queen elizabeth ii knighted the scott in washington be triple to connery's heritage as a kennedy center honoree. >> he is the one and only sean connery. >> reporter: the actor who embody james bond, the gentleman secret agent. tina krause, cbs news, london. >> sean connery also starred alongside nicholas cage in the movie

back in may there was a historic launch here from kennedy space center of demo 2. that was the first crewed launch of "crew dragon." but the whole purpose of that was to certify it for human space flight. and that is what has now occurred this week and that's why we're seeing these four astronauts on board and set to soon take off here from kennedy space center. right now we know that the "falcon 9" rocket is being loaded with over a million pounds of propellent. that propellent is liquid oxygen and rp-1 which is rocket-grade kerosine. what you'll start to see soon is some steam coming off of the "falcon 9," what looks like steam. but it's a vaporized liquid oxygen fuel that i mentioned that you see producing that vapor-like steam around the rocket. but, wolf, this is really the point when i start to get the butterflies in my symptom. we're minutes away from this historic launch. there's a lot of firsts happening here today. one of them is that victor glover is the first black astronaut that will be making a long-duration stay on the international space station. al

you are looking live at the kennedy space center. you can see nasa spacex, they're getting ready to shoot for history again. the astronauts boarding this dragon crew capsule, gearing up for launch at 7:27 eastern time. you can watch it live if and when it happens right here on cnn. the question right now, though, will the weather cooperate this time? we'll have a live report from the kennedy space center next. ♪ we made usaa insurance for veterans like martin. when a hailstorm hit, he needed his insurance to get it done right, right away. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa it's all about the bedroom. and with caspers black friday sale, you can save up to 30% and make yours a winter slumberland. the fluffiest down duvet you'll ever feel, soft and light percale sheets, a cool, supportive mattress and plush pillows, even our glow light for better sleep. a cool, supportive mattress and plush pillows, car vending machines and buying a car 100% online.vented now we've created a brand new way for you to sell your car. whether

and welcomerning, to the kennedy space center. it's another great day at america's premier multiuser spaceport as we get ready to make history once again. with the successful test flight of the dragon on the vulcan nine , that safely delivered the two astronauts from the international space station and brought them home safely, it set the stage for the one mission tomorrow afternoon. this is the first flight under contract the crew rotation mission with spacex to the international space station. humans a new era of spaceflight and i could not be more pleased with what the nasa and spacex team has accomplished. it's truly an exciting time. it's great we are flying cruise on a regular cadence -- crews on a regular cadence from here to kennedy space center on u.s. rockets and great we are doing it with our international partners. we've got one from japan on board. i could not be more pleased with what the team has accomplished. i'm proud and humbled to be a part of it. introduceleasure to our nasa administrator, jim bridenstine. thro

jim: good morning and welcome to the kennedy space center. it's another great day at america's premier multiuser spaceport as we get ready to make history once again. with the successful test flight of the dragon on the vulcan 9, that safely delivered the two that safely delivered the two astronauts from the one international space station and brought them home safely, it set the stage for the crew one mission tomorrow afternoon. this is the first flight under contract the crew rotation mission with spacex to the international space station. this is truly a new era of human spaceflight and i could not be more pleased with what the nasa and spacex team has accomplished. it's truly an exciting time. it's great we are flying crews on a regular cadence from here to kennedy space center on u.s. rockets. it is also great that we are doing it with our international partners. suichi from japan on board. i could not be more pleased with what the team has accomplished. i'm proud and humbled to be a part of it. it is my pleasure to introduce our nasa ad

bill keating is live at kennedy space center where the launch is seven minutes away. reporter: things are looking really good and probable for this launch, the weather has not only cooperated, it has improved from earlier today so the meteorologist with the airport station and nasa now given the likelihood of whether cooperating for this launch at 7:27 p.m. an 80% chance of success, on the launchpad there just about finished loading the fuel and oxygen into the two stages of the falcon 9 rocket on top of which of course is the crude dragon capsule which they named resilience for this mission and commemoration of all of the problems around the world that 2020 has brought the coronavirus pandemic, the economic hardships as well as other conditions in other countries. an upbeat and positive nickname for this capsule for this mission, blastoff set for 7:27 p.m. eastern time, that is just about a few minutes from now and on board the spacecraft is a four-man astronaut crew and one woman, three in one, a mission specialist shannon walker, victor glover, mike hopkins and soi

