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>> that's right. when it took off, on wednesday morning, they had mostly depleted batteries. they spent all day gaining altitude and at the time, the sun is shining though they were running on solar power and using the solar power to charge the batteries. >> tell me what this all means. is this some great interesting science experiment or something that could lead to one day our seeing commercial flights running on solar power? >> i think right now it's mostly a science experiment. there aren't too many people that see the possibility of solar power. it's fairly well known, the science behind ...

Launched into space from cape canaveral. we know the name, it's called the x-37-b. we don't know much beyond that. the mission and the secret is much as something that can be a secret when it launches into space like that was we have pictures. the mission is secret. the military is paying this one -- putting this one close to its vest. we have somebody inside, barbara starr, pentagon correspondent. if anybody knows why there was a rocket, this space thing launched into space, barbara would know. what was that? >> i think you nailed it, ali. this space thing. it's called the x-37-b. it's an unm...

Last minute or so. you're getting a slight tug out of your chair as if somebody is trying to slide you up the back of your seat because you're riding to orbit with a slight thrust vector towards your head and chest. you're getting squeezed by this giant hand and you know that's the shuttle trying to hurl you into orbit at 25 times the speed of sound part of an amazing science experiment. >> what's happening there? >> well, we're just about to have main engine shutdown so you've seen the main engines go to idle and now the shuttle has broken away from the external tank and using its own thruste...

Accounts encouraged a potentially deadly science experiment. listen to this. an 18-year-old was shocked by other students using electrical cables attached to his chest. his heart stopped, cpr by the teacher saved his life, so what are police going to do about it? >> we concluded that we don't think that anybody in the room, teacher, kyle himself or any of the other students that helped with this -- this contraption that he became shocked with knew -- thought or knew that he would be hurt. >> oh, yeah, just be irresponsible and, you know, possibly cause his life. so as a parent does, this outra...

Into space over the past two years carrying what it calls is research equipment, western powers fear, though, and this is the part that has them unnerved, not the mice and worms, that the similar technology could be used to launch satellites that would also deliver warheads. bill: in that case it would be more than a science experiment, right? talk to the turtle. in a moment, what is your definition of insanity? for at least one lawmaker it's a $3.8 billion budget the white house delivered to congress this week. >> speaker, when i look at the president's budget for fiscal year 2011, i think ...