van horn and beyond. >> for one day van horn advocate had the biggest headline in the space world. >> yes, sir. >> lisa remembers thinking, come on? >> i think anybody's first reaction would be, okay, we'll see how far that goes. ha ha. >> not becky brewster. >> what went through your mind? >> oh, how cool. exactly. i mean, i watched star trek and "star wars" so this was just cool. >> over time bezos became the face of space in van horn. 25 miles north of the city, blue origin build a space port. 275 company employees work here. rockets, launched. >> hello, huh for calling -- >> van horn has a star date with history. >> we are completely booked. >> the hotel's 50 rooms sold out months ago for the launch. >> star vana hometown girl, great name, is the general manager. >> we're nervous. i'm nervous. you don't know who's coming, just random people flooding in here, i don't know what we're going to do with them. but i'm super excited about what will happen. but it's a little scary. >> what do you hope the town gets out of this? >> well, i hope that people now recognize who we are on the

but we are going to begin tonight with that historic space launch, cbs' mark strassmann is in van horn, texas where he watched it all today. good evening, mark. >> reporter: good evening, norah. in the company's methodical culture, today was just a step, but a huge step. (cheering) floating on cloud nine, more than 65 miles above earth. >> here, catch. >> reporter: blue origin's four giddy civilian astronauts tossed ping-pong balls and skittles. >> who wants a skittle? >> reporter: for jeff bezos, the microgravity dream he first imagined as a five-year-old, watching the apollo 11 moon landing, 52 years ago today. >> it's one small step for a maa skywd, three times the speed ofou ight, rocket and capsule separated. for one to have the most improbable space crews ever, instant weightlessness lasting several minutes. >> it felt so normal and natural, almost like we were... humans were evolved to be in zero g, which, of course, is impossible but it felt that way. >> reporter: eight minutes into flight the reusable fully automated rocket landed vertically a couple miles from the launch pad,

>> i immediately said this could put van horn on the map. >> reporter: that front-page news stunned van reporter: lisa cottrell remembers thinking, come on. >> i think anybody's first reaction would be, okay, we'll see how far that goes. >> reporter: not becky brewster. what went through your mind? >> oh, how cool. exactly. i mean, i watched "star trek" and "star wars," so this -- this was just cool. >> reporter: over time, bethesda e bezos became the face -- bezos became the face of space in van horn. 25 miles north of the city, blue origin built a spaceport. 275 company employees work here. rockets launched. tuesday morning, one of them will carry bezos himself to space with three other passengers. >> hello, thank you for calling -- >> reporter: van horn has a star date with history. >> we are completely booked. >> reporter: hotel el capitan's 50 rooms sold out months ago for the launch. >> this is the jubilee -- >> reporter: starvanna cottrell, hometown girl, great name, is the general manager. >> we're nervous. i'm nervous. i don't know who's coming. there's going to be random peopl

. >> here's a live picture from van horn, texas. this morning's flight will send the rocket 62 earth, above the 53 miles 53 mi richard branson reached last week. the brothers didn't answer any questions. some are criticizing this as a joyride for the ultrarich. bezos said the trip is the first step in a much larger plan. >> we're hoping to build the road to space so future generations can do amazing things. so that's the real goal. >> reporter: it will be a quick trip to space, just three minutes to get there. then the passengers will get to unbuckle and experience three minutes of the weight lessness. >> the launch is putting the tiny town of van horn on the map. for years this was known for its farming, ranching and mining. now it's the port. you can watch live as jeff bezos and company launch into space on blue origin. our live coverage starts at 5:40 this morning. >>> the city council is casting a preliminary vote on the proposed howard terminal ballpark for the oakland a's. a yes vote vote vote vote vote amy hollyfield has more

van horn, texas, home to blue origin and will launch the world's richest person.on the preparations is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> we don't think of it as a race at blue origin. we are in this for the long term. long-term, it don't mean five years, 10 years, the vision of blue origin is generation expanding. i will not see it in my lifetime, or my children's lifetime, that is how long the horizon of blue origin is. i am excited to be part of this early step, but it will keep going. emily: senior director gary lai talking about the future of blue origin, the changes they hope to see. it might not happen in our generation, but perhaps there our children's children will get to experience this future space ecosystem. jeff bezos, his brother mark, while the funk, oliver daemen have concluded training involving various simulations. they are done for the day. they're going to get a quick refer sure -- refresher in the morning. ed ludlow is on the ground in a van horn, texas, in a tiny texas town that jeff bezos brought this company to. this is a big moment for this pla

