our blinds yet again. may, i want to give you the last point of the morning. your take away? you've been with us on this ride. you were with us in july. you were with us today. your take away before we sign off. >> my take away is that we're evolving in terms of our space capabilities, in terms of our access. my take away is that there is something wonderful when people of different walks of life have a perspective to share on that adventure. my take away is that it's not just about the people who are riding the vehicles. it's really about all the wherewithal that gets them there and that we should never forget that. and finally, when the media makes a commitment to cover something remarkable attention happens. if we talk about the democratization of spa

we should note, william shatner is on board. control. being driven now to the launch site by jeff bezos. we should know blue origin, the company, tweeted, we are a go for number ns-18 astronaut load, noting this will be the 18th launch. the crew headed to the launch tower for final preparations and also their entry into that capsule. let's bring back chris hadfield, former commander. also joining us, dr. bernard harris, the first african-american to walk in space. particularly good to have folks who have been in that position before. perhaps i should begin with you, dr. harris. describe what it feels like to be moments away from launching into space. in this case it's three times the speed of sound, more than 2,000 miles an hour. what do you feel in those moments before you go? >> well, you know, it depends on whether it's your first mission or your second mission. as i think about what's happening now, i have to reflect back on my first mission. there was a sense of nervousness. sometimes i will joke and say i'm an american ast

william shatner is just a minutes away. from launching into space, the star trek actor, we're both boldly go away. no 92 year old has gone before becoming the oldest ever person to fly to space. the new shepherd n as 18 flight was originally scheduled for tuesday, but there's been a number of delays june, too windy weather at the texas launch site. while we're waiting for that you lift off. let's cross in advance cross till our reporter andy gallagher. we who ease live for us in miami. hello there, andy. it's just minutes away now until the launches. it's been a long time coming. just how significant is this mission? for luck, it's captain james, ty barriers, kirk going to the edge of our atmosphere. you can't really underestimate the influence that star trek had as a show. remember william shatner 1st appeared on my screen back in 1966, 3 years before we even landed on the moon. and here we are more than half a century later. one of the most iconic science fiction starship captains is about to meet science fact the entire

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bill shatner will have the window seat.n't that something? kelly o'grady is in texas. i thought bill shatner looked a little nervous. what is the atmosphere there. reporter: i saw that. he was not talking to anyone in the car. i'm sure he was reflecting on the historic moment about to happen. we had a bit of a holdup. final check. they were prepping the vehicle. we're back on. we're about 30 minutes from launch. interesting fact, none other than jeff bezos, founder of blue origin drove them over to the launchpad. everyone said good-bye, a wave to friends and family that joined them on site. exciting to come. it is palpable a couple facts to set the stage. this rocket is 60 feet tall. fully reusable. fits up to six people. no carbon emissions. the only by-product is water vapor. that is big focus for blue origin as they move nonpolluting industries into space. three times the speed of sound. fun for captain kirk. he won't need anymore power, scotty. that capsule will go up to 350,000 feet. the booster will come back to earth

it is launch day for william shatner. >> that's right.ing into space at 90 years old. abc's morgan norwood is there in texas for this morning's launch. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you. yeah, in just a few hours, space will become a reality for captain kirk. the "star trek" icon. we know the readiness evaluations are complete given yesterday's delay with the launch due to some of the wind. you can probably see that and hear that blowing in the microphone right now, but everything is a go and the launch is set to take place pretty shortly. after launching founder jeff bezos in july, blue origin is getting ready to shuttle its next group of passengers including someone with a big connection to space. william shatner best known for his role as "star trek's" original captain kirk soaring to space aboard the new shepard rocket. >> i plan to be looking out the window with my nose pressed against the window. the only i don't want to see is a little gremlin looking back at me. >> reporter: and nasa astronauts cheering h

and william shatner is actually taking the journey for himself. so in terms of this space rates between these 2 and 3, johns, yes, the so me go involved here, but getting shatner on board. the blue origin i think is a huge to for bays off. it's got lots of people watching lots of people saying what shatner's reaction will be when he gets back down to earth. but right now, we're on this holding patton's. he can only imagine what bill shatner is feeling strapped into this new shepherd capsule. remember, there's no pilot is all automated about to be blasted up into the atmosphere while fully i'll get one of the best views. you can simply imagine the blue origin. the new shepherd rocket has some of the biggest windows of any spacecraft in the history of space flight. so we should get an amazing view of the planet. see the curvature of the earth variance that got that sense of being with no gravity and then come back down to earth all very safely. so lots of people watching. attracted by, of course we're doing all this. so for, for base also, i think a