thank you so much. >>> breaking news from the kennedy space center. crews are investigating an air leak. this is ahead of the launch of a spacex rocket with four astronauts already on board. what could this mean for the mission? we'll get a live report and update next. (brad) apartments-dot-com makes getting into a new home easier than ever. (heart-broken guy) i thought you loved me. [heart-broken guy sobs] ♪ (brad) apartments-dot-com. the most popular place to find a place. the annual enrollment period is here. the time to choose your coverage... ends december 7th. so talk to unitedhealthcare and take advantage of a wide choice of plans... including an aarp medicare advantage plan from unitedhealthcare. it can combine your hospital and doctor coverage with prescription drug coverage, and more, all for a low monthly premium or in some areas, no plan premium at all. take advantage of $0 copays on all primary care doctor visits, all virtual visits, and preventive dental care. plus $0 copays on hundreds of prescriptions. and with renew active, enjoy a

let's go back to kennedy space center. >> thank you. the astronauts will begin suiting up in just a few minutes. one of the traditions they continued is designing the patch for their mission. this marks the beginning of sustained government commercial partnership missions. and this spacecraft is the focus of the patch. the spacecraft is flying from the bottom left to the top right, rep romantic -- representing assent. and superimposed on the background of stars completing the outline of a dragon's head. the c borders the patch which with the number one represents the mission, shadows the legacy of the human spaceflight programs around the border. that's a shuttle, apollo, mercury, and gemini, recognizing their contribution to the crew. >> the outline of the space station is also on the border to acknowledge their destination and its contribution to remaining a low-earth orbit for the u.s. and international partners. you may notice there are no individual names were flags. the patch on his not just the flu member -- the crew members on b

arthel: the countdown on to blastoff this evening from the kennedy space center. spacex will launch four astronauts in its first operational mission with nasa. the first public/private partnership for the space program. the crew is loading into the dragon capsule, it will undergo a series of checks before the rocket blasts off. the exact time listed for liftoff is targeted for 7:27 eastern time. of course, weather depending. and you can catch all of the prelaunch action right here on the fox news channel. eric: should be exciting tonight. well, tom brady, mike tyson and pete rose, they're all considered greats in their sports, and they've been interviewed by renowned sportscaster jim gray. here's brady describing what it's like to be a g.o.a.t. >> i think there's a lot of different reasons why people are successful. i'd say some people have, let's say in its highest form, just natural ability, size, speed, explosiveness. there's intangible things, competitiveness, durability, sustainability, leadership, determination, being a great team player. all those things pr

plus breaking news from the kennedy space center. weather is a go for launch of the spacex rocket, which will carry four astronauts to the international space station. we also have an update on what was an air leak we were telling you about earlier. we'll bring that to you here in the "cnn newsroom." you can see one hour and eleven minutes until launch time. 1:11. of brain performance. memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. try our new gummies for 30 days and see the difference. or psoriatic arthritis, little things can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla i

good afternoon and welcome to kennedy space center in florida i'm marie lewis. public affairs officer for nasa. >> i'm kate tight, senior certification engineer at spacex. happy to be bringing you live coverage of the crew 1 mission from kennedy space center. joining us is nicole stott it flown twice on the shuttle. >> very nice to be here today with you ladies. >> the crew has already arrived at pad 39a where falcon 9 will lift off 7:27 p.m. eastern. victor glove and soichi noguchi are standing inside the white room. mike hopkins and shannon walker are already inside crew dragon. >> we're fitting up the ear pieces now and just final check. they have ascended the tall structure next to rocket. they've walked down that futuristic looking corridor known as the crew access arm. >> now they are about half way through the process aboarding dragon. probablily little bit of ahead of schedule. crew members are making their final stop. this is the white room. the white room is this small space. this is the last place the crew will be on earth before stepping into the spa