i also want to thank the town of van horn.ttle town, and we're making a dent in it, and we appreciate you for allowing us to be a part of your town, and then i also -- i want to thank every amazon employee and every amazon customer because you guys paid for all this. [ laughter ] so seriously, for every amazon customer out there and every amazon employee thank you from the bottom of my heart very much. it's very appreciated. [ applause ] and you know, now on how it felt -- oh, my god! [ laughter ] my expectations were high and they were dramatically exceeded. the -- we were talking about this a little bit in the car ride on the way back and -- i don't know. the zero g piece may have been one of the biggest surprises because it felt so normal. it felt like -- almost like humans evolved to be in that environment, which i know is impossible, but it felt soy is reason and peaceful and the floating. it's actually much nicer than being in full, one gravity. it's a very pleasurable experience just from the sheer -- just the way it fe

i want to bring in ed ludlow who has been with us in van horn, texas.he big question is, what's next for blue? what is the road to space tourism? they said they've got more flights plant, what else? >> two flights for the rest of the year. this space tourism business is supply constrained. bob smith was saying over the weekend that there are willing and paying customers out there. the fourth seat was supposed to go to the auction winner, but we are told there were others bitting in the region of $20 million. we are trying to go about how they will go about pricing this. two more missions, six paying customers, the constraint is that they only have a couple of boosters able to do this. remember, jeff was candid in that interview that this part of the business is a small part of the much greater ambition. emily: let's talk about that, new shepard going up and down is one thing, new glenn is what they are worry -- working on now they say it will be ready at the end of next year. that will do orbital -- that will do orbital missions. when blue origin starts

but commercial space has launched and does seem here to stay. >> from van horn, texas.now gayle king was also at the launch and sat down for a chat with bezos and his brother mark. >> i don't think people truly understand what this means and why it is important. >> i think you're right, i don't think most people don't and really if you think about it, humanity we're big now, the earth is snd fnd sm space so clearly is jus h fragileishinku it feels big to get into see and fragile looking, so we do want to take care of this planet. thise c mov all heavy industry and polluting industry off earth and into space. >> sounds fantastic yes. >> crazy jeff bezos. >> so it can't happen today, it will take many decades but in the era of king hawk flyer that could only fly 180 feet if one day you told him about the 777 it would seem fantastical. this is a good planet and we have to protect it. my will be dead before this job is done it's nbosha b onispace vicle a inexpensive that it becomes the infrastructure that the next generation can use to take thosf whose is bigger? honestly,

caroline, back to you from van horn, texas. 14 hours from launch.e morning. caroline: stay cool, stay safe, good luck. make sure you tune in tomorrow for our special coverage of blue origin's spaceflight, a:30 a.m. -- 8:30 a.m. wall street time. that does it for this edition of bloomberg technology. this is bloomberg. ♪ (announcer) back pain hurts, and it's frustrating. you can spend thousands on drugs, doctors, devices, and mattresses, and still not get relief. now there's aerotrainer by golo, the ergonomically correct exercise breakthrough that cradles your body so you can stretch and strengthen your core, relieve back pain, and tone your entire body. since i've been using the aerotrainer, my back pain is gone. when you're stretching your lower back on there, there is no better feeling. (announcer) do pelvic tilts for perfect abs and to strengthen your back. do planks for maximum core and total body conditioning. (woman) aerotrainer makes me want to work out. look at me, it works 100%. (announcer) think it'll break on you? think again! even a jeep

jeff bezos, his brother and 2 others, may be nearly 11 minute journey. reynolds reports from van horn, texas, 5 for command, and then start to one. the from deep in the heart of texas, the richest man on planet earth blasted off into outer space. the blue origin rocket hearing, amazon founder jeff bezos. his brother mark 82 year old female mercury space program, pioneer wally funk, and 18 year old dutch space enthusiast. oliver damon climbed at 3 times the speed of sound crossing the 100 kilometer boundary that marks the edge of space. 2 before passengers exclaimed with delight as they experience several minutes of floating around the cap. sewell in 0 gravity. the new shepherd's windows are the largest ever in any spacecraft. affording them a view of the earth far below with the darkness of space above the entire flight, was fully automated. there was no pilot and no control panel. instead, software and ground controlled did all the work. and now they're coming. floating back down at the capsule began its descent and deployed its parachutes to land safely in the desert scrub. from beg