. >> william shatner go to space aboard blue origin. he talked about his experience and lord founder, jeff bezos -- and amazon founder, jeff bezos. >> the second human spaceflight crew, what a launch, we are on our way to the first milestone here on his flight to space. , gaining speed on their climb to space, we have confirmed the max q. that's when the stress on the vehicle is at the maximum. >> thank you for joining us live for the second human flight with audrey powers, william shatner, and others on board. they're on their way to space. so far, a clean burn on our blue engine three. a beautiful flight to space this morning. the rocket is climbing towards an altitude just over the carmen line, the line of space of 100 kilometers, that is 328,000 feet. we have had main engine cut off, in just a moment we will separate the capsule from the booster. our astronauts will have the opportunity to get out of their harnesses and enjoy the beauties of zero g. that is way to listen. -- let us wait to listen. a clean separation from the capital

guy: william shatner is in his 90's.olerate this, i am assuming most people can tolerate this. this isn't completely debilitating stress they are coming under. 3g is quite a lot, but nevertheless manageable. i'm wondering what that tells us about the available pool of people that could potential ago up and replicate what they are doing today. ed: this is the product. this is what blue origin designed this to be. they want anyone to be able to fly with minimal training up to that 62 mile apogee. the crew arrives about three days before launch. the training largely involves the basics, getting in and out of the seat, doing the harness, how to respond in the event of an emergency. that said, in an emergency, the system is largely autonomous. it is designed to jettison the capsule to a safe distance from the booster. one of the requirements is that any crewmember can climb seven flights of stairs in under 90 seconds. i am not entirely sure that i can climb seven flights of stairs in under 90 seconds. but that was the minim s

it is william shatner. meg, given that we've had two holds already this morning, if you were inside that shuttle, would you have any apprehensions about going? >> no, because it's very much a part of what happens. and in fact, that you have a hold, it means that someone is checking things out. and when you come out of the hold, it means that they've checked it out and things are working well. so it wouldn't make me more apprehensive, on my mission, we didn't have any holds and we launched to the second. which is not usually the second. there's usually something that happens that changes your actual launch time from the second that it was scheduled. it wouldn't bother me. >> and we were talking with jose hernandez a little while ago about how all of these things sparked the imagination and people who may be obviously now couldn't afford it, but conceive their future. and say, gosh, one day i could go to space one way or another. is this an important aspect of these flights. the inspiration it may kindle in p

now shatner, boldly going where no one his age has gone before.son ever to go to space. the trip won't be long, just 11 minutes, but it will offer a view of earth few humans have seen. our t.j. holmes spoke with the four-person crew on monday. >> what's the over/under, is there a betting line as to how many times you will be called captain kirk on this trip? >> actually, i haven't heard shatner in a long time. >> my apologies, then, captain kirk. >> reporter: blue origin's work has not come without criticism. a washington post report detailed allegations that there was a toxic and dysfunctional culture within the space company. also there were those who were quoted defending the company's record. blue origin could not be reached for comment. and the weather hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of the crew or "star trek" fans. >> this is the year where the human race finally started going to space. all of us. >> i would really love to be a fly on that wall. i'd love to see who's going to be giving the commands. >> reporter: hearkening back to his infamou

you, again, are we looking at phase us and william shatner himself, the great thing william shatner is actually getting off the craft now and they are hugging, which is really lovely. things are customers looking forward to hearing what he has to say about your flight and what and what it was like seeing from older kilometers up in space and feeling no gravity or gravity for 3 minutes or something like that . these lovely scenes out of texas some big hugs from their loved ones. it away. oh, that's what i thought to work on your work. because not only is that different from what you thought. oh well, you know what? i. 7 that i never a, i don't, i want to hear that i have a champagne showers, a really taking in the moment, clearly with everybody in the world to be a everybody. i mean, they are, they are really wonderful scenes that we're seeing now. i want to ask you about your thoughts on the impact on william shatner's body being 90 years old and having all that pressure on him going into space. what are the impacts physically for him? do you think? well, i think the biggest problem fo

