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>> this is a $90 million, we believe, 90 mi$90 million missi. this is not a public company so he doesnt disclose all this. thats a fraction of what it normally cost to put satellites into orbit. why is it cheaper? you got right to the point. because they can reuse these rockets. instead of letting them fall into the ocean, theyre able to bring them right back down, land them right here at cape canaveral and then they land one out at a platform out on the ocean. if they can do that successfully, ...

All right, for the first time ever, astronomers confirm making visual contact with a visitor from beyond our solar system. take a look at amua-mua. loosely translated, thats hawaiian for messenger who reaches out from a distant past. astronomers who first spotted it through a telescope from maui first thought it was an asteroid from our solar system, but they quickly found it came from interstellar space. its roughly the size of a football field, and for you space geeks, its hue is similar to th...

The crew talked to the pope about that so-called overview effect, the fact that there are no borders or conflicts visible from space. just one world. and while they see lightning and hurricanes and wildfires and dust storms and northern lights, they see only peace on earth. and theres always a view of earth out their window. and by the way, this calls for a reminder. as space geeks already know, anyone can sign up for text alerts from nasa by entering your zip code here on earth, your phone, the...

From a makeshift papal studio today, pope francis spent time chatting and interviewing with the crew. as you heard it got profound in a hurry, with questions about our place in the universe. the crew talked to the pope about that so-called overview effect, the fact that there are no borders or conflicts visible from space. just one world. and while they see lightning and hurricanes and wildfires and dust storms and northern lights, they see only peace on earth. and there is always a view of eart...

A hurry, with questions about our place in the universe. the crew talked to the pope about that so-called overview effect, the fact that there are no borders or conflicts visible from space. just one world. and while they see lightning and hurricanes and wildfires and dust storms and northern lights, they see only peace on earth. and there is always a view of earth out their window. and by the way, this calls for a reminder, as space geeks already know anyone can sign up for text alerts from nas...

What do you think of this. >> its fantastic. a private space race is something that you couldnt have anticipated in the 60s. its governments competing against each other. now you have these billionaires, self-proclaimed space geeks want to be the first to have the most powerful rockets to shoot it as far as possible. theyre getting money from nasa and government contracts, but theyre accelerating the space race faster than government s could. theyre creating technology that is less expensive tha...

Hes not struck fire with people. hes been overwhelmed in this tidal wave here. like some of the other people, hes fading. thats a fact. i did see him -- i dont get it. >> rand paul has die hard, comm committed libertarians who will stick with him and jeb bush has nothing like this. >> always a great conversation. thank you so much. reminder, cnn and facebook will be hosting the first democratic candidates debate tuesday, october 13th, in vegas. next, space geeks, nasa announcing a huge discove...

That means absolutely so much to mankind, doesnt it? >> it does, also to space geeks. its already beaming back images of pluto. one astronomer calls it mind-blowing. the mission will complete when nasa calls the big classical solar system and they say the final moments can be dangerous. >> weve also been very honest, that were flying into the unknown. this is the risk that you take with all kinds of exploration, and new horsesizons will be out of touch for those hours of approach. though i dont ...

Nifty space background. were watching. hello to my space geeks. i have to confess im so excited about this. i snow sanjay is too. moments from now, scott kelly due to blast off a board this russian rocket for a one year stay a board the national space station. this is the launch pad where were moments from the launch. kellys 342 days in space would be a u.s. record. the purpose is study long term effects living without gravity. zero gravity environment to prepare the crew to travel to mars. ive ...

Stuffing early because something is happening tomorrow that is more than 4.5 billion years in the making. it formed and is headed to the sun, and my fellow space geeks, listen closely. you may actually be able to see it. chad myers is up next with the details. car insurance rates side-by-side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. thats one smart board -- what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] split atoms? [ flo chuckles ] [ whirring ] hey, hows that atom-splitting thing going...