i also want to thank the town of van horn.o -- i want to thank every amazon employee and every amazon customer, because you guys paid for all of this. [ laughter ] >> so, seriously, for every amazon customer out there. >> jeff bezos and team giving a news conference after the successful launch and return today. as you heard wally funk say, more to come. gayle, final thoughts on all of this? >> yes, the first of four, mi c. i love teff bezos by tha his team and all the people that kept them safe. it was really amazing to be here, anthony. i can't say it enough. we're going to be talking to jeff very soon. i can't wait. >> we look forward to seeing that tomorrow. you can continue watching the news conference on our >>> a deputy charged with voluntary manslaughter is due in court. the deputy killed a 33-year-old in danville in 2013. his attorney said he opened fire because the man's car was moving toward him. >>> today napa's city council will vote on new limits in water use amid a drought. it would limit most outdoor irrigation

we are live near van horn, texas, at blue origin site, one.two decades ago. the amazon founder will be joined by his brother mark, two other passengers the oldest and youngest people to ever travel to space. last night jeff bezos delivered dinner to the press in the media center. if you were worried about this morning's flight, he certainly didn't show it in front of the cameras. >> is that your last meal? are you having steak and eggs? >> did somebody say last meal? put it this way -- let's talk about it differently. >> more live pictures now of blue origin's new shepherd. bezos and his fellow passengers expected to leave the training center for the launch pad in eight minutes at 8:15 a.m. eastern time. they'll ascend the tower and get into that capsule. the capsule can seat up to six. there will only be four people in it today. once they get the order, the hatch will be closed and lift ge off is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. eastern time. cnn's tom foreman has the details of what's in store for bezos and his fellow passengers. >> reporter: at blue

. >> reporter: in remote van horn, texas, the anticipation is building the launch pad 45 miles out in the desert set for billionaire jeff bezos' liftoff this morning on "today," bezos and his three fellow passengers were giddy with excitement. >> people who say they go into space, that they come back changed. i can't wait to see what it's going to do to me. >> and we have liftoff. >> reporter: while blue origin has flown 15 unmanned test flights, this will be the first to carry passengers bezos will take seat number 6 the simulator an exact replica of the capsule that will carry all four 62 miles high for three minutes of weightlessness, and six massive windows. >> as you're ascending, essentially it feels like the earth is falling way from you. >> watching the whole thing. >> watching. >> roll through your window >> exactly. >> reporter: like richard branson's virgin galactic, paying passengers are already signing up eventually blue origin plans to send six passengers at a time into space from this launch pad in the west texas desert but unlike a nasa rocket or the virgin space plane

this is van horn, texas, where amazon founder jeff bezos set to make history.have all been waiting for that. he's going to travel with three others to the edge of space. his own private space company blue origin. >> that's right. the new shepard is expected to take off at 6:00 this morning, so now we're finally just minutes away. there will be no test pilots or flight engineers on board. now if successful, it will be the first unpiloted suborbital flight with a civilian crew on board. the crew, bezos, his brother, and 82-year-old aviation pioneer woman and an 18-year-old dutch space tourist named oliver. they will, in fact, be the youngest and oldest people to ever head out into space. jeff bezos, the origin founder, saying, quote, that the focus here is now to look into the future, building a road to space so that oliver's generation, he's the young man that's on board, can blow us away with amazing things and make life better here on earth. unquote there. that's the crew that we're talking about. just moments ago we saw them walk up the stairs up the ramp way

they'll launch from van horn, texas. the blue origin capsule is entirely automated that required two pilots when it flew to space last week. mark straisman reports on how bezos and his team are preparing for the big launch. >> reporter: as jeff bezos sees space. >> we are excited. >> reporter: two days of training is all he needs, all anyone needs to become an astronaut. >> this is an exact replica of what they'll fly on tuesday. >> exactly. >> reporter: arian showed us. >> these are the largest windows ever flown in space. >> reporter: she's selling tickets to wanna be astronauts. this is an experience. >> it is an experience. >> reporter: launch in a rocket, separation, 62 miles above earth, float in microgravity before parachutes and thruster rockets land the capsule back in the desert of west texas. >> we set out to create the safest human flights vehicle ever designed or built or operated. we think we have succeeded. >> bezos dreams big of space, of colonizing the cosmos. >> this planet is finite. >> reporter: as he

morgan, glad you are there cool stuff morgan brennan, van horn, texas.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 structure the underlying pistons that run the engine, if you will. we have chris murphy joining us. covid concerns, delta variants it is a threat and a concern as you noted, this market, for years, is the cycle. buy equity sell volatility. buy equity sell volatility. once that pattern ends, you get the steep dropoffs what happened yesterday? >> brian, thanks for having me yesterday, we started to see a little unwind in positioning you hear about you explained with volatility and short strategy and targeting the market grinds higher sell more. buy more we started to see that unwind yesterday in the option posit positioning. i would note one thing we will look for on days of stress and say things have unwound a little bit is the vix term structure inverting. that is a sign of a lot of risk and panic and concern pulled into the very near term. that vix