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is that what shatner experienced?wolf, some experts say that it takes longer than four minutes of weightlessness to truly get the full effect of the overview effect. but i think it's safe to say that, at the very least, william shatner today sure got a very strong taste of the overview effect awhat this is is an experience many astronauts report feeling and experiencing after they return from their trip to space and it's this feeling of looking down at the earth. and just realizing how fragile it is. that pale blue dot in a vast expanse of darkness in outer space, and realizing that every human you've ever loved, every story you've ever told, story you've ever told, every city you've ever visited is all on that one, tiny planet. and then, they also talk about seeing that thin ozone layer. and so, william shatner coming back and saying that he wants to protect the planet like so many astronauts have said before him. wolf. >> kristen fisher reporting for us. excellent work, indeed. thank you very, very much. >>> just ah

shatner speaks about his experience. this runs about a after hour. -- this runs about a half hour. >> all right, everybody. ladies and gentlemen, it is time to launch this rocket. god speed new shepherd. >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, [inaudible], 2, 1. >> with the second human space flight crew. what a launch. we are on our way [inaudible] the first milestone here on its flight to space. you can follow along obviously at the base of the screen as well as the speedometer, they are gaining speed on their climb to space. we have confirmed max q, this is when the aerodynamic stresses on the vehicle were at their maximum. thank you again everybody for joining us live for new shepherd's second human flight with audrey powers, william shatner, our customers glen and chris, on board, they are well on their way to space. so far, a phenomenal flight, clean burn on new engine three. new shepherd giving them a beautiful flight to space this morning. the rocket is climbing towards an altitude. we're aiming just over the line, the internat

jeff bezos grew up a star trek and captain kirk fan and invited shatner to fly but for shatner this was far more than a ten-minute joyride. >> what you have given me is the most profound experience i have ever had i'm so filled with emotion about what just happened i hope that i can maintain what i feel now i don't want to lose it. >> reporter: soon after, we caught up with him on the landing pad. bill, you seemed emotional when you came down. >> i still am. i am overwhelmed by what i saw i saw death in the blackness of space. i saw life in the beauty and the warmth of earth. i am 90, close to death. did i see death? i don't know i'm moved by the enormous experience i just had. >> reporter: a deep appreciation for how fragile the earth truly is and for blue origin, mission accomplished >> yeah, tom speaking of mission accomplished, blue origin also got what it wanted today, which was a lot of free publicity. >> reporter: this was a stroke of marketing genius. by inviting captain kirk onboard this flight, blue origin ensured the world's media would come and cover it and we did. they have

. >> reporter: shatner telling bezos, it all happened so quickly. >> it was unbelievable.ngs. the weightlessness. but to see the blue color go rip by you and now you're staring at the blackness. >> reporter: shatner clearly taken aback by the gravity of the moment. >> it was so moving to me. this experience, it's something unbelievable. >> you've had one of the most interesting lives that any human could possibly have. where does this stack up on your list of life experiences? >> this is enormous. i'm overwhelmed. and it takes more than a little thing to overwhelm me. >> you said everybody in the world needs to see it. why? what do we need to see? >> but it's not tourism. everybody in the world needs to have the philosophical understanding of what we're doing to earth and the -- and you hear this so often. the necessity of cleaning our earth. stopping right now the apocalypse that's coming our way. but until you're up there and you see the blackness -- >> now if anyone thought that william shatner was perhaps exaggerating just how profoundly he was impacted by his time in

is that why he picked shatner? this is emotional, nostalgic. it's more than just marketing. >> no, you're absolutely right. it's very, very personal for him. he grew up loving star trek, loving captain kirk, believing in this notion of sci-fi and that you should be able to explore the heavens, and so he was surprised when his mom saved those momentos from his childhood, and so they're going to go on board this rocket ride. you know, that's kind of fun. that's kind of special. it really speaks to the cultural impact that star trek had on so many people. i'll admit it because jeff bezos and i are about the same age. yeah, i grew up watching star trek. i loved it. i loved captain kirk and spock and the whole team, and nen for me, what a thrill to spend 30 minutes talking to william shatner last night. this is really what they hope will be the wave of the future for people who want to go and travel and want to see the earth from that altitude, 62 miles high, and trying to drive home the message of how fragile the earth is and how we all have to do

