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Material flowing away with gravity that changes all over the place. it's impossible to estimate the chances, but it's risky. it's certainly not guaranteed but everybody for years has planned extraordinarily well to get the technology right. >> reporter: this morning the rosetta probe will launch a mini lander towards the comet. the trick will be for the lander to find a smooth area without rocks or a slope. once contact is made, two harpoons will be fired into the comet, along with screws to secure the lander. even actor william shatner who played james kirk is following the mission. >> good l...

It's certainly not guaranteed but everybody for years has planned extraordinarily well to get the technology right. >> reporter: this morning the rosetta probe will launch a mini lander towards the comet. the trick will be for the lander to find a smooth area without rocks or a slope. once contact is made, two harpoons will be fired into the comet, along with screws to secure the lander. even actor william shatner who played james kirk is following the mission. >> good luck, rosetta. i am so excited, and i wish you such good luck. >> reporter: spacecraft have been purposely smashed into the su...

Good morning good morning. i'm t.j. holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we're following. president obama wrapping up his china visit with an announcement that the u.s. will move much fastener cutting pollution. the chinese president says his country will decrease its dependence on fossil fuels. a report from beijing coming up. ferguson, missouri, is bracing for the grand jury decision on whether officer darren wilson will be charged in the death of michael brown. the governor says the national guard may be called out again if needed. new details about the tragi...