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>> this is a $90 million, we believe, 90 mi$90 million missi. this is not a public company so he doesn't disclose all this. that's a fraction of what it normally cost to put satellites into orbit. why is it cheaper? you got right to the point. because they can reuse these rockets. instead of letting them fall into the ocean, they're able to bring them right back down, land them right here at cape canaveral and then they land one out at a platform out on the ocean. if they can do that successfully, they can reuse these rockets and that cuts their costs dramatically. this is a win-win technology...

All right, for the first time ever, astronomers confirm making visual contact with a visitor from beyond our solar system. take a look at amua-mua. loosely translated, that's hawaiian for messenger who reaches out from a distant past. astronomers who first spotted it through a telescope from maui first thought it was an asteroid from our solar system, but they quickly found it came from interstellar space. it's roughly the size of a football field, and for you space geeks, its hue is similar to those objects found in the kuiper belt in and outer part of our solar system, but its orbit and shap...

The crew talked to the pope about that so-called overview effect, the fact that there are no borders or conflicts visible from space. just one world. and while they see lightning and hurricanes and wildfires and dust storms and northern lights, they see only peace on earth. and there's always a view of earth out their window. and by the way, this calls for a reminder. as space geeks already know, anyone can sign up for text alerts from nasa by entering your zip code here on earth, your phone, they'll let you know when the space station is making its next pass over your area. brightly making it...

From a makeshift papal studio today, pope francis spent time chatting and interviewing with the crew. as you heard it got profound in a hurry, with questions about our place in the universe. the crew talked to the pope about that so-called overview effect, the fact that there are no borders or conflicts visible from space. just one world. and while they see lightning and hurricanes and wildfires and dust storms and northern lights, they see only peace on earth. and there is always a view of earth out their window. and by the way, this calls for a reminder, as space geeks already know anyone ca...

A hurry, with questions about our place in the universe. the crew talked to the pope about that so-called overview effect, the fact that there are no borders or conflicts visible from space. just one world. and while they see lightning and hurricanes and wildfires and dust storms and northern lights, they see only peace on earth. and there is always a view of earth out their window. and by the way, this calls for a reminder, as space geeks already know anyone can sign up for text alerts from nasa, by entering your zip code here on earth from your phone they will let you know when the space sta...