i would like to welcom >> we take you live to the kennedy space center. nasa's and spacex is flight to the international space station. i hear -- here to provide are detailsils -- all the are the folks who lead the preparations up to this moment. is a very exciting day for everybody at nasa basics. let me introduce the panel and i will each one of them take some words. steve is the director for the program here at counter arid and joel, the nasa manager of the space center program at houston. the deputy manager of flight operations director at johnson. the joining us is benji, senior director of human spaceflight programs at spacex. nasa kurt costello, the program chief scientist and last but not least is arlena moses, the launch whether officer for our 45th weather squadron. i don't everybody is looking forward to hearing from them as well. i will turn it over to steve and let them take it from there. >>>> thank you. is great to be here following the launch readiness today. since we talked on tuesday, we have put the falcon nine through a static fire, an

it was in cars, at the kennedy center, and some of us were virtual, but secretary senator elizabeth dole has been an angel for our veterans, and i was honored to be asked by her to join senator john mccain and others to be part of the initiative to honor our hidden heroes. the families that care for our veterans. thank you, elizabeth stole, for all of that -- elizabeth dole, for all of that. again, as we honor the needs of veterans, we must recognize it is not just the v.a. that meets their needs, it is the role that these small businesses play and that many of our veterans rely on medicaid. they constantly come to us and say the medicaid piece is important to their lives. food stamps and housing assistance. so many of the things that we have in the coronavirus bill, the heroes bill, will affect our veterans. yes, associated with this, we had a call, leader schumer and i , with president-elect joe biden. we stayed close touch in the coming days. we spoke about the pandemic and the economic crisis accompanying it and the urgent need for congress to pass a bipartisan bill in the lame-duck

it was in cars at the kennedy center, and some of us were virtual, but secretary senator elizabeth dole has been an angel for our veterans, and i was honored to be asked by her to join senator john mccain and others to be part of the initiative to honor our hidden heroes. the families that care for our veterans. fork you, elizabeth stole, all of that -- elizabeth dole, for all of that. again, as we honor the needs of veterans, we must recognize it that meets the v.a. their needs, it is the role that these small businesses play and that many of our veterans rely on medicaid. they constantly come to us and say the medicaid piece is important to their lives. so many of the things that we have in the coronavirus bill, the heroes bill, will affect our veterans. yes, associated with this, we had a call with president-elect joe biden. we stayed close touch in the coming days. andpoke about the pandemic the economic crisis accompanying it and the urgent need for congress to pass a bipartisan bill in the lame-duck session that provides this sources to fight the pandemic and relief for working fa

. >> tonight "sky blossom" will premiere at the kennedy center in washington, d.c it's directed by msnbc anchor richard lui. it's about veterans. >> good for richard. >>> a number of businesses are offering some sweet deals for our nation's veterans today. joining us now from london is cnbc's karen tso hi, karen. good morning. >> hi, frances there are plenty of free or discounted deals for veterans. lunch at little caesars for armed forces veterans and active mill tissue. the free hot lunch combo will be available from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to digest four piece of detroit-style pizza and a drink. >> gift cards go on sale today for under $50. it showcases boxes like coffee and mugs am portion of the proceeds will go toward the non-profit organization, mesh serves, which supports training services for u.s. veterans quite a thoughtful gift to be giving out >> karen, thank you so much. great to see any way we can give our thanks one day we do this it should be every day. >> it does not seem like enough, but it's a start as long as we're recognizing their sacrifice. >>> coming up, we've got

a beautiful night here at the kennedy space center. that's a falcon 9 rock sitting at the launch pad here, 39-a here at the kennedy space center. at the top of the rocket is a spaceship. that spaceship the astronauts have named resilience. we have four astronauts on board. they are mike hopkins and shannon walker and soich soichi noguchi. while they did have a test mission this summer, this is now a real mission. this is a six-month mission to the international space station. the faa and nasa have certified this rocket and this spaceship to fly at 7:27 p.m. as we look at this. when it lifts off the pad, that rocket will generate 1.7 million pounds of dust. spacex has a phenomenal record going into this. leroy will back me up. as you listen to the voice of mission control at 7:27, you want to listen to for max cue at a certain point. you will hear the word "max cue," that's discussing the maximum amount of stress on the rocket that it experiences in a lift off. then you are going to hear mico, main entrance cut-off. this is very much do

