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Makes a controlled landing. near the carmen line and propels the it is in freefall, the rocket booster starts freefalling to earth and when it gets 1000 feet or so above the earths surface its engines fire up. i can only describe it as a drone, maneuvers itself for what origin calls the controlled pinpoint landing and they have a concrete pad and watch that thing land where it is supposed to after it has been up the internationally recognized boundary of space into freefalling to make a controll...

>> there are also some thrusters on the capsule itself to help fall into position. >> thats right. what were going to see right before it lands is a big kick of dust. theres retro thrusters on the bottom, to basically create an air cushion. so that is a very comfortable landing. as we were talking about, they were going 2300 miles per hour. by the time this thing lands, anderson, its going to be going 1 to 2 miles per hour, and that air cushion underneath is really going to just make it that muc...

43 passengers kept on board a plane for more than three hours. the cause, a bug bite. "newsroom" begins right now. good morning to you. im carol costello. you are bere its final flight. the granddaddy of a program. it was the next wave of a space race that had americans holding their breath. a craft so futuristic and exciting president ford told nasa to name it after captain kirks ship from the legendary show "star trek." >> space, the final frontier. these are the voyages of the sta...

Were not thinking well be looking at any impact across the eastern coast of the u.s. if you live in bermuda, watch out. were look at potential impact coming up by the end of next week. back to you. >> arthel: lets hope for just in general, a very quiet hurricane season. all right. thank you. >> rick: after days of suspense, nasas dead six-ton satellite plunging to earth stomach overnight. most of it burned up. but several pieces, some weighing hundreds of pounds, may have survived and nasa is no...

sears was offering that deal yesterday. today, theyre offering an apology. the big mistake that had people thinking they had gotten the bargain of the year. but lets now turn to the 405 freeway. the infamous 405 in los angeles. it is shut down this weekend. and you might be thinking, if youre not familiar with the area, big deal, freeways shut down for construction. but think, folks, what if you are in new york and they shut down the brooklyn queens expressway? what if youre in chica...

Then hes aware enough to flip to second for the doubleplay. watch again. he catches it on the fly which means thats just a catch, doesnt have to throw to first. and because he caught it, he can flip and turn to second for the double play. great play. the brewers win that one in extra innings. how about tampa bays sam full? hes been doing it with the bat and glove this year. he wasnt even supposed to be playing much this season. manny ramirez but disappeared. now hes playing every day and doing e...