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Gain further insight of the effects of space on humans. >> they want to look at what the space environment has done to my rna, dna, protein. >> we're in a position to look at how humans respond to these challenges and put us in a better position to explore far beyond earth. >> we understand our physiology better. a mars flight is something definitely that we can accomplish. coming up, the rapid response panel and the ted cruz foreign policy is next. stocks end slightly higher on friday. the dow up 34 points the s&p up 4, the nasdaq gaining 27. some analysts were looking for a slight increa...

Months. and a twin experiment that's ouch out of this world. >> the space environment is pretty severe. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. we start with discrimination in the state of indiana. on thursday republican governor mike pence signed a so-called religious freedom bill into law. the bill was signed in a private ceremony in pence's office. no members of the public or press were allowed to attend. here it is. senate bill 101 prohibits state or local governments from sub substantially burdening a person's ability to exercise their right to religion. sounds ...

Space. they can compare us. our physiology is very similar. we have similar genetics. i'm a pretty good control for the experiment in space. >> and when you look at this in the context of a space flight to mars, what is important here? what are you hopeful for? >> we know pretty well the engineering we're going to need and what we'd have to do to send people to mars but we don't know the effect of the physiology on the body. we don't have enough information to send people to mars and get them back safely. the space environment is incredibly unforgiving and hazardous, so we need a lot more data...

Three, two, one. radar tracking. >> blastoff. not one, two or three. nasa sending 29 satellites into space overnight. the rocket could be seen in the sky, the record breaking 29 satellites inside will measure different aspects of the space environment. the f.a.a. is putting new restrictions on overweight pilots and air traffic controllers. pilots with a b.m.i. of at least 40 or with necks within 17 inches must be evaluated by a sleep specialist and treated with sleep apnea before being able to go to work. weight can be rebated to sleep problems -- can be related to sleep problems which can l...

So i think -- i was kind of surprised at all the detail and accuracy, the detail of the set they created in the movie. >> what about the part they got wrong? what parts did you watch and think oh, that's just completely insane? >> i think what i'm happy about is they included not just the space shuttle and -- although we don't fly the space shuttle any longer. that's one thing. i'm glad they included it because it's still part of our consciousness and our space program. at least the history of our space program. they also showed different places in space, i don't want to give away the movie, a...