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Describe i mean, this is the kind of thing that has inspired so many people to join the armed forces. >> and i think recreating it must have been just an amazing. i am going to ask you about the preservation of the majority here in a second. but first i want to ask you about the very meaningful stuff of this day this may be the last year. were you have these living d-day participants? i know you did this for the 75th. now, this will the 80th, but this may really be the last anniversary where the...

>> the 80th anniversary will likely be the last here with the world war ii veterans. the youngest 96 and the oldest 107. average age of 101. even though they may be passing on our generation of veterans they are determined to get their story alive and pass it onto the next generation. but i have to tell you martha being here, i wish i could bring every graduating high school class in the country here to see this and see how many sacrificed for their freedom so they can week of breathing free air...

Quick words from you. >> this is honoring our forefathers, the youngest that we know of will be 96. the oldest 107. this will be the last big anniversary with the actual world war ii veterans and what better way to take veteran members of congress, bipartisan, and go honor them by jumping out of an 81-year-old plane with original gear. i promised the speaker the parachutes are new. the majority is safe. >> harris: god bless you for do this and god bless them for all they did for our nation. pres...

The netherlands chasing 107 to beat nepal, but they are apparently mopping up in barbados, which might mean a resumption for stopping need to play five overs, if there is only five overs for england, that will be 66 that they chase a try and beat scotland. another unsatisfactory ending at the french open where novak djokovic has withdrawn. the defending champion has a knee injury. he had a scan, blamed the slippery courts and now he is out. casper route goes through in his place. much more on ou...

-were trying to ignore our best pal, dave, whos busy documenting our journey toward space. -dr. dave! -yeah. -man, this is above and beyond. -i know. 6:30. -yeah. -dave, your camera is affecting me. -it is? -[ laughing ] yeah. -kalpana was definitely one of her kind. and what everybody knows about her is the first female astronaut from india. she was intelligent. she was hardworking. she was unstoppable. ♪ -rolling. -take 3, dave and laurel. -action! were here in the wind river mountains with ...

In all, there are more than 59 experiments. ♪ -my husband rick was the commander of the space shuttle columbia. -howdy! [ laughter ] -never in my wildest dreams did i think id ever meet an astronaut, much less marry one. and so he told me. he said that he wanted -- since he was 4 years old that he wanted to be an astronaut. -my name is rick husband. im the commander of sts-107. were going to be flying a 16-day science mission. -i was, i think, probably 10 or 11. i knew it was a big, in-charge ...

One ops, one, count to 20. -as a flight controller in mission control, sts-107 was my second mission. for me, it was always when you got the t-minus 10 minute hold and you give the final "go/no go" for launch. that is kind of the moment where you realize that this is about to get real. -go/no go for launch, final. guidance? gc? prop? gnc? max? -for me personally, i could feel my adrenaline gland just go and then my heart rate pick up a little bit. -you ready for g1 launch target? -theres a lot o...

They walked in sync with each other. it was like left, right, left, right. they were the columbia crew. they were sts-107. they were a unit. -one, two, three. -one, two, three. -excellent. -whoo-hoo. ♪ -michael anderson was my husband. we got to go watch the underwater trainings to simulate zero gravity. he was excited, but if you looked at him, you would think calm and collected, but he was excited. he would tease the kids we were gonna go to mars as a family. halfway, he was joking, but half...

Or "risk to the vehicle and crew." it might have more power or more punch if we talk life and death, but we dont. ♪ ♪ -okay, well, then, weve got, uh, an announcement that wed like to make on behalf of the sts-107 crew. it is today that we remember and honor the crews of apollo 1 and challenger. they made the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives and service to their country and for all mankind. their dedication and devotion to the exploration of space was an inspiration to each of us, and ...

All working in synchronicity, which is kind of the fact that it ever worked at all is pretty amazing. Back here in the Space Shuttle Flight control room, monitoring columbias systems in preparation for the first Shuttle Launch of the year. Thank you very much. The Ascent Team is led by Flight Director Leroy Cain for todays launch. Okay, folks. One ops, one, count to 20. As a Flight Controller in mission control, sts107 was my second mission. For me, it was always when you got the tminus 10 Minut...