. >> abc's marci gonzalez is in van horn, texas, where final preparations are finally under way.marci, good morning. >> reporter: hey, andrea and andrew, good morning. yeah, those final preps under way about 25 miles outside of this very tiny, very excited town of van horn, texas. this is as close as most people will be able to get to watch this historic launch. overnight jeff bezos' blue origin rocket ready for liftoff. the amazon founder and his three fellow passengers are scheduled to blast off to space at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> new shepard is ready to fly. >> reporter: the 11-minute flight set to launch them 62 miles above the surface of earth beyond the 53 miles billionaire richard branson reached earlier this month. bezos will be joined by his brother mark, as well as 18-year-old oliver daemen, who will become the youngest and 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. >>

you're looking live at van horn, texas, where amazon founder jeff bezos is set to make history. he's traveling with three others to the edge of space using his own private space company, blue origin. >> the new shepard is expected to take off at 6:00 this morning our time. nbc's gabriel jackson has a preview of the historic flight. >> reporter: july 19th may be another day in van horn, texas, but july 20th will be one for the record books. as billionaire jeff bezos and his team travel aboard a rocket to the edge of o bezos's private company blue origin. if successful, the first piloted suborbital flight with a crew. many can't wait to witness history. >> my kids never get to see the space shuttle launch and i think it's a neat opportunity for them to experience it. >> promote young scientists and young people and entrepreneurs. >> reporter: it will launch from the desert southeast of el paso. traveling to the eng of space high enough for the crew to become weightless for several minutes. then they will parachute down, back into the desert with the journey expected to last roughl

rob reynolds al jazeera van horn, texas. jim green is chief scientist at the united state space agency, nasa. he believes these private space flights could be the 1st steps in a travel revolution. what we see was richard branson and of course, jeff bezos, his attempts to reach space returns safely, is the beginning of an era of space travel on a more global phase. you know, once you're in space in 90 minutes, you can circle the globe. therefore in 30 minutes you can go from washington d. c to tokyo. you know, the concept of space travel now becomes an element of our thinking for the future. and there is marie, is an associate professor and physical geography at university college london. she's researching the environmental impact of rocket launches. there's a lot that we know about buckets and the potential impact that they can have in the environment. we know in general about the kinds of fuels that the major players in the space tourism industry are using. we know when these fuel burn, what kind of chemicals they produce,

rob reynolds al jazeera van horn, texas. still ahead on algebra. molly's interim president, who orchestrated to cruise in the last year escapes a stabbing attack during a prince. and i'm step 5, record them from bottom. so i will wait a small or for came up for me for high washed away, leave free, and a maximum clean up on the way. ah, ah hello there, let's look to north america and it's all about the unrelenting heat that's continuing across western areas of the u. s. and western areas of canada and those hot and dry conditions are continuing to fuel wildfires that are burning across many states. this is the largest one burning in oregon. they are struggling to contain that thanks to the erratic winds and the hot and dry conditions. now, temperatures here are expected to continue to rise, particularly across the northern rockies, and a lot of the smoke from those wild 5 stretching across into eastern areas. so there's a lot of hazy, sunshine and bad quality as we move to the north east. it is a wet picture for new england.

rob reynolds al jazeera van horn, texas. ah, type a quick check of the top stories here on 0. haiti has a new prime minister. the 2 weeks of uncertainty following the assassination of its president arial already was chosen by president governor, more east to take on the job. but since his death, henri and the former in trim prime minister approach as f both claimed.

rob reynolds al jazeera van horn, texas. jim green is chief scientist at the united states space agency, nasa. he believes these private space flights could be the 1st steps in a travel revolution. what we see was richard branson, and of course, jeff bezos is attempts to reach a space, return safely as the beginning of an era of space travel on a more global phase. you know, if, once you're in space in 90 minutes, you can circle the globe. therefore in 30 minutes you can go from washington d. c to tokyo. you know, the concept of space travel now becomes an element of our thinking for the future. afterwards based, spoke about the impact it had on him seeing earth from a new angle. the most profound piece of it for me was looking out at the earth and looking at the earth atmosphere. every astronaut ever who's been up into space . they say this that it changes them and they look at it and they're kind of amazed and off struck by the earth and its beauty. but also by its fragility. and i can vouch for that. when i look up, you k

