39th Flight News Today

More renewed flooding, especially up the northeast and the midsection of the u.s. but everybody wants to know, how is that going to affect the space shuttle "discovery" landing? just in case you forgot what it looks like, there it is. its going to make its final landing at nasa kennedy space center today at 11:50. looks like the weather should cooperate. and after it makes its landing, its going to end up at the smithsonian. this is actually its 39th flight. its actually 27 years old. i want to ...

Space shuttle "discovery" blasted off from the kennedy space center an hour ago. this is "discovery" 39th flight and next to last shuttle mission. "endeavor" is scheduled to go up in april the pentagon just announced that boeing will build the next generation of in-flight refueling tankers. boeing was chosen over ads. this is was the third attempt to award it since procurement process began after 9/11. we will update the ongoing battle between the governors and the public employees union when ...

39th flight, an 11-day mission to the international space station. its one of only three shuttle flights scheduled before the program ends later this year. the number of dead from tuesdays devastating earthquake in new zealand has now risen to 98. police are saying that they have grave fears for those still missing. more than 225 people are unaccounted for, and authorities are finding it hard to identify many of the bodies because of the condition that theyve been found in. house-to-house sear...

Megyn: welcome back, folks. 1:21 here in the east. were tracking a tense showdown between israel and iran. iranian warships are pulling up to a port in syria. the two ships made the journey through the suez canal, the first such journey for an iranian warship since 1979. israel is calling this move provocation and has put its navy on high alert. well stay on it. also, toyota recalling more than 2 million vehicles in the united states. its all over faulty floor mats, they say, that could trap gas...

Reliability if it fails space shuttle "discovery" blasted off from the kennedy space center an hour ago. this is "discovery" 39th flight and next to last shuttle mission. "endeavor" is scheduled to go up in april the pentagon just announced that boeing will build the next generation of in-flight refueling tankers. boeing was chosen over ads. this is was the third attempt to award it since procurement process began after 9/11. we will update the ongoing battle between the governors and the publ...

Traveled space shuttle. the president announcing that in his view, the law defining marriage as between a man and a woman is unconstitutional. critics call the move a "truly shocking extra constitutional power grab." and even supporters admit this move will certainly result in bans on same-sex marriage being declared unconstitutional. president of gotham ghost writers. jonathan turley, a left-leaning lawyer is the one that came out with that saying, look, this decision means, "it will almost cer...

Phil. >> reporter: spectacular weather, 90 percent chance of no problem at all as far as the weather and nasa is not filing any technical issues, so everything looks very good here for discovery on its final 39th trip into space. take a live look at -- a live look, you can see the crew sealing the hatch, all six astronauts are inside, the close-out crew will evacuate launchpad 39a and at the base, you have the right stuff walk, that classive -- classic shot of all six astronauts in the jumpsuits...

4:50 eastern. "discovery" will head to the international space station carrying a crew of six, and a robot. this will be the 39th flight of nasas oldest surviving shuttle. it has since logged 143 million miles. which politicalç story wil be making headlines in the next 24 hours? msnbc contributor, chris cillizza joining us now. what are you looking at tomorrow? there is a lot happening in wisconsin. tomorrows a deadline to refinance their debt. no sign that the senators are coming back to to...

Earthquake-ravaged city of christchurch, desperately trying to find survivors in the rubble. at least 65 people are confirmed dead, the number expected to rise. stay with cnn for updates throughout the day. and authorities in st. petersburg, florida, shut down roads and some schools today as investigators search for the man who shot and killed a police officer late monday night. according to police, officer david crawford is the third st. petersburg officer killed in shootings in the last 28 d...

Public employees. ohios governor says it needs to save money. opponents argue it is a bid to hurt unions. in wisconsin republican governor scott walker is standing firm on his effort to make public employees pay more for their benefits and weaken their collective bargaining rights. he blames unions for squandering state cofers. opponents say his real aim is to bust unions. its looking good for shuttle "discoverys" last voyage to space. after nearly a four-month delay nasa officials today sai...