kennedy space center in florida. i would like to welcome everyone to the traditional pre launch news conference following today's launch readiness review ahead of the crew one falcon 9 and dragon flight to the international space station. here to provide all of the details are folks that were part of the review today. and also have been part of a lot of the preparations that have led up to this moment. it's an exciting day for everyone for nasa and spacex and hopefully everyone tuning in today. let me introduce the panel and i'll let them give you words before they take questions. steve, the program here at kennedy, and joel montbano, of johnson space center in houston, and norm knight, the deputy manager of flight operations director at johnson. also joining us is bengy reed, the senior director of human space programs and spacex, great to have him with us, and kurt costello, the nasa chief scientist at johnson space center. and last but not least, arlenea moses, the launch weather officer for the 45th weather squad

really a very good morning here at the kennedy space center. valerie, back to you. >> we wish that crew a safe journey. thank you. >>> the country reaches yet another grim coronavirus milestone surpassing 11 million infections in the past week. it took ten days to go from 9 million cases to 10 million and 2 weeks to go from 8 to 9 million. as they scramble to contain a pandemic we're in minneapolis dealing with delays in test results. good morning. >> reporter: frances, good morning. minnesota reported 16,000 new coronavirus cases on sunday, and even that number might be low because health officials say there's a lag in testing data. they've been trying to ramp up testing in this state, including a new saliva testing at minneapolis airport. testing can only go so far without extra labs to help process it i spoke to them about the challenges in getting up a new lab. >> unfortunately without a national strategy on testing, each state has had to develop and compete with each other to build testing capacity we recognized z early on that we had to d

. >> well, hello, everybody, and welcome from the kennedy space center in florida. i would like to welcome everyone to the traditional pre launch news conference following today's launch readiness review ahead of the crew one falcon 9 and dragon flight to the international space station. here to provide all of the details are folks that were part of the review today. and also have been part of a lot of the preparations that have led up to this moment. it's an exciting day for everyone for nasa and spacex and hopefully everyone tuning in today. let me introduce the panel and i'll let them give you words before they take questions. steve, the program here at kennedy, and joel montbano, of johnson space center in houston, and norm knight, the deputy manager of flight operations director at johnson. also joining us is bengy reed, the senior director of human space programs and spacex, great to have him with us, and kurt costello, the nasa chief scientist at johnson space center. and last but not least, arlenea moses, the launch weather officer for the 45th weather squad

what they call the onc building here at kennedy space center. they come across in their teslas and go up the tower and get all the way into dragon. it is a very important process we do, where we walk through all of that with our teams, the ground teams, the crew themselves, make sure everything checks out. when i look at this picture, again, i get very excited to think about this next step on this big journey we have ahead of us. we have four astronauts who will be going up. we have one person who has never been to space, victor, who is very excited. we have soichi, our first international partner, who will be joining us, which will be really, really cool. let's talk about what will happen on launch day itself, as i talked about, dry dress as a practice for that. four hours before launch day, the crew will be getting suited up. our suit techs will be helping them get ready. we will do various leak and fit checks. the astronauts will come out about three hours before launch, they will get into the teslas, wave goodbye to their families and all th

. >> joining us to talk about tomorrow's launch is, from kennedy space center. thank you for joining us. >>great to be here at kennedy space center. happy to be with everyone and san francisco. it is going to be a pretty cool launch. >> glad to have you with us. how will the launch change the future of human spaceflight? >>we contacted with commercial provider to bring people to the international space station and we had a test flight this summer and now we are fully operational with a full crew to go to the international space station and conduct all the experiments in science going on up there. this will be a routine thing were we are taking people to the international space station on these commercial vehicles which is spectacular. >> it looks cool. we know the crew will be there for six months. what will these astronauts be doing once they arrive. >> there are a myriad of things they will be doing. first they will be meeting their counterparts who rushed launched from kazakhstan. they will be doing all sorts of science experiment to include experiments on th

