The trip (which was not without some criticism) lasted about eight minutes and brought the crew to the edge of space
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00:004, command engine start, 2, 1, ignition.
00:302, Shepard has cleared the tower.
00:40Oprah is watching her best friend go to space.
00:44Look at the moon.
00:48Oh, my God.
00:49Oh, my God.
00:50Oh, my God.
00:52That's our pink moon.
01:00Oh, my God.
01:30I just have to have a moment with the ground.
01:35Let me just appreciate the ground for just a second.
01:40It was the most incredible experience of my life to be up there and see, like, the such vast darkness in space and look down on our planet.
01:51Like, everyone I loved was standing down there looking back up at me.
01:55And I just hope that these types of experiences clear a path for everyone to be able to do that.