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>> here we go. the rocket is launched in about two and half minutes it will be out of this world literally. ive never seen anything like this. this is a night launch that many do not get to capture whether on video but we are seeing it life, very close to where it launched. i was pretty amazed and now the sound is delayed. ♪ >> see how effortless this is as it heads into the sky. as of right now they say it will leave our vision in about two minutes which is about one minute away. it never cea...

It was nicknamed the blue marble and it was taken by one of the astronaut astronauts on board, apollo 17. apollo 17 launched 40 years ago today, december 17, 1972. it was a night launch, aiming for littoral valley. gene certain non, harrison jack schmidt and ron evans aboard. apollo 17 launched at night, and when they landed three days later, the sun was behind them. and so that particular launch trajectory put a fully formed beautifully lit earth in the window of the command module at a time wh...

As "earth rise" from the window of the craft as they orbited the moon in 1968. unfortunately, nearly half the earth was in shadow. an unmanned soviet spacecraft called zond 7 got this shot during a lunar fly-by. palin 1969. i guess you would call that a gibbous earth. not quite full but close. but 40 years ago today three people were able to get this amazing view of the earth, fully lit by the sun. it is probably a shot you have seen so often you dont think how amazing it really is. it was nickn...

You cant really see the whole thing at once. only a couple dozen earthlings have ever been far enough from the earth to see the whole thing. like the crew of apollo 8, who took this picture commonly known as "earth rise" from the window of the craft as they orbited the moon in 1968. unfortunately, nearly half the earth was in shadow. an unmanned soviet spacecraft called zond 7 got this shot during a lunar fly-by. i guess you would call that a gibbous earth. fully lit by the sun. it is probably a...

Astronauts on board, apollo 17. apollo 17 launched 40 years ago today, december 7, 1972. it was a night launch, aiming for the littoral valley. gene cernan, harrison jack schmitt and ron evans aboard. apollo 17 launched at night, and when they landed three days later, the sun was behind them. and so that particular launch trajectory put a fully formed beautifully lit earth in the window of the command module at a time when the astronauts really should have been too busy to look at it. here is ho...

well bring you all the highlights. good morning to you. happitry, its october 28th. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." im carol costello in new york. youre waking up to some of the best news in recent memory. gdp up 2.5%, nearly double the rate of last quarter. we have gains on thursday, up 340 points. the dow is heading for its best month in 24 years. the broader s&p, october could close as the best month since 1974. cnns erin burnett asked pete kenny for his take. >> are you optimisti...

How about that? i have a 92 ford ranger that i had to sell because it just wouldnt run anymore and this shuttles still going. what do you think the pilot had for breakfast this morning? >> wheaties. >> you know -- that would have been good. no, no, no. two eggs over easy, bacon and fruit cup, rwanda coffee black. thats not my breakfast table going up into the shuttle. delivering an alpha magnetic spectrometer two to try to find -- >> do you know what that is? >> it is going to try to find the or...

path through louisianas cajun country. >> were fortunate that were have what we have, we havent an opportunity to get out. material things we can replace. our family and what we believe in daily, just cant put prices on that. >> did you put up the sign? >> yeah, i put it up, im proud of that sign. its just what we say, we will be back. >> almost a week after the mississippi crested in memphis, the river remains 11 feet above flood stage. president obama is in memphis today to get a loo...

Lt. in that same organization. well, one heck of a light show early this morning on the space coast in florida. take a look at this. >> 5, we have start, 2, 1, booster ignition and liftoff of shuttle endeavour, nasas final -- >> shepard: shuttle endeavour lifting off for last trip to space station. delivering a new room and observation deck. this could be the final night launch for endeavour, final one with the four remaining missions stay on course. he was with michael jackson the day he died. ...

People are dead. >> its horrible, man. we got some people up there, they got little kids at home. we lost them. >> more than two dozen others have been injured. some say they were tossed 40 feet just by the sheer blast alone. it happened when workers purged a natural gas line. space shuttle "endeavour" is a go. take a look. >> two, one, booster ignition, and liftoff. >> they had liftoff early this morning. with that, "endeavour" headed on up to the international space station. it will be up th...