everybody here at kennedy space center and space enthusiasts around the globe crossing their fingers that the weather cooperates. it's important to remember that they're not just monitoring the weather here at kennedy space center, it's all across the assent path because "crew dragon," the spacecraft, has a unique abort capability. they have to monitor the weather across the atlantic, off the shore of ireland. right now, you know, as i said, it's really a tossup, 50/50 odds their saying. the astronauts, mike glover -- i'm sorry, mike hopkins, victory glover, shannon walker and jaxa soy which i noguchi just suited up. they're proceeding as if this is a go. wearing their space suits as we expect to see them walk out and say good-bye to their families shortly. i had the opportunity to speak to mike hopkins and victor glover before the launch. what does it mean to you to be a black man and an astronaut at this moment in our country's history? >> you know, i'm not immune to the things going on in the world right now, from the ifle insecurity that many people are feeling to the economic in

nasa space x space x crew-1 mission blasted off from kennedy space center historic pad 39a with four astronauts. americans, mike hopkins, , victr glover, shannon walker and japanese astronaut soichi noguchi today we are joined to have a great group of people to talk about thehe crew-1 missionn this post conference and talk about them in historic elements of this historic launch. joining us today is nasa jim bridenstine, kathy, associate administrator for operations, at nasa headquarters. vice president and director general of jackson human spaceflight technology directorate, steve dixon administrator of the federal aviation administration, faa and president and chief operating officer of spacex.ar in a in a moment will through te opening remarks and then we will take questions from the's media. let's start with administrator jim bridenstine. >> thank you. other historic night a want toto congratulate the nasa team and the space x team for an amazing job yet again. so the big milestone here is that we are now moving away from developmt and test and into operationallights and, in fact,

what to watch for tomorrow at the kennedy space center. >>> since we first started our conversation about race in america a lot has happen. we've broken the uncomfortable silence and witnessed history. all of us here at nbc bay area, we want to continue to listen, connect, and learn. so join us thursday at 6:30 for our seventh episode of "race in america: the conversation." because if we can talk about it, the hope is we can make a difference. >>> all eyes are on kennedy space center this weekend as a historic launch draws closer. the spacex falcon 9 rocket's latest nasa mission is dramatically different than launches in the past. this time there will be four astronauts in the capsule. the historic launch was set for tonight, but bad weather pushed the timeline back 24 hours. experts say if successful, this mission could launch a new era in space travel. nasa astronauts are essentially taking a charter flight to the international space station on a rocket and in a capsule built by a private company. coming up at 6:00, we talk with bay area astronaut nicole mann. mann graduated from the na

rachel green reports from kennedy space center. >> reporter: history was made here today at the kennedy space center when nasa astronauts, mike hopkins, victor glover, shannon walker, and from japan's space agency, after a successful launch at 7:27 from launch pad 39 a, which is of course where apollo 11 astronauts blasted off to the moon in 1969. the mission was pegged crew one and it was the first operational mission for kpas spaspacex's cr dragon. the count down was not without its tense moments, including a detected air leak when the hatch door was closed. technicians were able to troubleshoot the program, and the astronauts launched on time. they are currently making their way through space on a 27 hour journey before they rendezvous with the international space station where they will live and work for the next six months, bringing the total number of crew members to seven which will dramatically increase the amount of science and research the crew can perform. since the retirement of the shuttle back in 2011, nasa has not had a home grown way of getting to the international space

leland: ally picture of the dragon capsule and the rocket on launchpad 39 a at the kennedy space center. the very top and evidently therefore astronauts will spend 27 hours inside, just the two of them. the two hours on the set with me you're ready to run. you've got to really like each other there. gillian: something i was thinking of, it was a great interview. really well done. leland: are you gearing up for the 27 hours are supposed to spend together. gillian: this is incredible because we are seeing a public private sector collaboration in an area, historically it's very difficult to get that done in this country. leland: you think the apollo mission built by private contractors. gillian: but they were not brought in every step of the way, the spacecrafts were built that way but the missions were handled by nasa astronauts. leland: this goes up at 7:27 p.m., live coverage as it happens, we have phil keating from the kennedy space center. tm is located in your gut? to boost your immune system: try align gut health & immunity support. align's quality probiotic strain, adds more good b

good afternoon and welcome to kennedy space center in florida i'm marie lewis. public affairs officer for nasa. >> i'm kate tight, senior certification engineer at spacex. happy to be bringing you live coverage of the crew 1 mission from kennedy space center. joining us is nicole stott it flown twice on the shuttle. >> very nice to be here today with you ladies. >> the crew has already arrived at pad 39a where falcon 9 will lift off 7:27 p.m. eastern. victor glove and soichi noguchi are standing inside the white room. mike hopkins and shannon walker are already inside crew dragon. >> we're fitting up the ear pieces now and just final check. they have ascended the tall structure next to rocket. they've walked down that futuristic looking corridor known as the crew access arm. >> now they are about half way through the process aboarding dragon. probablily little bit of ahead of schedule. crew members are making their final stop. this is the white room. the white room is this small space. this is the last place the crew will be on earth before stepping into the spa

