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To reminisce about "discovery," but then when the time is right, were going to turn and focus on doing the next challenge for nas is. >> john, lets turn to you. because i know the next challenge is going to be "endeavour," were actually going to see that launch. give us a sense of what is next. >> "endeavour" will fly right now scheduled for april 19th. the roll out to the launch pad in the next day or so from here at the kennedy space center. then "atlantis" will fly at the end of june, june 28...

>> its on a launch pad and nasa is hoping to put it into orbit as the shuttle fleet approaches retirement. >> gregg: major developments in the battlefield in libya. rebels in ziwia in a fierce fight with forces loyal to moammar gadhafi who launch add predawn attack using tanks and artillery to retake the town near tripoli. the pro-government forces are on the outskirts of that city, regroup and preparing for another thrust into the city. victory or defeat for both sides, very much up in the air ...

9% which may be a psychological barrier overcome. its well below what promised if the stimulus passed a couple years. nevertheless, does does it give the democrats a little lift? >> sure any time the jobless rate goes down, even by the smallest margin, that gives democrats some momentum. this election is going to be won on the economy and any time the obama says, things are headed in right direction, they are going to crow about that for sure. >> gregg: erin billings, thanks for being here. >> h...

>> neil: if you could hang on, my friend, we are talking to a genuine american hero the last man to walk on the surface of the moon. he was also the only man to sing on the surface of the moon. fortunately for us gene is a bigger hero, a astronaut. general american icon than he is a singer. we were fortunate for that now to the scene in florida with the final launch of the space shuttle "discovery." lets go there. >> auto sequence start. >> we have a go for auto sequence start. "discoverys" on b...

Would limit state workers collective bargaining rights. were watching the launch pad at the kennedy space center. look at live pictures now inside of "discovery." the shuttle discoverys last liftoff. it will launch in about 2 1/2 hours. destination, the international space station. after its you 11-day mission, it is due to be moth balled. roads are closed. shops in disarray. emergency crews are working through the night searching for survivors. the latest on the earthquake to hit new zealan...

Custody after being paraded before reporters. take a look, live look at the shuttle discovery on the launch pad in cape canaveral, florida for the final voyage. the spacecraft is scheduled for an 11 day mission for the space station and then its off for retirement. its been plagued by leaks in the huge external fuel tank. fueling began shortly this morning with blastoffs at 4:50 p.m. the olympic flame is going out of this world! literally. to promote the 2014 winter olympics. the russian space a...

There from san francisco. thats a foot or more. look at the size of this. thats just not a foot or more in one county, thats like the size of delaware. so that is going to be great rain later on this year when it all melts off. its going to be drinking water for southern and central california. >> talk to me about mars. do you want to go off the radar for a minute? >> do you want to have like the velshi launch pad with the myers rocket taking off to mars? >> i dont know how much you get paid. i ...

A new nasa rocket lights up a launch pad in mississippi and its all caught on camera. scientists at the stennis space center oversaw this mornings countdown over the bay of st. louis. and it was a fiery sight. the big booster will provide much-needed thrust for the taurus ii spacecraft. it will deliver cargo to the international space station after the shuttle fleet is retired. the first trip to the iss is expected to take place early next year. snowy times may call for desperate measures. but...

Getting ready for its february 24th launch. nasa moved the shuttle to the launch pad early this morning. it was supposed to take off back in november. it was canceled after a problem with the fuel tank. gretch? steve? >> well, the obama administration, we feel important, dont we, with that? says that it plans to move forward with an appeal of a florida judges ruling that declared the health care law unconstitutional. the department of justice released this statement about its next move. we stron...

And ronald mcnair. and payload specialist gregory jarvis. lift-off was scheduled for 9:38 this morning. again, there were problems. a hard freeze overnight left ice on the launch pad. a two-hour delay. and then nasa discovers a faulty fire detector on board the shuttle. another hours delay while its replaced. finally, the lift-off was set for 11:38. a crowd of some 500 spectators, including 18 visiting school children from mcauliffes hometown and then counted down anxiously. >> five, four, three...