morgan brennan is live near the launch site in van horn, texas hi, morgan >> reporter: hi, shep.n horn, population 1800, hotels are selling memorabilia, storefronts blue orin signs and mural of the bezos brothers the entire world is watching as the richest man on earth heads to space >> so excited, can't wait to see what it's going to be like >> it's a flight years in the making that's poised to create history. billionaire founder jeff bezos and younger brother mark will be joined by wally funk who at 82-year-old will be the oldest person ever to travel to space 18-year-old oliver damon is set to become the youngest the head of engineering is currently go for launch. >> we are confident that we'll have a safe launch tomorrow, new shepard is a part of a much bigger program at blue origin, building the road to space, this is where it starts >> reporter: unlike competitor virgin galactic which sent richard branson on a test eight days ago, this launch site is 25 miles north of van horn, texas, the first suborbital flight with an allivian crew damon is i paying passenger that will be

we have morgan brennan in van horn, texas. hi, morgan >> reporter: hi, shep.he entire world is watching as the richest man on earth heads to space >> i am so excited i can't wait to see what it's going to be like >> reporter: it's a flight years in the making, poised to create history. jeff bezos and younger brother mark will be joined by wally funk, who at 82 years old will be the oldest person ever to travel to space. 18-year-old oliver daemen is set to be the youngest blue origin says it is go for launch >> we are confident that we will have a safe launch tomorrow. "new shepard" is part of a much, much bigger program. we're building a road to space this is where it starts. >> reporter: unlike richard branson's, this will be the mission which takes place 25s miles north of van horn, texas will be th first unpiloted flight it will be the first for a u.s. company. the new shephard rocket will be launching autonomously wit the capsule on top four of the six seats will be filled and special suits or helmets aren't necessary they get two full days of training bef

rob reynolds al jazeera van horn, texas. ah, a quick check of the headlines here on the air. haiti has a new prime minister. the 2 weeks of uncertainty. following the assassination of its president ari, lori was chosen by president governor louise to take on the job. but since his death henri and the former interim prime minister closures f both claim to be in charge under galico monitoring developments from miami. now what we have as a prime minister who's already put his cabinet together with.

rob reynolds al jazeera van horn, texas. and we have a harsh is chair of the science operation, working group at nasa's mars exploration rover mission. he says the flight was more of a marketing exercise than a test of new technology. what they did today is really very, very little. i mean, they are there for maybe 60 miles. the people regularly go to the space station which is 250 miles. people stay at the street station, 3 months. they just stay for 3 minutes. but what they really did is this is the, this is the book of an industry, a whole industry, you know, it is lay they are trying to sell this to the common person to see whether there is a de bond. so for example, you know, you and i spend a certain amount of money going to a beach vacations or see to barbara or to serenity will be spend maybe a little more money to go to space. and so that is what the, what today's take was about. and the other thing they're trying to insert here is the aspirational value. so, so before you know de beers going that, that a diamond is

rob reynolds al jazeera van horn, texas. ah, several rockets have been far towards i've got the stones presidential palace in the capital campbell, how me? the president of sheriff county was leading ita under pres, one landed near campbell's most popular mosque, another behind its b as shopping mode. the 3rd landed near the ministry of foreign affairs, the renewal of death or injuries. entrepreneurs to get into james phase in campbell has more certainly there was a big shock for people in the very center of cobble, when they heard the bangs i was staying in the center of cobble at around 8 o'clock this morning when this took place. now in the immediate aftermath out, you 0 spoke to a senior member of the taliban, who said that they were behind this attack. but the taliban then never made any formal statement. and i statement then came out from i saw saying that they carried out the attack. i've spoken now to the tell about an official spokesman. so hale shaheen and he says that not put out a statement because the taliban di

fox news jeff paul has more now from van horn, texas. wonder how it felt. oh my god.bezoza blasts off into space tuesday, calling it the best day ever. the billionaires company, blue origin, successfully launching their first flight with people on board. the new shepard rocket taking a 10 minute flight that was fully automated, with crew controlling everything from the ground, the most profound piece of it for me was looking out at the earth and looking at the earth's atmosphere. blue origin reaching an altitude of approximately 66 miles and accelerating too. mach three, which is three times the speed of sound. the rocket's booster eventually separating from the capsule, landing safely back on earth along for the ride, bezos brother mark 18 year old oliver damon from the netherlands, an 82 year old aerospace pioneer wally funk, who has waited decades to get to space. it was great. i loved it, i said, holly way to go again. amen next. next stop for you is the moon, wally. the crew experiencing several minutes of weightlessness once in space floating around the capsule

