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The space shuttle endeavour, delayed yet again, nasa says it will take place no earlier than may 16th. the flight is on hold, due to problems with one of the ship's auxiliary power generators and workers replaced the faulty components, and they are now testing the shuttle systems. and, endeavor's launch will be the next-to-last of the 30-year-old shuttle program. >> heather: brand new information about the wife of endeavor astronaut, mark kelly, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, the couple reportedly dined out with friends friday night, good news there. nearly four months after she was shot th...

Well, i'm about to get all jetsons on you here. flying cars zooming into space for fun. forget science fiction. the jetsons' era may be closer than you think. >> we are going to see that soon, in fact, a company called terafujia are already taking pre-orders. this is a stream-lined aircraft that lets you park it in your garage at night at your home, then you can go down to the airport, press a button to extend its wings and then you can take to the friendly skies. you do need a pilots' license, of course, which the company says you can get for as low as 20 actual hours of air time, and by the ...

Lot smarter and entertainment and communication at your fingertips. >> just in case you weren't getting enough information as it is, now at least you can see it when you're brushing your teeth. well, look, we saw flying cars in the jetsons and back to the future. are we going to see something like that? it's all sort of tom cruise. >> well, yes, we are going to see that soon. in fact, a massachusetts-based company called terafujia are already taking pre-orders for $10,000 a pop. this is a street-legal aircraft that lets you park it in your garage at night in your home, then you can drive down ...

The plane that cracked open in mid flight last fright had undergone a major maintenance inspection in march of last year. investigators believe the problem began with a crack in the lap joint in a part of the fuselage where only visual inspections are required. >> these cracks are developing on the underside of the lap joint, which you cannot see with the naked eye. you need a more comprehensive method of determining these cracks that's what ultrasound or x-ray can find that the naked eye can't see. >> let's look at today's federal directive ordering emergency inspections of these older boeing...

Day after easter. the men lightly spank the women with little whips in this 100-year-old festivity. does it hurt? reportedly no. czechs point out the name comes from the lash comes from the word rejuvenate. i didn't know tiger woods had been to the czech republic. back to england, and indoor skydiving. the competition known as body flight world challenge. participants check their flying and diving skills in a vertical wind tunnel, 16 feet in diameter. flight area of 26 feet. in other words, a perfect simulation of the real thing. yet, more than 80 teams competed. many top international sky d...