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Four, three, two, one. in 2022, firefly aerospace became one ofjust a few us companies that have successfully put things into orbit. cheering look at that view! the company has also won contracts from nasa to build a lunar lander that will deliver payloads to the moon in 2024 and 2026, and put a satellite into lunar orbit. but its the bit between launching from the earth and landing on the moon thats piqued my interest. we also want to build an orbiting spacecraft that has the ability to be on c...

Four, three, two, one. in 2022, firefly aerospace became one ofjust a few us companies that have successfully put things into orbit. cheering look at that view! the company has also won contracts from nasa to build a lunar lander that will deliver payloads to the moon in 2024 and 2026, and put a satellite into lunar orbit. but its the bit between launching from the earth and landing on the moon thats piqued my interest. we also want to build an orbiting spacecraft that has the ability to be on c...

Might support us a little bit than other places. bill: big word, spectroscopepy. >> that is the big word for that. bill: what is up with that. >> scientists are investigators like detectives. there are mars reconnaissance orbiter. it wasnt rover. an orbiting spacecraft. then you take spectroscopepy, you see dark flows, looks like water in frozen form and melting. they look at the composition. very salty. bill: briney. would you drink it? >> no. do not drink saltwater kids. that is the worst thin...

is zero room for error. about 17 minutes from now, if all goes as planned, the rover will touchdown on the martian surface. but it takes 14 minutes for a signal to travel from mars to earth, so best case scenario, confirmation will come in about 31 minutes. we expect pictures around 2 a.m. eastern. now, joining us from the laboratory in california. in moscow r where russian space officials are closely following the development and science correspondent david brodie joins us from edge w...

the shooter who brought death and horror to a sikh temple in wisconsin was a u.s. army veteran discharged more than a decade ago for misconduct. authorities say the gunman may have had ties to white supremacists, and neighbors say he played in a far right wing punk band. were learning more about how the shocking rampage left six victims and the gunman dead. brian todd is joining us from oak creek, wisconsin, right outside milwaukee. brian, whats the very latest? >> reporter: wolf, we h...

morsi is addressing and speaking to all egypt shuians. he has a message for muslim, christians, coptics, mothers, fathers. our ben wedeman is there overlooking tahrir square. it is nightfall. there are cheering crowds and fireworks. it is like a sea of egyptian flags there. people are feeling very celebratory. is it being punctuated by the words of the president-elect? do they get a chance to hear him as he is speaking right now? >> reporter: yes. you can hear that loud speaker putting...

democratic milwaukee mayor tom barrett head to head tonight. will scott walker be able to tame the unions? bud light. the hurricane downgraded to a category 2 but still packing a punch. popular resorts of mexico in the crosshairs this morning. casting call from folks that brought you extreme makeover home edition comes a new game show based on the bible. jeff foxworthy live this hour and well talk to the people behind the game show. "newsroom" begins right now. good friday mornin...