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Energy at home but no one wants a windmill in their front yard or oil well in the backyard. were not committed to the energy and dependence because we dont want to give up some of the things weve got plus we know this is a plan we cannot only afforded to -- cannot afford today, well be paying for in years in the future. by the time we reap the benefits, were going to be gone. >> neil: what do you think of the space program right now? >> what is the -- >> neil: what do you think of the space prog...

That technology has to evolve of the commitments got to be there. i dont care how you look at a space program, it was a major investment in the future of this country. this is another step -- can we afford to do what we think we can do by tomorrow northern at 9:00? my answer is no. >> i worried -- one of the things beyond kennedy did was to land a man on the moon and he was responding to a real race and fear going on with the soviets at the time that they might beat us to it and if we crystalliz...

Atlantis closing in on the international space station. it is scheduled to dock at the station, in about 10 minutes from now. nasa saying that there -- there, though, is no threat from space junk they have been watching, and it is about 6 miles away from the space station. the shuttle with 6 astronauts will spend a week up there in space at the station and will be installing new batteries and new room on the space station. the crew will also try to untangle a snagged cable. talk about some house...

That the nasa administrator charlie bolden spoke about it last week, he seems to be for it as does senator bill nelson who is the leading senator from florida, you know, on the space program, alex, and flew in space himself. so, it looks very good that theyll announce next month that a big supply run with a crew of four for the shuttle "atlantis" will take place next june. june, 2011, and that will, indeed, be the last flight of the shuttle. but if this is not approved, of course, the last fligh...

From kennedy space center. were having fun with your name, bobby braun, like bobby brown in the "newsroom." >> there you go. >> im told you know everything about this. you heard what our chad myers is saying, theyre not sure because how are they going to get back up in space if they need to at the moment, they have nothing else ready. is that so? >> this is actually not the last flight of the shuttle. its the last flight of "atlantis." there are two flights planned after this. there are two flig...

All quiet here in mission control. all systems in great shape. atlantis is traveling 15,500 miles an hour. approaching 8 minutes into the flight down range. 740 miles at an altitude of 337 feet. -- 337,000 feet. megyn: they are calling it the long good-bye it appears the shuttle program is wrapping up the manned space program. apparently wrapping up after 30 years in business. a man who has been onboard that shutting is fox news contributor and form astronaut stall jones. the author of "sky walk...

Station, the rugs-built lab d the russian- -- the russian-built laboratory. megyn: we are a couple minutes from liftoff. well listen to mission control for just a sec. lets listen to what they are saying. >> minus 5 minutes and counting. megyn: it sounds like they are wrapping up a few preliminaries there. as you watch this given whats happening to our space program. do you feel melancholy? >> i do. i wouldnt feel so maudlin about the retirement of the space shuttle fit was going to be replaced ...

Need a rescue ship. most likely it will land in 12 days and be retired. >> phil keating. thank you. head over to foxnews.com. we have set up a really nice tribute to the space program and the planned retirement called three decades of the space shuttle, including our favorite shots of the fleet as well as rare photos of the early prototypes made in the 1970s. see it four yourselves at foxnews.com/scitech. >> the threat of tornadoes in texas and the south, all across west tennessee, central tenne...

State. l.a. has $56 million in arizona-related investments. right now nasa is holding a news conference in advance of fridays planned launch for space shuttle "atlantis." 2:20 eastern off it will take off. its scheduled to be retired. later this year is scheduled to be "atlantis" final mission. they hold a hearing this afternoon on the future of americas space program. for more on it all joined by veteran nbc news space correspondent jay barberi. good to see you. let me talk about feelings from ...

Will be discovery. it will be 164. then "endeavour" is to fly mid november, early december for the final flight of the shuttle prachlt yes, im beginning to feel it right in here. im beginning to feel it right in here. >> jay, were feeling it with you. nobody does it better than you in covering our space program and the developments of it and the future, quite honestly as well as the past. thank you, jay. well talk to you hopefully on friday. thank you, jay. >> youre welcome, tamron. >> weve rece...