jeff paul is as close as he can get in van horn, texas. place will be on tv. just to give you an idea. you can see some of the lights behind us. that's actually just a barn where they keep the spacecraft. so we are about three miles away from the launch site. as you said, the closest we can get. we are learning that, again, the spacecraft named the new shepard after allen shepard, the first american in space was wheeled out. rolled out to the launch pad and the crew is in their final stages of preparation and, again, just a really big day for not only jeff bezos but for the future of space tourism and space exploration. bezos taking a big step but also joining another billionaire virgin galactic founder richard branson who did the same thing with his team about nine days ago. much different operations though. you know, you look at virgin galactic. they have a space plane with blue origin not like your traditional rocket it takes off vertically. once it is launched into space that booster that got the capsule to space will then land vertica

ed ludlow, bloomberg news, van horn, texas.reaking news from u.b.s., it is a beat for the second quarter, net income coming in at 2.1 billion, the estimate was for $1.32 billion. it says that its second quarter wealth management pretax beat its global market revenue down due to rates and u.b.s. says it's forecasting on capturing dproj in the u.s. as well as the asia pacific region, rish, more headlines coming. rishaad: coming up with this as well, look at the performance of the shares so far this year and up 6.5% or thereabouts. u.b.s. saying that the 600 million share buyback program will be started in the third quarter which is now as well. pointing to the ficc basis, some of the global market revenue is down low to lower foreign exchange rate and credit as well. wealth management pretax, they're capturing in the apac and the u.s. and the moment they're recovering as well and they a fine $8.1 million with the securities and exchange commission, the s.e.c. in the u.s., haslinda. haslinda: it's upbeat about its prospects. they

rob reynolds al jazeera van horn, texas ah, type of checking the top stories here on just 0. haiti has a new prime minister up to 2 weeks of uncertainty following the assassination of its president. i real already was chosen by president governor more used to take on the job, but since his death already and the former interim prime minister approach as f both claim to be in charge or is a former interior minister will lead the response to haiti's cholera epidemic is calling for unity in the middle of the countries escalating political crisis. galaxy is monitoring developments from miami. now what we have as a prime minister who's already put his cabinet together with one real goal in mind . and that is to take haiti to new elections. remember that hadn't been elections in a t since 2017. that's when you have. now, mo east was elected the elections in 2019 was so problematic that they basically fell to pieces. so this is a certainly, from the international communities point of view, the necessary next step for this impoverished nation. ordinary haitians have been extremely scared over t

with blue origin, van horn is back in the crossroads of history. >> and touchdown. welcome back, new shepard's first human crew. >> reporter: yeah, a very, very successful landing here in west texas. let's go back to those moments, though, as we saw the capsule parachuting back down to earth. slowing from going about mock 3 down to 16 miles per hour as it descended under the three parachutes down to a very soft landing in the west texas desert. they have a retro rocket firing to really even cushion that landing even more. >> touchdown. >> reporter: then, just a few minutes ago, perfect touchdown. then a few minutes ago, all of the crew members came out of that capsule, including, of course, jeff bezos and his brother, mark, and 82-year-old wally funk, that veteran pilot who was part of the first mercury 13 astronaut core but never was able to fly because she's a woman. 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

jeff paul is on the ground in van horn. we'll check with jeff in a moment. you talked to jeff bezos and his brother four years his younger and two others. how are they feeling and what was your takeaway? >> she seem pumped and psyched. whether you are in that rocket or looking at that rocket you're pumped. something that jeff bezos has been doing going back 21 years elon musk and richard branson. no rush to be first but a rush to be right. he has taken some slings and arrows on this being the second man in space but his blue origin company is pointing out he will go higher than branson did. 66 miles versus 53. a back and forth on what's really space. i think when you're up there and see the black contrasted with the blue of earth you're in space. once you are there for 2 or 3 minutes it is a big achievement. a huge achievement. >> sandra: susan lee is with us as well. i love that he chose his brother, mark, to accompany him. his little brother. he is a firefighters here in westchester county outside of new york city and runs a financial firm as well but brot

space has given van horn a new identity. but critics say this billionaire space race is just another example of inequality right here on earth. tuesday's launch was a picture perfect promo for blue origin's "new shepard" rocket and the future of space tourism. >> you have greater space ambitions than going to the edge of it. did this moment motivate you to push deeper into the cosmos? >> hell, yes. [ laughter ] >> billionaire jeff bezos realized a childhood dream, one he shared with his brother mark, 18-year-old dutch student oliver daemen and 82-year-old wally funk. the aviation pioneer finally earned her astronaut wings more than 60 years after nasa denied her chance at space. >> i want to go again fast! >> reporter: but one of bezos's post-launch thank yous stood out. >> i also want to thank every amazon employee and every amazon customer, because you guys paid for all of this. >> reporter: labor organizers pounced, bashing bezos and amazon for allegedly underpaying and mistreating warehouse workers. in a statement to cbc

