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Nasas own space program until at some point commercial space becomes feasible. i have nothing against the commercial space program, i just dont see it developing to the point its going to help us soon enough. in the meantime were shutting down manned space exploration was were waiting for it to appear. >> i want to read what nobel prize winning physicist wrote in the "wall street journal," the manned spaceflight program ma masquerades as science but it actually crowds out the real science at nas...

Outside states to try to bring high-tech jobs to florida. you try to hit home the private sector job growth. whats the answer for florida? >> the space program is important for america as it is for florida. it has a national security component and space also produces all sorts of spinoff industries that depend on the space program to develop technologies, manufacturing, etc. so the space program is important to florida. should have been focused on this years ago. we in the legislature had a comm...

The astronauts into space, and the u.s. government is hoping and urging that the private sector will step up and establish some kind of commercial space program, wolf. >> so, richard branson. >> yes, he is at the top of the list. >> they are looking forward to what he can do. >> who list. >> and who knows? maybe it mean will you get a ride into space. >> i dont know. jack cafferty is standing by. and we will go to haiti for more on the breaks news. eight missionaries released from jail and getti...

That? >> it is like the space program where last week they sent a rocket up with a worm. it was supposed to tell us they were right on par with our space program. we have been sending worms up there forkers yew. i have a feeling we are, working toward sanctions. do they things work with countries like iran. it is a big game anyway. they do the carrot and the stick and the carrot is their biewfer. if we change our behavior then you will give us things. >> there are things uh plik only to dash sh ...

Sent a rocket up with a worm. it was supposed to tell us they were right on par with our space program. we have been sending worms up there forkers yew. i have a feeling we are, working toward sanctions. do they things work with countries like iran. it is a big game anyway. they do the carrot and the stick and the carrot is their biewfer. if we change our behavior then you will give us things. >> there are things uh plik only to dash sh applicable to iran you no. i was really amazed by president...

Something big on the nuclear weapons or missal ballistic program and they did that on sunday saying they would enrich up to 20% uranium for the tehran reactor. my guess is this could be more political, an ally inteligence with venezuela or something directed at the internal opposition which is very strong. >> wouldnt it be great if it was something like he got a dog or was maybe having a makeover? something that was exciting to him, but not the world. >> they dont believe in dogs. >> they eat th...

By the way, this marks the 130th launch of shuttle program, the first one back in 1981. the obama administration yesterday to make clear what happens with americas space program next. one thing we do know, the white houses budget put the axe to any funds to americas return to the moon later this decade. well, phil keating was there at the early morning launch, hes live and the sun is up at kennedy space center. phil, any issues of concern pop up post-launch? >> reporter: no, this nasa mission ma...

"endeavour" in orbit after lifting off from kennedy space center in florida. six astronauts will install the final pieces of the lab. this is one of the last flights as the obama administration retools the space program. >> fat tuesday, supposed to be a week from tomorrow. fat sunday began yesterday. super bowl winners, started celebrating after the first-ever super bowl title. saints, drew brees, peyton manning. but last night, here he is. peyton manning. pass to pierre garcon. second half star...

Workers jobs. what theyre telling me here is that theyve already spent over $10 billion on the space program that will return to the moon and go to other flexible missions out in space. but theyve spent, as i say, $10 billion on this, and hes canceling this down, going commercial at this point, and trying an unproven rocket that has never flown when they have already in the pipe here, they have the equipment that they need and the rockets that they need. they spent nearly $10 billion. theyre onl...

Exacerbated. im not giving up on being able to find, you know, help our contractor family members find ways they can transition their people to other jobs. >> reporter: so it is really, don, tough times now for nasa, facing the end of the shuttle program, no constellation program, not likely, anyway, unless congress steps in. so it is going to be an interesting year in the space program. >> tough time for a lot of folks and now feeling it at nasa. john zarrella, thank you very much. it is all be...