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In a nominal orbit. in a few minutes here we'll begin opening that -- excuse me, in a few minutes we'll separate from the second stage and shortly after that we'll begin opening that nose cone. at the same time, we landed our first stage on the drone ship, which is super exciting. >> that's the second stage action wasn't exciting enough. >> so there's that mbac engine like we mentioned before. it has already shut down. an event known as second engine cutoff and the crew are now -- >> cal, it sounds like the first booster landed successfully. our civilian crew, look, happy and healthy as they a...

>> so cal it sounds like the first booster land successfully my civilian crew look happy and healthy as they are about to separate from the second booster, and enter into actual space orbit. the folks at space x understandably work very hard, there are $10 million a rocket worth coming back. and they are just going to chill out there for three days in orbit? >> yes they are going to run some experiences but these are all designed to see if you and i can go to space. to see if people who do not have the scientific training, that mathematical education, or are not astronauts, that we can get int...

Rolled out the world's largest airplane equipped with six engines, 28 wheels and a wingspan longer than a football peeled and wider than the international space station. sorry, you won't be able to catch a wide on this aircraft but it will be hurling rockets carrying satellites into space orbit. test flights are expected to begin in early 201. turning to our buried lead, stories we don't think are getting enough attention. according to the v.a. more than 600,000 veterans they have treated have been treated with post-traumatic stress disorder and some are back at home without the help of some...

Take a trip around the moon next year. the ship will take off from nasa's launch near cape canaveral. the unnamed amateur astronauts are likely paying a lot of money for this trip. they will go through fitness tests and begin training later this year. would you do it? >> what is the price tag? for no price, i would not go. >> it is interesting we have not been out of, you know, space orbit since the apollo mission. it is cool. >> i don't like more than a ten-hour plane ride. that is a comfortable seat. i cannot imagine. thanks for joining us. i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. "new da...

moment? >> well, i think it was pretty clear from the information we were getting in the days before this that they had fully fueled the rocket and that the launch pad was ready. i guess it was just a matter of finding the right weather conditions under which to launch this rocket. very clearly, they had the right launch conditions today. politically, they were able to elevate this young fellow to the highest position within the party the day before yesterday, so politically the stage was set. now they have done what they said they were going to do for several weeks now. >> so what a...