. -- in remote van horn texas the of precipitation is building.45 miles out in the desert, are set for jeff bezos lift off. this morning on today, basis in his three fellow passengers were getting with excitement. people who say they go into space that they come back changed. i can't wait to see what it's going to do to me. >> and we have lift off. well blue origin has flown 15 unmanned test, flights this will be the first to carry passengers. baseless will take seat number six, the simulator earnings that probe of the capsule that will carry all four, 62 miles high, for three minutes of weightlessness. and six massive windows. >> and as you are sending, essentially a feels like deer this falling away from. you you're watching the whole thing roll through your window. >> like the virgin galactic, paying passengers are already signing up. eventually blue origin sends to send six passengers at a time in the space, from this launch pad. on the west texas desert. but unlike a nasa rocket or the space plane, there are no professional astronauts are pil

what blue origin did in van horn was monumental. rocket launch from the ground, up high, everybody came out just fine. hardware works. every time i see them land that first stage booster, it just blows my mind. three or four years ago, i would have said that is impossible. am i eating crow. we also have three companies now that have stepped up and put their own blood in the game and skin in the game. they're making it happen. i think that's wonderful. i think we're going to see an even greater advance now by the companies for at least two of them are going on to launch in to orbit not too far away from the cape. i think it's exciting. we also have the 52nd anniversary of apollo 11 to celebrate today. so i think it's time to say well-done to all of them and look forward to what they're going to do next. >> neil: always a class act, jerry. i don't want to rain hahn anyone's parade. but elon musk seemed to zing jeff bezos. he illustrated that, kidding around. but i raise that with bezos jed when i talked to the crew about the latest ki

they will launch from blue origin's facilities in a remote location near van horne, texas, about two hours from el paso. this maiden manned voyage will pave the way for private space tourism. today also marks 52 years to the day since apollo 11's moon landing. rachel crane is live at launch site one. rachel. >> john and brie aanna, a very exciting day. the rocket is vertical on the launch pad, and just any moment now, they should begin the fueling process. now, blue origin likes to say this rocket runs on water. that's because the propellant they use is liquid oxygen and hy hydrogen. we know the astronauts should be on site in about an hour. jeff bezos telling me this morning, they will go through refreshing training in the launch center before heading out to the launch center 45 minutes before scheduled 9:00 a.m. eastern takeoff. the question on everyone's mind is jeff bezos crazy. how safe is this a vehicle. a reminder that this vehicle has never flown humans before. they have had 15 successful test launches but no humans have been on board. that's the historic first here today. i

joining me from van horn, texas is nbc's morgan chesky.>> reporter: major stakes here, and right now all systems are go for this moment, this launch will take place at 9:00 a.m. tuesday morning right outside of van horn, texas here and blue origin and bezos making it very clear while branson may have been the first to travel to the edge of space, his team, this crew of four people onboard that blue origin new shepard rocket will be the very first civilian crew to truly make it out of this world. t-minus two days before the world's richest man sets sail for space. all systems go for jeff bezos and blue origin's new shepherd rocket. >> the launch vehicle is ready, the vehicle is red and the crew is ready and the flight director is ready. >> the crew featuring bezos and his brother mark and the soon-to-be youngest and oldest astronauts. wally funk who trained for the mercury space missions back in the 1960s is 82 years old and will be joined by 18-year-old oliver damon, a last-minute replacement after the original winner of a $28 million auct

. ♪ >>> and welcome back to launch site one at near van horn, texas.zos and his team, his crew of three just getting to the press conference that we've been anticipating. let's listen in and hear what they have to say. >> astronaut here at blue origin and it is my pleasure to emcee today's press conference with the newest international astronauts, the first human flight crew of "new shepard," another round of applause. [ applause ] and without further ado, i think it is time to pin these four wonderful people astronauts. and with that i would like to introduce to the stage, jeff ashby our senior director of safety and mission assurance and former space shuttle commander. jeff? >> i am deeply honored today to represent all of the blue origin employees, especially the "new shepard" team past and present in awarding wings to the first four blue origin astronauts. these astronauts will wear a set of wings in the shape of the letter "a", the side pieces represent the road to space and our feather logo is the crossbar. and at top, a tiny blue sapphire to rem

morgan brennan joins us from van horn, texas, where the blue origin flight is blasting off.t with it his whole life if he doesn't want to be jeff bezos' brother, i would gladly be jeff bezos' brother and follow him around in case anything falls out of his pocket when was the alarm set for you this morning >> reporter: 12:45 a.m. central time i'm sure you are probably used to that. i can't complain >> right >> reporter: it is a really big day. as you mentioned, this flight is poised to make history jeff bezos, his brother mark, they say they are the best of friend will fly past the edge of pace wally funk and oliver daemen, a paying passenger, will be the first such paying sanpassenger launched on a u.s. company launched to space. blue origin rocket has flown 15 times before, never with people on board this is a first on that front. ahead of the launch, elon musk tweeting best of luck tomorrow virgin galactic tweeting wishing the blue origin team a successful and safe flight from all of us at virgin galactic that is coming after richard branson's flight nine days ago an the c