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. >> reporter: shatner telling bezos, it all happened so quickly. >> unbelievable, unbelievable.he little things have weightlessness. but to see the blue color. now you're staring at blackness. >> reporter: shatner clearly taken aback by the gravity of the moment. >> i'm so filled with emotion about what just happened. it's extraordinary, extraordinary. i hope i never recover from this. >> reporter: william, you've had one of the most, perhaps one of the most interesting lives than any human could possibly have. where does this stack up on your list of life experiences? >> this is enormous. i'm overwhelmed, and it takes more than a little thing to overwhelm me. >> you said, everybody in the world needs to see it. why? what do we need to see? >> but it's not tourism. everybody in the world needs to have the philosophical understanding of what we're doing to earth and the -- and you hear this so often, the necessity of cleaning everything, stopping right now, the apocalypse that's coming our way. >> reporter: so william shatner walking away from this experience the world would be a

does william shatner have butterflies? how is he doing? >> reporter: he has admitted on the record and in conversations that, yeah, he's nervous about this and i said, wait a minute, you battled romulins and klingons, but this is real stuff so he's a little nervous >> what is going to be a side benefit is hoda will finally learn the difference between "star trek" and "star wars." >> i don't know if that will do it we'll have live coverage of that launch coming up after 10:00 >>> meanwhile, after five days of cancellations and delays, southwest airlines is inching back to normal operations. and the ceo is once again denying claims that this disruption was caused by the staff protesting the airline's vaccine requirements kerry sanders has more on it good morning >> reporter: good morning. here at the ft. lauderdale airport, southwest shows that all of its 40 flights are now scheduled to depart on time. nationwide, flightaware.com shows 86 southwest flights delayed this morning 15 canceled. but that is a sharp decline in what passengers have

the crew, including william shatner, were able to ask. just a few minutes of weightlessness and take in the views of earth. that was the selling point blue origin tried to get across. he windows you see on the capsule, there you have the touchdown, safely it seems, but we will wait for those live pics of the crew to actually exit the capsule. but the second successful crewed mission for blue origin. everyone forgets the blue origin successfully managed to land and reuse the booster before spacex did, but then encountered endless engineering struggles. they pumped money into this company at a rate, an extraordinary rate, and they have been playing catch-up, but this is certainly a substantive step forward. guy: what is nasa doing while all of this is taking place? keith: a lot of people there who i used to work with are happy. a lot of people are scratching their heads, as to say, why can't we do this. i think it a sort of what happens in middle age when you realize the youngsters have just figured out to do -- figured out how to do someth

william shatner boldly goes where few have gone before. how his emotional reaction could bring in more paying customers for blue origin. ♪ >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with a crucial meeting today on coronavirus booster shots. an fda advisory panel will help decide whether an extra dose is needed for people who got the moderna or johnson & johnson vaccines. laura podesta is in new york with the latest developments on this. laura, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. big questions people may have -- can i mix and match covid vaccine brands when it comes to the first shot and the booster, and when will kids under the age of 12 be able to get the jab? we should have those answers very soon. over the next two days, an fda advisory panel will vote on whether to recommend booster shots for the moderna and johnson & johnson vaccines. >> so we anticipate hearing decisions from both the fda and cdc very soon afterward. >> reporter: the white house says seven million people have already receiv

it's really been quite a week for william shatner.ever to get into a public argument with a future king. for william shatner it was the trip of his 90-year lifetime. the "star trek" star boldly going to the edge of space aboard jeff bezos' rocket. returning deeply moved by what he saw. >> it's the most pro found experience. i hope i never recover from this. >> reporter: but back on earth not everyone impressed by his voyage to the stars. prince william arguing let's focus on solving problems here first. >> we need some of the greatest brains and minds fixed on repairing this planet not trying to find the next place to go and live. >> reporter: now shatner politely but firmly pushing back on entertainment tonight. >> the idea here is not to go look at me, i'm in space. no. i would tell the prince, and i hope the prince gets this message. this is a baby step of getting industry, all those polluting industries off of earth. >> reporter: moving factories to space an idea not yet proven by science. shatner also facing a mutiny from former

captain kirk william shatner schachner chat shatner. there you go. he's going into space.ays more than 50 years after he say to space, he's actually going into the real deal he is. and we are at t -50 seconds. how about we listen in as a mission control talks them through the final moments here before liftoff. >> they're not talking here. i'll give you some >> ladies and gentlemen, it's time to launch this rocket godspeed new shepard. >> 20 seconds now space. the final frontier these are the voyages of the starship enterprise. it's a 5 year mission. >> is no more. this mission is only going to be about 11 4 minutes of it a 0 me. manager, sir q. >> that's our she is on her space with the second human space here on its flights to space. and as soon as they hit space william shatner, this person ever to be in space at night. a lot, obviously. but the ultimate are the base of the screen as well as the speedometer. they are gaining speed on their climb to space. we have confirmed. >> max q. this is when the met the the aerodynamic stresses on the vehicle were at their maximum.

