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Four, three, two, one. in 2022, firefly aerospace became one ofjust a few us companies that have successfully put things into orbit. cheering look at that view! the company has also won contracts from nasa to build a lunar lander that will deliver payloads to the moon in 2024 and 2026, and put a satellite into lunar orbit. but it's the bit between launching from the earth and landing on the moon that's piqued my interest. we also want to build an orbiting spacecraft that has the ability to be on call for our customers. you can literally go to a web browser and say, "i have an asset in space an...

Four, three, two, one. in 2022, firefly aerospace became one ofjust a few us companies that have successfully put things into orbit. cheering look at that view! the company has also won contracts from nasa to build a lunar lander that will deliver payloads to the moon in 2024 and 2026, and put a satellite into lunar orbit. but it's the bit between launching from the earth and landing on the moon that's piqued my interest. we also want to build an orbiting spacecraft that has the ability to be on call for our customers. you can literally go to a web browser and say, "i have an asset in space an...

Might support us a little bit than other places. bill: big word, spectroscopepy. >> that is the big word for that. bill: what is up with that. >> scientists are investigators like detectives. there are mars reconnaissance orbiter. it wasn't rover. an orbiting spacecraft. then you take spectroscopepy, you see dark flows, looks like water in frozen form and melting. they look at the composition. very salty. bill: briney. would you drink it? >> no. do not drink saltwater kids. that is the worst thing you can do. don't drink saltwater. bill: talk to you soon. heather: governor chris christie getti...

is zero room for error. about 17 minutes from now, if all goes as planned, the rover will touchdown on the martian surface. but it takes 14 minutes for a signal to travel from mars to earth, so best case scenario, confirmation will come in about 31 minutes. we expect pictures around 2 a.m. eastern. now, joining us from the laboratory in california. in moscow r where russian space officials are closely following the development and science correspondent david brodie joins us from edge water, new jersey. but first we will go to john zarrella there live in pasadena. john, we are about t...

the shooter who brought death and horror to a sikh temple in wisconsin was a u.s. army veteran discharged more than a decade ago for misconduct. authorities say the gunman may have had ties to white supremacists, and neighbors say he played in a far right wing punk band. we're learning more about how the shocking rampage left six victims and the gunman dead. brian todd is joining us from oak creek, wisconsin, right outside milwaukee. brian, what's the very latest? >> reporter: wolf, we have important new information. we have names of those who played pivotal rolls in the event and ne...