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Truly flew "columbia" into space again. >> space shuttle was like a large truck that could deploy satellites, and it had a robotic arm so that you can repair and upgrade spacecraft. >> and liftoff of the orbiter "challenger" and the sixth flight of the space shuttle. >> this was the birth of space travel, not just space missions. we're talking about setting a laboratory. almost like a university in space. and it started feeling like anybody could be an astronaut. >> the countdown is under way tonight at cape canaveral toward sunday's scheduled launch of the shuttle "challenger," a liftoff that...

Them. there will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews, and yes, more volunteers, more civilians, more teachers in space. nothing ends here. our hopes and our journeys continue. >> to honor our fallen, we have to find this and fix it and fly it again. >> within a matter of days we knew it was a solid rocket booster joint that had failed. the o-ring was a flawed design that had led to the loss of the "challenger." >> during the 30 months since the "challenger" accident, there have been hundreds of hardware changes not only to the rocket booster but also to the orbiter and the large liq...

South korea has launched its first lunar orbiter. nicknamed "danuri", which means "enjoy the moon," the orbiter will enter the moon's orbit in december, before embarking on a year—long observation mission. and that is it from me. hello. well, let's see what the weather's got in store for us this weekend. and as you might expect, a lot of warm sunshine, but a bit of rain in the forecast, too. not where we really need it, though — in fact, if we have a look at the rainfall accumulation over the next five days, most of it will fall across western parts of scotland, just dribs and drabs in the...

It belongs to the brave. the "challenger" crew was pulling us into the future and we'll continue to follow them. there will be more shuttle flights and more shuttle crews and yes, more volunteers, more civilians, more teachers in space. nothing ends here. our hopes and our journeys continue. >> to honor our fallen, we have to find this and fix it and fly it again. >> within a matter of days, we knew it was the solid rocket booster joint that had failed. the o-ring was a flawed design that had led to the loss of the "challenger." >> during the 30 months since the "challenger" accident, there ha...

And first time an all private crew will go to the iss. expected to dock with the orbiter on saturday and spend eight days working on experiments alongside american and european astronauts. and russian. planning to build its own space station. tiger woods served notice. he's back to play following the harrowing car crash last year that almost cost him his leg and career. walking with a slight limp he shot a one under par in the first round of the masters tournament. and almost got a hole in one. currently tied for tenth place. four shots behind the leader. he hopes to win his sixth career gre...