>>resilience that's where the 4 astronauts who blasted off from kennedy space center sunday night means their space x crew dragon capsule. the very first capsule to be certified by nasa for commercial human spaceflight this cleared space x to begin regularly flying astronauts to and from the international space station and ends the almost decade long sole reliance on russia to get american astronauts back to space. although these trips will now be considered routine nasa administrator jim breitenstein says they will still learn from every single flight we take all of them with great precaution. we're take them very seriously. >>and every bit of attention to detail that we have on a test flight we also have on operational flights this first trip will take one japanese and 3 american astronauts up to the space station for 6 months once docked, they'll join 3 other astronauts already on board. >>the iss chief scientist occurred costello says the capability of the crew dragon capsule is the start of a new era of research and discovery we hope to double the amount of crew time going into sci

space center. >> roger, 1 alpha. good speed "resilience". >> reporter: launching a new era in space travel. >> stage one throttle down. >> reporter: nasa's commercial crew program in essence chartering flights to the international space station on a rocket and in a capsule built by spacex, a private vendor. >> we are now going into basically operational missions that are commercial in nature, where nasa is a customer >> and separation confirmed. >> reporter: crew dragon's flight to the iss will take close to 28 hours. three nasa astronauts and a fourth from japan's space agency on board will spend six months on the station >> for nasa this crew one mission begins a continuous rotation of flights from ksc to the space station and clears a path, officials say, for future and further flights. but the first stop is the international space station late monday night jay gray, nbc news, kennedy space center >>> president-elect biden's coronavirus advisers are expected to meet with companies working on vaccines this week. on

a space shuttle launch used to cost over $1 billion every single time it left the kennedy space center. this one, maybe 100 million, maybe less. nasa requires certain things of spacex which can make it quite expensive. obviously there are people on board so they check and re—check and they check again, but it is substantially cheaper. and that will bring access into space down, notjust for the big agencies but also other players as well. spacex is selling this vehicle, its dragon capsule, to private users. we'll see one of those private users come up very shortly next year for private astronauts going into space. we're waiting for tom cruise, indeed, the hollywood actor, to talk about him making a movie in space, probably going up on the dragon capsule with spacex. but there'll be private space stations as well, so things are going to change in the next few years, and nasa believes because they're now using this new contracting out system, if you like, just like a company would contract out payroll, human resources, they‘ re contracting out transportation in low earth orbit. they t

eastern time from kennedy space center aboard a falcon 9 rocket. >> we are now about 15 meters away. just about three minutes from docking. very slow, deliberate, study movements making its way to the international space station. we will be looking for soft capture first with the soft capture ring already extended. once we have soft capture, the ring will retract and bring us into heart capture that should take about 13 minutes for the entire process firmly securing us to the iss. >> we have good lighting and good visuals. >> good to hear. we see 10 meters as well. >> they are traveling 17,500 miles per hour over earth right now. 222 statute miles over the planet. a few moments ago, the crew had reached 10 meters away from the international space station. already halfway there from a waypoint two. >> a little over a minute from docking. >> you can see the crew watching as they approach that node port 2. what you can see directly in the center of the docking adapter, that is the a pass hatch. once we do a hard capture, and do leak checks, that will be the first hatch that will open fo

