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Big. and this is going to go 17,500 miles per hour? >> more than half a million people crowded the beaches around cape kennedy this morning to witness first-hand the first space shuttle launch. >> t minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4. we have gone for main engine start. >> we added a giant fuel tank to it and two solid rocket boosters that are the largest pop bottle rockets on the planet. when you light that puppy it's going somewhere. >> america's first space shuttle and the shuttle has cleared the tower. >> "columbia" houston, you're going 40. >> i am in the mission control center but it's only afte...

Most complex system that has been put into space yet. >> first time i saw "columbia" and got close to it, my whole thought was, oh, my god, it's big. and this is going to go 17,500 miles per hour? >> more than half a million people crowded the beaches around cape kennedy this morning to witness first-hand the first space shuttle launch. >> t minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4. we have gone for main engine start. >> we added a giant fuel tank to it and two solid rocket boosters that are the largest pop bottle rockets on the planet. when you light that puppy, it's going somewhere. >> america's first spa...

Big. and this is going to go 17,500 miles per hour? >> more than half a million people crowded the beaches around cape kennedy this morning to witness first-hand the first space shuttle launch. >> t minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4. we have gone for main engine start. >> we added a giant fuel tank to it and two solid rocket boosters that are the largest pop bottle rockets on the planet. when you light that puppy it's going somewhere. >> america's first space shuttle and the shuttle has cleared the tower. >> "columbia" houston, you're going 40. >> i am in the mission control center but it's only afte...

Of uses. it has a relationship with nasa for many years. it supplied liquid nitrogen for every space shuttle launch and the mercury and apollo missions. i found that interesting about the company. this is a large cap company worth about $31 billion. it has about 21,000 employees. obviously the company very concerned about those employees at this hour. >> do americans work at this plant in france? >> i'm not sure. but this is a company that does business around the world. this is a global company. it's got employees obviously here and overseas. >> many thanks. now to tunisia where a terrorist...

Will. >> world fuel services executive chairman pall stebbins. thanks so much. appreciate your time today. >> thank you, thomas. brian williams, well, he is a family guy. time for the poli sidebar. >> good afternoon. i'm brian williams. our top story, an accidental space shuttle launch that has sent a rhode island family into orbit. for more on the story, we go to our local affiliate, channel 5 where tom tucker is on the scene. tom? >> that rhode island family in space? the griffins. senator rand paul's son expected in court tomorrow on charges of underage drinking and disrderly conduct. wil...