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The grand daddy of the shuttle flight, the shuttle fleet is going to be retired. you know, when it's reached its peak, it's just become mature built for 100 missions, 39 missions going to put it out to pasture. it doesn't make sense to me. >> neil: you have been arguing we have given up on something we have conquered as well, that is space. it still sticks in your crawl, huh? can you hear me, gene. >> can i hear you, okay. >> neil: you are angry that we're bowing out of space when others are picking up the slack, right? >> yeah. we have disenfran tried from the future of space. there is some f...

Phil keating works the space coast for us he is live at ksc. >> this mission has been delayed for four months now because of cracks in the fuel tank and a gas leak. but today no problems whatsoever that nasa is following. all six astronauts are now strapped in, buckled down. so that means they are looking forward but since the shuttle is stacked as it is, that means looking straight up, the six astronauts walked out there at launch pad 39 a just around 1:30 this afternoon. steve lindsey is its commander eric bo is the pilot. they have been training for this mission for a full year now. so, rig...

A new nasa rocket lights up a launch pad in mississippi and it's all caught on camera. scientists at the stennis space center oversaw this morning's countdown over the bay of st. louis. and it was a fiery sight. the big booster will provide much-needed thrust for the taurus ii spacecraft. it will deliver cargo to the international space station after the shuttle fleet is retired. the first trip to the iss is expected to take place early next year. snowy times may call for desperate measures. but this theft is a little too brazen. a woman looking to clear snow from her car sneaked into the fr...

26 past the hour with this breaking news. a report within the past few minutes that 15 tanks have rolled into tahrir square. many citizens are on guard as armed thugs have been roaming the neighborhoods, looting homes and businesses. the "associated press" also reporting outbreaks of violence by armed gangs who have been leading a series of jail-breaks across the country. now, those raids have reportedly freed hundreds of muslim militants and thousands of other inmat inmates. the u.s. state department, meanwhile, is urging americans to leave egypt as soon as possible. the protesters want presi...

Confidence that the supply lines will remain operational after nasa retires its shuttle fleet. looking ahead to the week on wall street. we'll find out if more jobs have been added lately. let's hope so. the labor department releases january employment data. the unemployment rate sitsality 9.4%. automakers are expected to report a jump in light car and truck sales for january. the environment protection agency will hold a summit on how to battle that. nasty, right in the national bedbug infestation problem. experts will discuss the most cost effective ways to wipe out those pests. a tr...