[MUSIC PLAYING]
Thank you for joining us for New Shepard's sixth human flight.
Today's astronaut crew is secure in their seats,
waiting to launch into space.
In seat number four is Coby Cotton.
Flight vector.
New Shepard is go for launch.
T-minus 5, 4-- command [INAUDIBLE]
[CHEERING]
--2, 1.
[CHEERING]
We're on a rocket!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
So this is the launch site that we're going to turn onto here.
Yesterday, I showed up here to Blue Origin HQ.
I stepped out of the car, and of course, they're
testing a rocket engine.
[ROCKET LAUNCH]
Oh-ho!
Wow.
That makes me feel like I'm going to space.
The model rocket series in Dude Perfect's become a staple.
We've done three of them now.
In the first one, they started pretty small--
normal-sized model rocket.
Then, in number two, they got quite a bit bigger.
1!
Oh!
The third one, giant.
And thanks to a very generous opportunity
from MoonDAO, first place, we get the prize of a lifetime.
And the winner goes to space.
Let's go!
[ROCK MUSIC]
Take me to space!
The person going to space--
Coby Cotton.
No way!
Dude Perfect was selected by the MoonDAO community
with their governance token, Mooney,
to be the first MoonDAO members they send into space.
For a guy not known for winning many battles,
I still can't believe this one went my way.
I am so excited to be here at Blue Origin.
We're not shooting model rockets anymore, people.
This is the real deal!
[ROCK MUSIC]
OK, guys, training day.
Most important thing we do is an actual simulation.
So they have this mock version of our capsule.
We actually walk through the entire thing
just like it'll be on the mission.
The whole thing shakes, vibrates, makes noises.
We see all the stuff on the readouts.
We've done it a couple of times now.
We're going to do it a couple more today.
And I think we should be set.
Well, as I expected, all the training the dudes
put me through was a complete waste of time.
This is TT to Space Command.
XLS 1500 preparing for takeoff.
All clear?
Oh!
Oh my God!
That is humming.
I can't breathe!
Whoa!
Oh!
[INAUDIBLE]
[LAUGHTER]
Stuck me in an astronaut suit, took me to the state fair,
then made me walk around the museum.
Next thing I know, the guys are asking me space trivia--
The only way you can leave is if you say the planets in order.
Yes.
(WHISPERS) Mercury.
Ooh, I was going to say Mars.
--and finished it off with a little dive test--
[INAUDIBLE]
Fix it!
--straight out of a Matt Damon movie.
That one, I actually felt kind of cool in.
I feel pretty good.
Testing, training here was good.
And like I said, as long as I don't
have to go back and do the training you
guys put me through, I'm feeling pretty good about it.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
For me, one of the most interesting things about this
is that there's no pilot onboard.
It's just me and five strangers from all across the world.
This is the squad.
You just meet these people, and you're like,
man, we are about to share one heck of an experience.
So as you can imagine, all of us freaked out
when we saw the rocket for the first time.
This is blowing my mind right now.
This is the rocket piece that goes up
until you see the circle.
The top piece is the capsule.
That's what we're in.
Let's talk about how this whole thing actually works.
The engines ignite, and the rocket boosts off
the launch pad toward space.
We'll reach speeds of over 2,000 miles per hour as we make
our way towards what they call the Kármán line,
the internationally recognized boundary for space.
Once there, we separate from the booster
and we experience zero gravity.
While we float around, the booster
makes its way back down to Earth and lands all by itself.
Remember, no pilot.
Then we get back in our seats, reenter the atmosphere.
The parachutes deploy, and we become astronauts--
piece of cake.
Tomorrow morning, 8:30 AM, going to be up there.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
And then-- [MIMICS ROCKET LAUNCH]
That's exactly what it's going to sound like.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Do I believe in destiny?
Well, let me say this--
Dude Perfect, in and of itself, makes absolutely no sense.
It really doesn't.
Like, if we would just set out as five college guys
to start this really dumb trick shot business,
and it becomes what it has today,
like, I don't think I could really
justify that in my own mind, that that
was going to make sense.
We've always said, and I do firmly
believe God just had a bigger plan for it than we ever did.
And we were just kind of along for the ride.
At the end of the day, whether somebody else believes
it's destiny, or I believe is God's hand at work,
I do firmly believe there was way more
at stake and kind of in the cards for Dude Perfect
than we were ever planning on or could
have kind of forced to happen.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Can't believe the day's finally here.
It's bright and early.
Haven't seen the guys in a few days,
so I'm about to go greet 'em and head off to space.
What's up, Astro?
What's up, [? boy? ?]
How are you feeling?
Honestly, really good.
We've done a ton of training.
Feel really good about it.
At this point, it kind of feels like a roller coaster.
Maybe a little too casual right now.
Have a great time in space.
Thanks, gentlemen.
Bye.
I love you.
I love you, too.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
I'm not sure Coby could be more prepared than he
is in this moment right now.
Booster?
Go.
Ground?
Go.
