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Shuttle "challenger" disaster. im just curious if you could share sort of your thoughts, maybe where you were 25 years ago on january 28, 1986, and your thoughts on how the space program responded at the time and where it is today. >> of course was another incredible tragedy our country. but you know, i think as americans we are very resilient and were good at coming back from things like that. i think in the space shuttle program, we did come back from challenger and then later, you know, when ...

>> uma: right now, nearly six tons of supplies on way to the international space station. japanese rocket lifted off carrying food, clothing to the space station. part of the mission to fill the void left by the retirement of the nasa space shuttle program. >> inspired people. i would have never won that election. you know, i know your parents were both fiercely independent. its a great honor knowing them both over a long period of time. but not well, but over a long period of time. but they see...

Same time together and it wasnt until later with the scheduling delays and such in the shuttle program that actually wound up being on the international space station at the same time. >> and, mark, youre going to serve, as we said, as commander of the final shuttle flight. help us put that into, the historical perspective of it is obvious, but some emotional perspective that this major program for nasa is coming to an end. >> you know, its a little sad to see the space shuttle program come to a...

Electronics and aif i dont k a science experiments. much of the u.s. side had to be shut down until they could get this repair done. today at the especially of the third space walk, the 780-pound spare unit that had been brought up by a space shuttle a long time ago -- good prior planning by nasa --" was instaled by the astronauts. theyre going to check it out over the course of the next 24 hours or so. the space station nas say officials say, should be up and operational up aal full speed. >> t...

>> reporter: we love that short distance from l.a. to new york. this is a joint venture among boeing, and the air force. joining me now from boeing is joe vogel. no relation, just a coincidence. what make this unique is the engine. thes called an air-breaght engine. >> we dont carry our oxidizer with us. most engines that go into outer space carry an oxidizer with them. >> reporter: these heat shields and tiles are exactly what you find on the space shuttle, the exact same material. in fact this...

Fume. >> the booster had lit and it was on profile and people started to scream it was really exciting in the control room. >> the scram jet engine isnt the only thing that makes this aircraft note worthy. the heat shields and the tile are the exact same materials you would find on the space shuttle. and while the space shuttle program is retiring next year, its technology will live on. in a future generation aircraft, similar to this one that will one day take us back to space. in palm dale, ca...

August 1st, 2007, 3 years ago, almost, the bridge collapsed in minneapolis, minnesota, one bright spot in this report, it says that many of the bridges that need work are getting repaired so the numbers, they expect to improve sometime soon. juliet: so how would you like to fly for norco fro new york to los angeles, new york to los angeles, in about 45 minutes or so? we could be seeing the beginning of a reality today. this is the x51 wave rider, a plane that travels five times the speed of soun...

Discussions on how best to do that. when they would be able to do that. what theyre going to need to do. of course, theyve got to figure out first why they failed in that docking attempt, because it is fairly routine. and you know as a space shuttle program winds down and comes to an end, there are going to be many more unmanned resupply ships that are going to be going up and back to the space station, docking either on the u.s. side or russian side. again, most importantly, the crew is safe. t...

Pretending they will do something about immigration. that stuff gets on my nerves. the administration is playing the line and hope our friends throughout the country, our hispanic people realize the game they are playing. its awful. >> toyota is recalling 270,000 vehicles to fix faulty engines. the recalled cars include seven lexus models as well as the toyota crown. there is a danger the engine can stall while the car is moving. nasa is postponing the final two missions of the space shuttle pro...

>> shepard: flight change and extended life for the space shuttle program after weeks of hints a of launch delays. the space agency making it official the space program will not end until next year which causes bells to go off in the studio. the shuttle "discovery" had been scheduled to fly next to last in september. now it is set for the first of november. the last mission now has a launch date in february of 2011. nasa officials say the agency needs more time to prep cargo for both flights. th...