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Apollo capsule of old, but it's hoped this vessel will go far beyond the moon, taking it to an asteroid and eventually to mars. united launch alliance is launching the rocket. lockheed market designed the spacecraft. >> are there any concerns about not having full control over the mission? >> well, we are -- no. again, because we put the right people in the right place. three days later the virgin galactic spaceship 2 exploded during a test flight killing one of the pilots. >> it's a risky business and we will do our best to minimize that risk.

Jon: a new frontier for boeing. the company unveiling its first ever full sized spacecraft or maybe a model thereof. it is similar to the apollo capsule and it will be able to transport up to seven astronauts into space. casey is live from houston with more on that. >> yeah, jon, it's a little snug fit but this is a boeing like you've never seen before. we want to get you up close and personal with the cst 100. it stands for crews space transportation and they've had an astronaut in here all morning with an actual pressurized suit and doing tests. this thing is more than 26,000 pounds and wil ...

new england area, the first circuit court of appeals, and they cover basically, you know, maine, vermont, new hampshire, puerto rico, believe it or not, and massachusetts. so this ruling is binding only on that area of the united states, the federal courts that cover that area of the united states. it's a very, very important precedent that will be looked at by courts around the united states and there are at least seven other lawsuits pending, challenging the doma act. this is a very important precedent. >> this also makes it more likely that it could move its way up to the supreme ...

Have burned a longtime ago. on the moon there is no air, there was a real fear that the entire moon with us a tinderbox waiting for a spark. they would bring a bag of rocks into the apollo capsule, expose them to air and they would pw*urs into flames. people crossed their fingers when we landed. they thought was unlikely but nobody knew if it was true or not. martha: this is like a freak accident, she has very bad burns and her husband also does when he saw her sports flaming. is there anything you can do to prevent this from happening? i pick up rocks on the beach all the time. shiny ones, pr...

Notice extreme contrast of the two. enterprise is spiffy and white. it never flew in space. discovery scorched and worn from its 39 missions. that's the way they want it to look when they put it in the museum later today. gregg: looks bruised and battered and worse for wear but what a workhorse she was. doug, shut ills are part of the past for now. what is the future of manned spaceflight? >> reporter: there is interesting exhibit here. a tent beyond us. we shot video there a little while ago of the next generation of manned spacecraft for nasa. it is the orion spacecraft. it looks similar to ...