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>> insight made it safely to vandenberg and being prepared for the launch window which opens may 5. >> were going to load the vehicle with its fuel, spin it to make sure its balanced and put it on the rocket to make sure it goes. >> sounds so easy. >> piece of cake. >> if the may launch is successful, all eyes will be focused on the mars landing. scheduled for november 26. >> thats where youre very responsible. if it goes wrong then, its all your fault. >> thats right. seven minutes of terror. t...

You know, theres a lot riding on this for these guys. this is just a test flight. but they have set it up as a huge event. the crowds are insane. they sold out of official viewing seats or spaces in like 24 hours or something? >> yeah. theres about 100,000 people estimated to be lining up the beaches of floridas space coast. they all started early with the picnic chairs and the coolers full of beverages and waters to get ready to watch this spectacle at the 1:30 planned launch was delayed. but w...

Investigation by robert mueller. do you think flynn might try to cut a deal with mueller because of this? >> well, ive heard that flynn -- ive heard that the older flynn has probably missed his launch window on cutting that deal. and if i were him id be nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. this is a guy who is in deep trouble of the hes got a lot of farrah violations that are probably out and evident. and i think robert mueller can bring tremendous pressure. he doesnt h...

Both flynn and his son under investigation by robert mueller. do you think flynn might try to cut a deal with mueller because of this? >> well, ive heard that flynn -- ive heard that the older flynn has probably missed his launch window on cutting that deal. and if i were him id be nervous. this is a guy who is in deep trouble of the hes got a lot of farrah violations that are probably out and evident. and i think robert mueller can bring tremendous pressure. he doesnt have the resources to defe...

To ruin homes in south america. look at that. chiles weather service has forecast more rain and strong winds in the area. meanwhile, colombians still addressing the damage caused by yesterdays mudslide. hundreds of victims are still missing and the confirmed number of dead 78. what a tragedy. up next the launch window is about to open at cape canaveral. a rocket carrying a u.s. air force secret space plane just minutes from takeoff. who better to reveal the details than our own jay barber? hes...

Space. its set to take off at 7: 05 a.m. eastern. the same time as yesterday and preparations have been under way for several hours, in fact. they started ruling the rockets three core boosters a couple hours ago. right now, though, weather seems to be the biggest concern. you can see its a little bit windy and if the launch were to take place right this very moment, were told that it would be a no-go according to nasa, because of rain and cloud cover over the launch site. nasa has said that the...

Midnight. a boater was too close to the launch pad. then ground wind kicked up two times making it a no-go. then a valve on the liquid oxygen tanks on the booster rockets failed to close 10 minute to one of the planned liftoffs. ultimately the launch window expired. they will troubleshoot nose valve issues. lets take a look at what happens tomorrow. the plan is for a 4 1/2 hour first test flight, this is unmanned. no astronauts on board. well test all the electronics and navigation. the jettison...

On its first test flight for a potential mars mission. the launch window closes at 9:44 eastern this morning. the launch has been delayed a few times already. first it was the weather, now its a valve problem. well keep you posted. ♪ [ male announcer ] how did edward jones become one of the biggest financial services companies in the country? hey. yours? not anymore. come on in. [ male announcer ] by meeting you more than halfway. its how edward jones makes sense of investing. its more than th...

Delayed. take a look at this live picture. the orion space capsule. wind and other issues have pushed things back in todays large launch window is about to close. nbcs jay barbury has covered the space program from the grinning and joins us from cape canaveral. pleasure to see you. >> thank you its nice to be here with you. we may get this off yet today. they got until 44 minutes past hour. a little more than 30 minutes to get it off. this latest problem they have with valves that released the p...

Better, which which by the way. >> its worse. >> and coming up april 18th is the 101st birthday of his father and thats just a few days away. do you have any thought whether that could be a time where he might want to show himself, show what he can do? >> thats exactly right. the north koreans love to do something on anniversaries. when they broke an 8 year long moratorium on missile testing in 2006 they picked july 4th just to make us feel good about it. the 101st birthday, i think very logical...