william shatner.rs who would share what the few who've gone before say is a life—changing experience. two, one... more than 50 years after he first donned a spacesuit as captain kirk, william shatner is now on his way to the final frontier. and there they are, over 328,000 feet... minutes later, as the new shepard crossed the internationally recognised boundary of space, he became the oldest person in the world to float there, weightless. and the actor who, for decades, played an iconic space explorer became one. and capsule touchdown. welcome back, the newest astronauts! he emerged from the capsule visibly moved by the adventure he said he hopes he never recovers from. firmly back on planet earth, he told me the beauty of what he'd seen was more profound than any words he could find or world record he'd broken. i wish i had broken the world record in the 10—yard dash or the 100—yard dash, but unfortunately it was how old i am! would you do it again, though? i am so filled with such an emotion and suc

i do not think they will ask william shatner tojump will ask william shatner to jump out, will ask williamthem? i'm sure some of them will have done. _ cameras with them? i'm sure some of them will have done. it _ cameras with them? i'm sure some of them will have done. it was _ cameras with them? i'm sure some of them will have done. it was quite i them will have done. it was quite interesting actually to watch the space tourism flight that elon musk performed just the other week. as i was saying a little bit earlier to you, these four individuals that he sent up went orbital, several hundred kilometres above the earth and went round and round and round, they all took their mobile phones and were taking pictures of planet earth. that is a bit more interesting than the dog and whatever, the house you might show someone in a pub to come back and say here, i took this picture on my phone of planet earth, what do you think? ., , , , think? there was me with my very 21st century _ think? there was me with my very 21st century question, _ think? there was me with my very 21st century question,

making shatner who is 90 the oldest person to reach space.he planet only few have seen which was not lost on shatner. who once back on the ground, was greeted by cheers and bezos. the entire experience, so moving, for a moment, shatner wasn't sure if he would be able to find the right words. >> it's indescribable. >> reporter: but he did it in a way only shatner could. >> mother earth and comfort. and there's -- is there death? i don't know. is that death? is that the way death is? and it's gone. jesus. it was so moving to me. what you have given me is the most profound experience i can imagine. i'm so filled with emotion about what just happened. i -- i just -- it's extraordinary. extraordinary. i hope i never recover from this. i hope that i can maintain what i feel now. i -- i don't want to lose it. >> reporter: the mission giving shatner, who has been passionate about issues surrounding the preservation of the planet, a whole new perspective. >> the moment you see how -- the vulnerability of everything. it's so small. this air which is ke

can you believe william shatner is 90 years old?avel to the edge of space. here is what the blastoff looked like. that rocket straight out of austin powers. it's like austin powers come true. amazing. shatner and three crew mates leaving the texas scrub land behind as the 60-foot tall rocket blasted their capsule into speed of more than 2,000 miles per hour reaching a height of nearly 350,000 feet. the flight lasted a little more than ten minutes from start to finish and the crew experienced weightlessness for about three minutes of their journey. i'm trying to look at the video and also tell you the story at the same time. this is amazing. shatner was emotional after he returned to earth and greeted by jeff bezos, the owner of blue origin. >> suddenly you're through the blue and you're into black and you're into, you know, it's mysterious and galaxies and things but what you see is black. and what you see down there is light. and that's the difference. and not to have this? you have done something. i mean, whatever those other guys

