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The mission involves crashing a spacecraft travelling at 24,000km/h into an asteroid to see if this is an effective way to change its course.

Aliens in space, did you see there. >> i did not think there were until our big beautiful cupola window and next thing you know, who comes flying by? your favorite alien here. >> my goodness, on wednesday, a physicians assistant, an aerospace data engineering, a wealthy benefactor, they were atop the reusable falcon rocket and the rocket itself was flown by a ground-based team. and they had fun playing ukulele and an experiment with m & ms. >> i have to say that floating is-- i dont know if you ...

>> thanks for all of that. elon musk company spacex is set to launch the falcon rocket like this. the four civilians on the inspiration mission will make history as early as wednesday. >> you know, it is the first time that a global super power hasnt sent people up to orbital space. i think that should send a message of all of the things to come, right. we know some day in the future, 50 to 100 years from now you will have a lunar base and a martian colony. you have to start somewhere. i think...

Japanese billionaire to take flight on the falcon rocket as soon as 2023. >> ever since i was a kid, i have loved the moon. it filled my imagination. it is always there and has continued to inspire humanity. that is why i cannot pass up this opportunity to see the moon up close. >> spacex says the lunar get away will last four or five days. maezawa is planning to take six-to-eight artists with him free of charge. the price? musk wont say, but describing as non dritrivial. "early start" continu...

The first survivor of ais out there.sease and the alzheimers association is going to make it happen. but we wont get there without you. visit alz.org to join the fight. >> we are just a few hours away from anothers space exelon at kennedy space center. today, the company will debut its renewable falcon rocket to launch a satellite into orbit. falcon has an upgraded heat shield, another improvement. the company is hoping to use the rocket as an incredible ten time

>> bill: we cant wait for it. so stand by. youre gonna see more. give it two or three weeks and we will unveil it then. seven minutes before the hour. there is a new challenge in the race to phar. elan musk dropped this ambitious goal. >> i think we will build short flights, short up and down flights probably sometimes in the first half of next year. >> bill: so what can we expect? how you doing, sir? so, he said give me some volunteers and you may not come back. what is he saying about testing ...

Still a sticking point for immigration, but right now it looks like because of the progress in talks, that perhaps were not headed for a shutdown on the deadline day, thursday. plenty to watch for today again in washington. lewis, but for now, back to you. >> an interesting week in washington for sure. in philadelphia, a judge is scheduled to hold a hearing today on the 2015 amtrak train derailment that killed eight and injured more than 200 passengers. the pennsylvania attorney general wants ...

Roosevelt in a controversial executive order. that order that the relocation and internment of more than 100,000 japanese-americans at the height of world war ii. two thirds of them were u.s. citizens. the executive order was in effect for two and a half years until fdr rescinded it in 1944. the last camp in our country closed by the end of 1945. arthel: second time is a charm for spacex. the company launching its falcon rocket for a massive moonshine had. this after yesterdays launch was foiled...

>> shepard: jonathan, thanks. rodmans visit to north korea certainly shocked people but so did his beverage of choice while there. you can see what looks like a coca cola in front of rodman. thats caused a bit of a stir since the company is not allowed to do business in north korea. coke officials have responded to the soda mystery in the statement they tell us coca cola does not currently do business in north korea. any products sold in the market have been purchased by third parties not author...

She was heading three blocks to meet friends for the walk to school, something she did every day. this time she never got there. her grandmother who lives in missouri, spoke to reporters. >> its real hard being where we cant be there with the rest of her family and participate in a door to door search if we needed to. >> gretchen: police say jessicas father, who also lives in missouri, is fighting for custody of his daughter, but hes not being named as a person of interest. check out what happ...