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Delays in the shuttle, the way it turns out, ill launch from a rocket from kazakhstan and, mark from the kennedy space center in florida in february and well be on the space station ten days together and then i get back from my almost six month long mission in march. martha: what an extraordinary experience, im sure that, growing up your parents were so proud that you both achieved this goal and what do they think about the fact that youll be up there at the same time, i would imagine like most ...

The come rad that rads that we they are risk that i accept and my family accepts as well. >> reporter: it is the kind of thing that you can wake up and worry about it. >> although, if you do that, if you go to that place, it is not a good place to be. it doesnt get i anywhere. >> reporter: this old launch pad has some cool spots. >> i dont think anybody could be here during launch. >> reporter: and great climbing places for a kid. astronaut moms think just like any mom. >> i dont think we should...

I mentioned that was -- no, not hot. that was nice and dry along much of florida and thats because there you can see the space shuttle is on the launch pad. i think thats 39b. it is fixing to take off later on today. right now, 77 degrees. feels like its 77 as well and as you can see, all systems are go. nice and dry. they should have a good takeoff. all right. >> lets talk a little basketball, brian. >> lets do it. a little bit later, youll give me the temperature in outer space because thats w...

It is scheduled to blast off. the six-person crew is onboard now. of course, fox news channel will bring you the launch live scheduled for 2:20 p.m. eastern time. phil keating is live at kennedy space center in cape canaveral, florida, so hows it looking for launch today, phil? >> reporter: hi, jon. 70% go for weather. its gorgeous right now, low-level clouds could become an issue in an hour and a half, but at this point the ocean breeze is seeming to keep the clouds at bay. no technical issues ...

This was not seen as an issue that would delay the launch, but they are debating whether they think this is more serious or a ball bearing that came out of this camera or a small ball bearing found by one of their team members which go over the shuttle stack in and around the launch pad prior to every launch. at this moment. its hard to overhear what they are saying as to what they are going to do. the mission management teams recommendation is we continue with the green light heading towards th...

The e-mails were released ahead of the hearing where the ceo lloyd blankfine and other executives will testify, excuse me. a goldman spokesman accuses them the cherry picking which e-mails to release. the u.s. millions says it has president obama support for new high speed weapons that can strike anywhere on earth within an hour. prment global strike is designed to terry out tasks like killing osama bin laden if hes ever spotted and taking out a north korean missile rolled to the launch pad or d...

Like that launched would have assumed instantly that was a nuclear weapon. now what we are seeing is the capability with conventional weapons to do what only nuclear weapons could do which is that prompt globalwide strike. so we can hold targets at risk be it say a north korean missile on the launch pad to maybe someone putting eyes on bin osama bin laden. time is the most important element. we dont have to use nukes, we can use conventional weapons. shannon: nasa has been scaled back. they are ...

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>> reporter: yes. and the first thing he did, tamron, was he went to launch pad number 40. now, thats where theyre going to launch falcon 9. this is the commercial group the president wants to get flying. they do have a rocket on the pad out there getting it ready to go and the president did get to talk to some of the space workers there and that was good because he will be speaking here shortly to a very closed group and the rest of the space workers will be as we are watching on tv. but as you...

Sure, it many comfortable, but it cant even reach earth orbit. that is a strike contrast to the falcon 9 rocket we just saw on the launch pad that will be tested for the first time in the coming weeks. a couple other acknowledgments i want to make. we have got congresswoman sheila jackson-lee from texas visiting us. [applause] >> a big supporter of the space program. my director office of signs and technology policy, my chief science advisor, john holdren is here. and most of all i want to ackno...