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LEGO has delighted us with lots of space-inspired stuff, from spaceships to Star Wars and even the ISS. Most of these sets are things you might have seen...

And toss it to you, my friend. >> you looked so good, okay, wait is she on a diet or something? you looked absolutely fabulous today. the spanx worked. let me tell you, debbie allen and of course the space geek that you are, kindred spirits, my friend. i love that asteroid story. >> we have to lunch and cocktail. >> we do, we do. were going to do that. okay, thank you so much. well see you again, have a good weekend. >> bye. and a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here ...

Um -- awesome. and the crew splashed down. we hoisted them up and they have just exited the vehicle. >> next up, they will catch a helicopter ride back to shore where they will be rejoined by their families. so, welcome back to the "inspiration4" crew. it has been an honor and a privilege to share their journey with all of you as we continue this new era in human space flight. >> yes, for updates, check out our social media. um, also be sure to donate to st. jude. there is a donation button if y...

This new era in human space flight. >> yes, for updates, check out our social media. um, also be sure to donate to st. jude. there is a donation button if you are watching on youtube, on the right-hand side of your screen. the netflix documentary is coming out -- >> so, we have now watched the all-civilian crew exit the spacex capsule. i want to hear from each of you. kendis, sort of your reflections on this day what it is that we have witnessed? >> oh, my god. ive got chills. maybe, its because...

Saying that musk committed the perfect murder. hes in a body into space in the car and no one will ever see it so i am thinking that once this becomes easy this is where people will dump bodies. jimmy hoffa will not be buried under a stadium but you will shoot jimmy hoffa into space but all those and people will be disappearing every day. [laughter] we wont know what to do. >> honestly, i was hoping it was hillary. [cheering and applause] [laughter] delivering the red meat. >> im not party to th...

Saying that musk committed the perfect murder. hes in a body into space in the car and no one will ever see it so i am thinking that once this becomes easy this is where people will dump bodies. jimmy hoffa will not be buried under a stadium but you will shoot jimmy hoffa into space but all those and people will be disappearing every day. [laughter] we wont know what to do. >> honestly, i was hoping it was hillary. [cheering and applause] [laughter] delivering the red meat. >> im not party to th...

Emily, a lot of people are saying that musk committed the perfect murder. hes in a body into space in the car and no one will ever see it so i am thinking that once this becomes easy this is where people will dump bodies. jimmy hoffa will not be buried under a stadium but you will shoot jimmy hoffa into space but all those and people will be disappearing every day. [laughter] we wont know what to do. >> honestly, i was hoping it was hillary. [cheering and applause] [laughter] delivering the red ...

Emily, a lot of people are saying that musk committed the perfect murder. hes in a body into space in the car and no one will ever see it so i am thinking that once this becomes easy this is where people will dump bodies. jimmy hoffa will not be buried under a stadium but you will shoot jimmy hoffa into space but all those and people will be disappearing every day. [laughter] we wont know what to do. >> honestly, i was hoping it was hillary. [cheering and applause] [laughter] delivering the red ...

In case you missed it, we have liftoff. >> three, two, one. >> im a huge space geek, so i love this stuff. but spacex just launched its heavy rocket to mars. this is said to be the most important moment for space travel since the shuttle took off. riding on board the falcon heavy is this very first -- theres a dummy wearing a space suit designed by spacex, because, you know, you need a driver for that sweet, sweet, roadster, but imagine, these are live photos

Operations manager for the cassini spacecraft. im going to tell folks, julie, you and i talked through the entire commercial break leading up to this because i am such a space geek and i am feeling sad today. i know a lot of people are. you said it will probably kick in for you, too, that this odyssey has ended. but yesterday, what was that like for you? >> you know, at the time we were just focused on getting it done, just finishing out, making sure that everything was good to the end. about th...