. >>> the emotional moment when william shatner returned from space. >> i'm so filled with emotion about what just happened. i just -- it's extraordinary. >> what he says surprised him the most. >>> new fallout from the teacher shortage across america. the state no longer requiring a college degree to teach. >>> and the bald eagles arguing over how to decorate their nest. the video every couple can relate to. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with workers across america fighting back. furious about long hours and wages they say are not keeping up with inflation. >> at john deere, a company with 70,000 employees, went on strike, after rejecting a contract offer, saying the wages and benefits offered are not enough, considering the company's profits. >> they are not alone about voicing frustration about the working conditions across this countr workers are ready to walk off the job, demanding better conditions and higher pay. this morning, 10,000 employees at john deere are preparing to hit the picket lines at iowa, illinois and kansas. they argue as the company's profits grew

you have four astronauts onboard including william shatner, aka, captain kirk who after all the fame and years of talking about and covering space on the series "star trek" has now actually just traveled to space and is now an astronaut along with two paying passengers and a blue origin executive. the four latest civilians to have made this trip and we're going to continue to watch these images because in the coming moments, you will see them begin to, the checks begin to happen by the blue origin staff and they will be taken out of that capsule and brought back to the site, as well. but, again, another historic flight because shatner at 90 years old is now the oldest person to have gone to space gentlemen, thank you for joining us through this. okay carl, i'm going over to you. i'm not thanking anybody yet >> top of the hour and quick reset here as we start "techcheck" this morning i'm carl quintanilla with john fortt and julia boorstin technology gets a little bit better and little more intelligence, obviously more data to chew on and efficiencies grow and you have more human stori

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exactly, this is a reason it was william shatner who was - it was william shatner who was gripped it the star trek or star wars shows, it is not really my thing, but even i got emotional as i saw that go up into the air. you know, it is the ingenuity of humanity to be able to just send someone to space for ten minutes and back down, in a similar way to which you might get on the tube or the bus, so straightforward, seemingly, in terms of the trip. and then when he got off, as aubrey allegretti says, he was welling up, saying he had never seen anything like it before and all of us should go there. i think the price at the moment if you are not william shatner is $28 million, so i don't know about you, but i need to check my euromillions ticket from last night because that is the only hope for most of us going there. we were “ust seeinr for most of us going there. we were just seeing there — for most of us going there. we were just seeing there any _ for most of us going there. we were just seeing there any metro - for most of us going there. we were just seeing there any metro prince

star trek's william shatner doubled his person to go into space.est known as captain kirk listed off in a new shepherd rocket this morning. at 90, william shatner made a triumphant return to earth to become the oldest person ever to go to space. >> i'm so filled with emotion about what just happened. it is extraordinary. i hope i never recover from this. >> blue origin better just be so smug about the star trek leg agenda who along with three others, traveled to the edge of space along among origin crew capsule. the group experience weightlessness and g forces during the 10 minute adventure. >> that was amazing. what will happen to me? will i be able to survive the g forces. >> boards comes 55 years after shatner's captain kirk first divided start foraging on television. shatner's boldly going where few others have gone before was a clear pose less of the publicity bonanza for blue origin. joining him on the flight were a blue origin executive as well as two millionaire arbitrators will pay for the chance to be space men. shatner says the experienc

you're into william shatner. we have a message from bill shatner.ugh to get an autograph from bill shatner. the question is when. this is still a pretty exclusive club, but as you noted, rich people were the first people to fly airplanes. these things tend to grow exponentially if it's an investment and a priority. when does a normal person get to do this? is that in our foreseeable future? >> you can run the math. when you have a reusable rocket, then you amortize out the remaining cost of such an enterprise. for instance, if you fly in a boeing 727, they don't just put it in a dumpster and roll out another one for you to fly back stateside. they reuse it as many times as they possibly can. it was the reuse factor that was pioneered by elon musk. all the rest of the billionaires know that's an important cog in the economics of making this accessible to everyone. even if the price doesn't quite come in reach of a middle class vacation budget, you could still hold up a seat in the lottery. i would pay $2, $5 for a lottery ticket for that chance. then

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jeff bezos drew up a star trek and captain kirk fan and invited him to fly for shatner, this was much more than a ten-minute joyride. >> what you have given me is the most profound experience i can ever have. i am so filled with emotion about what just happened i hope that i can maintain what i fell if you. i don't want to lose it. >> reporter: son after, we caught up with him on the landing pad. bill, you seemed emotional when you came down. >> i still am. i am overwhelm by what i saw i saw death in the blackness of space. i saw life in the beauty and the warmth of earth. i am 90-close-to-death did i see death? i don't know i am moved by the enormous experience i just had. >> reporter: a deep appreciation for how fragile the earth truly is and for blue origin, mission accomplished yeah, make no mistake about it, this was a stroeblke of marketi genius to put captain kirk, thereby, ensuring you will get the world's media to pay attention and to come back here to remote texas. as for the rest of the year, we expect one more flight and several next year. we don't know exactly how many we