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They were the first to orbit. the only rocket we had was a converted ballistic nuclear missile, so glenn sat on top of that in a capsule so primitive by todays standards there is more technology in the average ford f-150 than there was aboard "friendship 7." >> three, two, one, zero. >> reporter: the montage in "the right stuff" is all real. the u.s. failed at a number of launch attempts and there was no guarantee glenn would survive this one. off he went accompanied by the famous blessing. >> g...

They were test pilots turned into astronauts or what some back then called spam in a can. the first two mercury flights just to the edge of space each lasted barely 15 minutes. it was on the third mission, a marine aviator named john glenn, became the first american to actually orbit the earth. >> god speed, john glenn. >> the mission lasted almost five hours. >> oh, that view is tremendous. >> yesterday at cape canavarel, 50 years later glenn and fellow astronaut scott carpenter gathered with t...

They taped up mini eye charts on top of the instrument panel. what glenn could not imagine then was that half a century later, the u.s. would be depending on the russians for rides into orbit. he talked about it with brian williams. >> sort of a little bit of nostalgia, but in the bigger picture, im sorry that were not maximizing the research return out of the space program. the international space station is the most unique laboratory ever put together by human beings. it also means without the...

The head of homeland security says there is no suggestion indianapolis is a target. >> we have no specific credible threat at this time against the super bowl. >> reporter: still, customs and border protection choppers and planes will be in the air, enforcing a 30-mile no-fly zone over indy. if a plane were to get through, fighter jets will be called in. >> keep general aviation aircraft outside the area to keep them from disrupting the venue whether it be purposefully or accidentally. >> report...

The passengers said they could see the sky, but the plane landed safely. so far, that investigators have found three other planes with cracked fuselages. and a flight on the way from new orleans to san francisco when pilots reported smoke in the cockpit shortly after take off. they say that the pilot was having trouble with the flight instruments and did not have control of the front wheels when the plane ended. it was carrying 105 passengers and five crew, but nobody was hurt. and nasa is p...

Carefully scrutinize the fleet. the airline says 57 of their planes were inspected and returned to service this morning. southwest grounded 79 planes on friday after one of their boeing 737s ripped open leaving a massive hole in the fuselage. passengers say they could see the sky but the plane landed safely. so far, investigators have found cracks in three other southwest planes. a united airlines plane ran off the runway while trying to make an emergency landing this morning. united flight 49...

Just because really from the moment i went to the church and met with him, the first thing i noticed is that these people are great feigns for attention, this is their highest priority much more important than any ideology or ideas they may have. so really thats the oxygen that they run on. you know, thats probably the best way to deal with them is to either ignore them or if you happen to see them around just tell them they should be ashame of themselves. lets hope they will fadeaway. >> thank ...

Through flight instruments. >> theyve done several test flights. in fact they had one today but this has been delayed, the actual launch has been delayed. whats that mean? >> its delayed for a variety of reasons, one of which is the plane has been put together in a variety of countries around the world. parts are shipped for assembly. theyve had problems there. they dont build it in the hangar anymore. they had a machinist strike in 2008, i believe, and that slowed things down a little bit. >> y...

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Who have natural disasters and i think its something that would be very appropriate to offer to haitians right now not just to help them help haitians back in haiti but also to ease some of the potential pressure on the dominican republic. >> the united states government may be taking an initial step in that direction already by stopping deportations of people, of haitians back to that country right now, even people for whom those proceedings already started. michelle wucker director of the worl...