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T.J. HOLMES (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Welcome back to "Gma," everybody. Of course, it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there are some new advancements in the fight against the disease. We have breast cancer surgeon Doctor Kristi Funk, friend of our show around here, and co-founder of Pink Lotus. She joins us now to walk us through some of the latest research, and we're talking first, Doctor Funk, about the new indications for a drug to treat the disease. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

EVA PILGRIM (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Well, now to the FDA approving a breast cancer treatment that could affect nearly half of all patients. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AMY ROBACH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Hey, Michael. Yeah, we're going to switch gears now because guess what? It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we stand together in pink with thrivers and survivors, some of whom you are looking at right now. And we like to thank the Susan G Komen Foundation for those photos and all the support they continue to provide women. And we have Doctor Kristi Funk, renowned breast cancer surgeon and the medical director of the Pink Lotus Breast Center. She is here to tell us about some new discoveries in the treatment of breast cancer, and the first is the field of immunotherapy and early stage breast cancer. What can you tell us? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) That is. But now to Jeff Bezos and his crew safely back on Earth but still on cloud nine after that historic space launch. The astronauts are taking us inside that journey. Gio Benitez was there for it all. He's still there outside the launch site there in Texas. Good morning, Gio. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) Let's take a live look right now where the New Shepard rocket will carry Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark, 82-year-old aviation pioneer Wally Funk, and 18-year-old Oliver Daemen on the company's first ever human flight, T-minus two hours until liftoff. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Right now, we're going to go to our "GMA" Cover Story, a dream 60 years in the making. At 82, Blue Origin passenger Wally Funk is set to become the oldest US astronaut ever in just a few moments. Let's go back to Michael at the site to launch at, at the site of the launch for Wally's story. Michael. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Thank you, Gio. And joining us now is Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos along with his fellow passengers Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen. Everyone, thank you for joining us this morning here on "GMA" We really appreciate it. And Jeff, I want to start with you. This has been a, something you've been dreaming of since you were five years old when you saw the moon landing. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Wally Funk trained to be an astronaut in the '60s, and she finally made it to space. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. And it's great to have you with us, here, on a very busy Tuesday night. We have a lot to get to tonight, the Delta variant now 83% of all new cases in the US. That new headline on the one-shot vaccine. Could it be less effective against this variant? What we know, and important context just ahead. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to the countdown to lift-off. Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos on the eve of his historic flight. And tonight, the 82-year-old woman about to be one of his passengers. She studied to be an astronaut in the 1960s, and she's finally heading to a space. Here's ABC's Gio Benitez. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LINSEY DAVIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) To Texas now, and Amazon's Jeff Bezos getting ready to blast off on his first trip into space, the mission set to go on Tuesday morning, launching the billionaire and his crew into the history books. ABC transportation correspondent Gio Benitez is in Texas, tonight. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JUJU CHANG (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Thanks for joining us. Jeff Bezos says when he was a kid, he dreamed about going into space. Today, he did just that. Blasting off from the West Texas desert, with a history-making crew, triumphantly claiming dreams really do come true. But his critics saying the money could be spent better here on Earth. Here's ABC's transportation correspondent, Gio Benitez. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good morning and thank you for joining us on this Tuesday morning. Big chapter in space history about to open up in just a few minutes. You see the countdown clock, that's the New Shepard, Blue Origin spacecraft, it's on the launch pad right now. Supposed to go up in about 20 minutes, the countdown clock says 23:34. We know it's gonna be around that time, 9:00 AM. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LINSEY DAVIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Finally, tonight, an aviation pioneer ahead of her time, an astronaut trained by NASA. And now, at 82 years old, she's finally about to take the ride of a lifetime. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) ...now we're really going to shift gears here to our "GMA" Cover Story, a potential breakthrough in detecting cancer. The new test that could catch a tumor recurrence as early as two years before it shows up on a scan. Will Reeve is back with details. Good morning, again, Will. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) (inaudible) Ginger and we want Ginger and everyone down that way to stay safe. Now our countdown to tomorrow's big reveal of the nicest place in America. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) It is October 1st, which means it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And this morning, we have a look at the latest cutting-edge science to fight this disease. And Dr. Kristi Funk, breast surgeon and author of "Breasts: The Owner's Manual" is here with promising new development. Always good to see you. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We have a "GMA" health alert for you about the risks and myths surrounding breast cancer. I'm here with board certified breast cancer surgeon Dr. Kristi Funk whose new book is brilliant. It's called, "Breasts: The Owner's Manual," and it covers it all. Please welcome back, Dr. Funk. Hello. This is so necessary because you bust a lot of myths and misconceptions because when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, I was alarmed when they said, oh, you know, you're supposed to know your family history. And I said, well, I don't have any. Well, 80% of people who are diagnosed with cancer, breast cancer don't have a family history of it. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AMY ROBACH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And now to our series looking at menopause, "Change in a Flash." [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Ginger is wearing pink, you saw Ginger, because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And we are joined by surgical breast cancer specialist, founder of the Pink Lotus Breast Center, Dr. Kristi Funk. And she's here to tell us all about the new trends in breast cancer treatment, offering hope. And I can't help but see everybody here, fellow thrivers, I don't use the word survivors (inaudible) that are here. And bless you… [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AMY ROBACH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) October is breast cancer awareness month. And I am a breast cancer survivor and thriver, and so is Robin. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AMY ROBACH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And first up in our "GMA Heat Index," more on Rita Wilson's breast cancer battle. The actress revealing a second opinion saved her life. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CEICILIA VEGA (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) She is one of the most beautiful women alive. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) Angelina Jolie made the BRCA gene a household name when she revealed she had undergone a prophylactic mastectomy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Back here inside, we're getting to our "GMA Heat Index." Hottest stories trending right now, starting with "Dancing With the Stars." It was the final dance for Bill Nye the Science Guy. And he impressed the judges by powering through his injury. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Let's turn now to that latest on that dramatic revelation from Angelina Jolie. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're back at 7:48. And summer is here. That means sharks are back. Great whites have been lurking off the coast of Cape Cod, and that has tourists worried, especially with shark attacks on the rise right now. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]