We are doing this.
CAPCOM?
Go.
Copy.
All go's.
[INAUDIBLE]
Yeah!
See you, Coby!
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Thank you for joining us for New Shepard's sixth human flight.
We are building the road to space one launch at a time.
Tower, seven, flight, you gave a go for astronaut load.
In seat number four is Coby Cotton.
Coby is one of the five co-founders of the YouTube
channel Dude Perfect.
I think I told y'all before, I was pretty nervous before
saying yes to the whole deal.
But I am so ready to go up.
Ladies and gentlemen, we're on a rocket!
I think nerves are probably starting
to settle in at this point.
I don't see how they couldn't.
Astronaut Coby?
Blue control, you have me loud and clear.
Can't wait.
I'm going to do my best just to have fun.
Because I think you could go into this just
being scared the whole time and worried about things that could
go wrong, or you could just have fun with it
and try to experience every single second
of the 12-minute experience, you know?
So that's going to be my goal.
New Shepard is fueled up, on the pad, and ready to go to space.
Flight Director, New Shepard is go for launch.
Booster commence terminal countdown.
[GASP] They just said New Shepard is go for launch.
They literally just cleared him.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
I'm nervous because he's my brother.
But God's got him.
It's going to be sweet.
So Cobes, fly.
T-minus 30 seconds.
Oh--
With just 30 seconds to go for today's launch,
it's time to hand it off to mission control
and launch this rocket.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
T-minus 10--
Oh, my god, you guys.
--9, 8--
Come on, baby.
--7--
Here we go.
Let's go, baby.
--5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Engines start.
Light the candle!
[CHEERING]
[LAUNCH NOISES]
[ROCK MUSIC]
[CHEERING]
We're on a rocket!
No way.
Oh, my gosh.
No way.
Is he really in there?
This is insane!
[CHEERING]
No way.
This is not happening.
This is not a real thing that's happening.
See you, Cobester.
The BE-3 is back to 110,000 pounds of thrust
powering New Shepard and its crew to space.
Oh, boy, that's bright.
70,000 feet.
Oh, you can feel it in your neck.
A much straighter launch than our previous rockets.
We need to get their technology.
Y'all, he is literally about to see the planet.
We're going 2,000 miles an hour!
Look at the color out there.
Guys--
Ooh.
Wow.
OK.
OK, we're good.
Loosen, loosen.
[PIANO MUSIC]
Oh-- oh, my gosh!
[LAUGHS]
Oh!
Oh--
Guys, we're floating!
We're floating.
All right.
Thank you!
Yes!
Guys, we're doing it!
Oh, my god.
OK!
Guys-- oh, my gosh.
Hey!
[LAUGHS]
Good for Cobes, dude.
It's insane.
Oh, my word.
I'm just spinning.
Clint--
Look at that sky!
--Oliver.
All right, now take it in, guys.
Look, look, look.
See the curvature of the Earth?
Oh--
[LAUGHS]
Congratulations to all six crew of the Titanium Feather.
They just officially became astronauts.
Both the crew capsule and booster
are now descending and entering the atmosphere.
Oh.
Oh!
What is that?
Oh!
That's the booster.
Here it comes.
It's about to sonic boom.
[BOOM]
[IGNITION]
Whoa!
Oh, yo!
There it is-- engine ignition.
Engine relay coming in for a landing.
Unbelievable!
No way!
Booster touchdown.
That thing landed perfectly!
Wow!
Prepare for maximum g-forces on re-entry.
Oh, wow.
Oh, my.
Oh, my face.
There, we've got a great shot of the crew
capsule coming back down.
Oh, we got a capsule!
Oh, it's falling fast.
They're in that!
Are they back in their seats?
Well, I sure hope so.
[LAUGHTER]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Is anybody else sweating?
Yes.
We're down in the mountains.
[LAUGHTER, CHEERING]
Please slow us down.
The parachutes are out!
[LAUGHTER]
That was Coby.
[LAUGHS]
Of course you can hear Coby.
Our poor families--
I am sweating profusely.
"I'm sweating profusely."
OK, guys, we're 500 feet.
Look up at the parachutes.
OK, hands on.
Touchdown, Titanium Feather.
Yeah!
[APPLAUSE]
Let's go!
That was insane.
Good job, team.
[CHEERING]
We went to space!
[POIGNANT MUSIC]
That was absolutely insane.
[LAUGHS]
And then all of a sudden, it really is-- it's just black.
Just this perfect circle, super bright layer
of blue all the way around the Earth.
The biggest of all time shout-out, MoonDAO.
Truly the experience of a lifetime.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you very, very much.
Thank you.
For real.
Holy cow.
Astronaut Cotton, it's a pleasure to meet you, sir.
Pleasure.
Lifelong fan.
Is the Earth flat?
Not flat.
I can confirm it's round.
He's an astronaut in our midst.
One astronaut and a bunch of civilians.
Ha.
Woo!
[INAUDIBLE]
[CHEERING]
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