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Normally a terrorist would want to claim responsibility for the attack. it has been almost a year since the attack and nobody has claimed responsibility. jenna: that is what is it is a test run, they wanted to test the system to see what it could accomplish. >> that is a fair point. if you look at the sophistication of the attack certainly could suggest insider attack. you had to know where the concealed fiber-optic stations were to make the strategic cuts. the attackers clearly had sophisticate...

Today. jamie: is there a possibility if they dont complete it they could have a space walk on christmas day? >> reporter: nasa hope not, the astronauts hope not. once the module is inserted and all of the fluid lines, electronic lines are hooked up, the big test, does the one of two cooling systems that keep the space station laboratory cool which generates lots of heat with all the electronics. if it starts working properly and the cooling resumes, christmas day wont require a space walk. but f...

Expected. new york city saw an outbreak of nice weatherch temperatures hitting 70 degrees during the first official weekend of winter. theyre expecting it up to near freezing tonight. it will be christmas eve space walk for astronauts on the international space station. they were supposed to be working outside today to fix a problem with the stations cooling systems. issues with a space suit on saturday caused this emto delay the walk. a space spare suit will be used for tuesdays space walk, whi...

And finally, if you didnt win mega millions this past week, still check your ticket. $800 million in lottery prizes go unclaimed every year. many people just throw their tickets away if they dont win the jackpot. thats a wrap of the week on wall street. pamela and victor? >> hmm. $8 $800 million. wow. >> zain, thank you. a look from the international space station. take a look. this is where just about, what, 25 minutes from now well see the astronauts venture out for a space walk to fix one...

The numbers -- >> 22 after the hour now and were looking live at the international space station. weve got two astronauts preparing for a space walk thats set to start in, what, 40 minutes from now, pamela? >> uh-huh. about 40 minutes. this is going to last about 6.5 hours. fixing one of the cooling systems onboard the international space station. its important to note here, remember six months ago another space walk, an italian astronaut nearly drowned from water in his helmet. nasa taking extr...

The pump stations structural truss. they had to disconnect all the fluid lines. they got that pump out of its receptacle and out of the cooling system and parked it in a temporary parking spot. theyll go back monday and retrieve the spare cooling pump that will be removed, put on the robot arm and put into place and reconnected. if they get through all of that on monday, they wont have to go outside on christmas day. thats sort of a christmas gift if they have to do a third one. >> lets talk abo...

Scheduled including one on christmas day to fix the faulty pump involve located on one of the exterior wings as part of two ammonia-driven cooling systems underlying the risk of death in space. the last one in july, water began spilling into one of the astronauts helmets. >> the good news is we have the spare parts. we have the training, we have the skills and doing a space walk is always exciting but very challenging. >> reporter: nasa and the russians performed 130 space walks. so the likeliho...

Two cooling systems, one goes down, thats okay, we still have another one, but you want to get it back up. bill: can you fix it with a says walk? >> well, theyre trying to figure out if thats necessary. right now theres a valve thats involved that is causing some trouble for them. if they have to replace the whole unit, they practice doing that on the ground. youve got two very good space walkers, very experienced astronaut. mike hopkins is a rookie astronaut, but hes a great space walker. ive b...

It involves one of the space stations two cooling systems. nasa says a pump stopped working yesterday, forcing the six astronauts on board to turn off some noncritical systems. nasa officials tell nbc news right now the pump is running again, but theyre not sure how long that will continue. theyre hoping a software patch can fix this issue. if not, a space walk could be required. joining me live now via skype is veteran nbc news space correspondent. great pleasure to have you on as always. what ...

Showing the plane tumbling down the runway after hitting the sea wall. funeral services will be held today for the texas college student shot and killed by campus police officer. authorities say 23-year-old cameron redus was fighting with the officer after a traffic stop, even took the officers baton and hit him with it. the family doubts the officials story. that officer is on paid leave during the investigation. nasa engineers dealing with quite an urgent situation. theyre trying to figure...