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And then it was the vehicle to see how well the space shuttle flies in the atmosphere, how well it flies on top of the 747. we needed to prove quo do that. was also the vehicle that was first attached to solid rocket boosters and external tank and taken to the launch pad. it has no engines, no orbital maneuvering system enengines. after the challenger, there was a thought to take enterprise and configure it for space flight but instead we took the spare parts from the construction of discovery, and built endeavour, that seemed to be the easier thing to do and made most sense. >> we continue to...

Shuttles around the country, the discovery which is at the air and space museum will be displayed as if it was on the runway as if it's landed, the one that will be at kennedy space center in florida will be with the payload bay door open like it was in space. the plan for endeavour at california science center as if on the launch pad with external tank and two solid rocket boosters. people can travel around the country and see the three shuttles that have flown in space in different configurations. >> mark kelly, we're waiting to get word that we're going dob able to start seeing this in the ...

We'll take a little bit of time to dismount this plane because it take a little time to get it up on the 747. it is really remarkable to see what attaches it to the 747. you would imagine it would be more than that. obviously didn't go anywhere throughout the flight. jon: i am always amazed at the engineering, when you think about it, we went from the mercury and gemini and apollo programs with a cone-shaped capsule on top of those big atlas rockets, well in the case of the apollo program it was the atlas rocket. we went from that to this, sometimes ungainly-looking ship attached to a couple o...

we'll bring you all the highlights. good morning to you. happitry, it's october 28th. this is your "a.m. wake-up call." i'm carol costello in new york. you're waking up to some of the best news in recent memory. gdp up 2.5%, nearly double the rate of last quarter. we have gains on thursday, up 340 points. the dow is heading for its best month in 24 years. the broader s&p, october could close as the best month since 1974. cnn's erin burnett asked pete kenny for his take. >> are you optimistic. >> i am. the drivers that we've been getting are positive, surprisingly positive given weakn...

>> now, the plan does not address the debt ceiling. you see the debt clock there. it ticks down to august 2nd. that's when the u.s. could start defaulting on some of its bills. it could be a jumping-off point for a bigger deal. here are some of the highlights of the plan according to cnn senate forces, it shaves about $4 trillion off the debt load. rejiggers the tax load, cuts short-term spending by about $500 billion. it changes the entire budgeting process and it reforms social security. now, this plan is not to be confused with something you heard about yet, cut, cap and balance. ...