>> bret: jeff paul live in van horn, texas. thanks.ing on capitol hill. first beyond our borders tonight at least three rockets hit neither afghan presidential palace shortly before as schaaf was to give an address. it no injuries and the rockets landed outside the palace grounds. the islamic state group claimed responsibility for that strike. came as muslims observe the holiday communal prayers and large social gatherings. egypt saudi arabia and india scaling back celebration due to the coronavirus. tokyo's 2020 olympic's game chief says he has not ruled out canceling the olympics as covid-19 cases continue to spike there this comes as more athletes test positive for the virus since sponsors ditched plans to attend friday's opening ceremonies. games are scheduled to take place without spectators. and israel's prime minister is slamming ben and jerry's over its decision to stop selling ice cream in the israeli occupied west bank and contested east jerusalem. and vermont based company says it will not rein the license for manufacturing

van horn is a tiny, tiny little town.o this is very predominantly displayed here in van horn, texas. >> certainly had to ask. it was just staring right at me. rachel, thank you so much. that was such a wonderful interview. and such a wonderful report. we really appreciate it. >> you know who deserves a mural, wally funk. greatest name of all time. >> for sure. >>> here with more on jeff bezos's trip to the edge of space. an astro physicist and professor at george mason university. so much to discuss because this is pretty fascinating. but a trip to the edge of space, so tell us about where he is flying exactly, the trajectory. >> right. so what we're looking at here is what's called a sub orbital flight, we divided space activities into two, if not three. orbital and suborbital and leaving earth. you need a bigger, faster rocket to go further. so what they're doing is sub orbital. now here is the rub. how do you define the beginning of space? so, in america's military and aerospace industries, it's 50 miles. now, here is

i bring in nbc's morgan chesky and van horn in texas and all astronaut panel of experts with us, mike massimino flew two missions, four space walks and the first person to tweet from space. he's senior adviser for space programs at the intrepid museum. becky whitson, first female commander of the international space station, holds the record among american astronauts for spending the most time in space, 665 days and in the fall of next year she'll be the mission commander for the spais ex commission to the iss and leo melvin served as nasa education and the only person drafted into the nfl to have flown into space. good morning to all of you rock stars. morgan, you were there on site. they are astronauts we'll hear from them in about an hour and what a morning it's been for them. >> understanding, hallie, 20 miles away from the launch site the middle of the west texas desert and it was so incredibly fitting to see this take place here on the frontier as bezos traded it for another, crossing that line officially entering outer space and three to four minutes of weightlessness in this f

joining us now nbc's morgan chesky in van horn, texas and engineer, physician and former nasa astronauto the first black woman to travel into space. jeff bezos, does he sound like something content about traveling into space? he's talking about more missions and almost $100 million in private sales so far. talk to me about what it was like out there. >> andrea, in short, it was incredible. we saw the anticipation rise in response to the launch and we know there have been 15 test flights prior to this one and this is the first manned flight and everyone can kind of feel that today as the countdown went down to the final few minutes and paused temporarily with 15 minutes left for them to do final, few checks and resumed rising from the west texas desert of van horn. i can hear it with my ears and just a few minutes later you can see the rocket trail leaving the desert, going skyward more than 62 miles above the surface of the earth, crossing the karman line with the gravity for space. none of us were on that rocket, but we being all feel the gravity of the situation, and it was a very mom

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let's get back to van horn, texas, as we wait for jeff bezos to begin his news conference but morgan brennan did speak to him out of that, and she took us through that historic launch she is on the ground there and, morgan, you have been doing fantastic coverage this morning. something you said earlier, i loved, you said that just as this rocket was taking off, this is part of a bigger, broader vision for bezos and his building a road to space >> thank you so much for that, deirdre. yes. it is one piece or the first piece in this bigger, broader vision for jeff bezos and his space company, blue origin in terms of the flight itself this morning, it was a historic flight and certainly a major milestone overall for commercial space right now as we do start to see this new era of private space flight emerge. it was an 11-minute fully autonomous flight, it was first ever for blue origin's "new shepard" with people on board, four passengers, jeff bezos, his younger brother mark, also wally funk who became the oldest person to ever travel to space, aviation pioneer, looking to do this since