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Chinas three-person crew arrived at its new space station Saturday morning -- a major step for the countrys young space program, which is rapidly becoming one of the worlds most

China launched three astronauts into space. they say the crew will spend six months at the space station which is still being built. there is more evidence of the increasingly vigorous space race between china and the united states. >> reporter: 90-year-old star trek actor william shatner blasted into space, becoming the oldest man to reach such heights amid great fanfare in the u.s. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: thousands of miles away here in the gobi desert, chinas latest space mission wont set an...

Now, straight ahead right here on the show, police in norway say the deadly bow and arrow attack appears to have been an act of terror. what we are learning about the suspect next. plus, three chinese astronauts are making history for the countrys space program. an inside look at the next mission after the break. got unbeatable one yoe relief from your worst cold and flu symptoms. so when you need to show your cold whos boss, grab mucinex all-in-one... and get back to your rhythm. feel the pow...

A mission to a space station. now, its going to dock with the station after an eight-hour flight. thats about as straight a shot as you can get in the space game. its something the russians only started doing a few years ago. something about the space station, its relatively new. theres about three modules up now. when they finish it, it will about the size of the old russian space station which was large but still smaller than the current international space station built mostly by the united s...

That. and china really has, compared to the u.s., stepped up their space program remarkably. you have to look at the comparison in years that the u.s. has had, really a four-decade head start and manned missions. chinas first manned mission was in 2003. since then they have seen first attempt successes in missions to the moon and mars, and theyve got huge ambitions. theyve got plans to build a moon base along with russia and they want to send astronauts to mars by the 2030s. now, proof of them w...

They are constructing their own. they are inviting other parties to take part. aft tphaufts from european nations, including u.s. allied nations are going to have to learn chinese. because all the operation interfaces are in chinese. china has, compared to the u.s., seen remarkable growth in their space program. especially when you consider the u.s. has roughly a four decade head start in manned missions. chinas first manned mission was in 2003. they have big plans. they want to build a moon bas...

The stalled diplomatic talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), face many obstacles and are unlikely to succeed.

And all the above. to have this guy be such a wonderful person. then hes now been such -- played a big role in the lives of nerds likes me, now we get to see him doing this. and that is this? this to me is the reinvigoration of our space program, the reigniting of imaginations around the country. but this time its not just the kids, right? the adults have the inspiration, too, up to 90 years old. we had wally if you think a lot 82. now william shatner at 90. we always focus on the kids. if youre...

Of space programs. theres the suborbital, tourism aspect, which may probably do some science, eventually, some day, which will be great. you know, theres the stuff we do on the space station. theres going back to the moon and mars and all of that has its benefits in its own way. but i think just the inspiration aspect alone, the motivation for kids to study the s.t.e.m. subjects, because those subjects are so important to our future, to our economy, to national security around the world. i think...

Has an application to this particular vehicle is getting in and out of the seat with any kind of arthritis. unless you are really suble getting in and out of the seats on gravity is a chore. its designed to do that. >> bill: he will feel good for 4 minutes. there a lot of pr to these liftoffs. first in july and again today. a lot of symbolism. taking fragments like the first flight of the wright brothers. how do you jump from being a pr tool to lasting impact for the space program? >> i think th...