a 90 time launch on the florida coast, kennedy space center, —— night—time. they went and it went absolutely according to the textbook, no problem at all. the falcon and then the dragon with a capital in the four astronauts inside being let free 12 minutes later after leaving the ground and they also recovered, as we have become accustomed now with spacex, recovering the bottom of the rockets and this is how they drive down costs and they will use that with the bottom pa rt will use that with the bottom part of the rocket, once they've refurbished it and checkedit they've refurbished it and checked it over, they will use it on the next crew launch which will come up in about six months‘ time stops so far, everything perfect and the four astronauts are due to arrive at the space station. jonathan, this new astronaut taxi service is up and running, then. how does this change space exploration or space travel? for the one thing, it makes it easierfor nasa for the one thing, it makes it easier for nasa and its partners on the international space station which o

space center. valerie, back to you. >> all right always exciting to see those launches tom, thank you. >>> michigan's governor announced new restrictions as covid cases spike in that state. the white house coronavirus adviser dr. scott atlas reacted by tweeting, the only way this stops is if people rise up governor gretchen whitmer responded on cnn >> we know that the white house likes to single us out here in michigan, me out in particular i'm not going to be bullied into not following reputable scientists and medical professionals. >> some of the new restrictions in michigan include no indoor dining at bars and restaurants and high schools and colleges will be fully remote the changes start wednesday and will last three weeks. >>> as coronavirus cases surge across the country, dr. anthony fauci is warning that a delayed presidential transition is a danger to public health, saying that it would be better if his team could start working with president-elect joe biden. we're joined now by nbc's trac

phil keating live for us at the kennedy space center awaiting the launch later on tonight. hey, phil. >> reporter: hey, good afternoon, eric. yeah, just about seven hours from now spacex and nasa will try it again. tropical storm e or ta's remnants on the atlantic pushed last night's planned launch of this capsule until tonight, and that's -- the weather looking beautiful out now right at the launch bed, 39a. it's gorgeous weather for now, a lot of blue skies, but that could change later. the big falcon 9 rocket named resilience for this launch, spacex's drone team went out on the launch pad this morning shooting some pretty pictures. launch time set for 7:27 p.m. eastern time. this crewedded mission a far bigger deal than i any launch since the last a space settle in 2011. thursday all four restaurants suited up and sat inside the capsule for one final dress rehearsal. they basically did every step of the launch, docking with the space station. before it landed here from houston a week ago and the four have been in quarantine ever since, this launches a historic step from

at 37 seconds the international space station flying over kennedy space center. [speaking at the same time] >> crew one for all. >> crew dragon poised to go catch it. 20 seconds until lift off. >> t-minus 15 seconds. >> 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. zero. ignition. lift off. >> and resilience rises. not evening gravity contains humanity when we explores at one for all. [ applause ] >> propulsion is nominal. >> that's what we want to hear. stage one propulsion is nominal. 30 seconds in to this historic mission flying crew on board dragon and falcon 9. stage one is preparing to throttle down. this is in nba preparation for max "q" which is maximum arrow dynamic pressure. >> stage one throttle down. >> there is the call out for that that rat think down. >> power and telemetry continue to be nominal for the vehicle, now traveling at 262 meters per second. >> falcon 9 is supersonic. >> there is that call out that falcon 9 is supersonic and we'll be passing through mix "q" here shortly. the largest strut structural hold during ascent. >> max

. >> go for launch and at 37 seconds the international space station flying over kennedy space center. [speaking at the same time] >> crew one for all. >> crew dragon poised to go catch it. 20 seconds until lift off. >> t-minus 15 seconds. >> 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. zero. ignition. lift off. >> and resilience rises. not evening gravity contains humanity when we explores at one for all. [ applause ] >> propulsion is nominal. >> that's what we want to hear. stage one propulsion is nominal. 30 seconds in to this historic mission flying crew on board dragon and falcon 9. stage one is preparing to throttle down. this is in nba preparation for max "q" which is maximum arrow dynamic pressure. >> stage one throttle down. >> there is the call out for that that rat think down. >> power and telemetry continue to be nominal for the vehicle, now traveling at 262 meters per second. >> falcon 9 is supersonic. >> there is that call out that falcon 9 is supersonic and we'll be passing through mix "q" here shortly. the largest strut structural hold during ascent. >> ma

and these are, again, historic firsts. >> reporter: rachel crane, cnn, kennedy space center, florida. >>> if a tree needs a police escort, you know it's extra specifically and that's exactly what this christmas tree is. it's for the rockefeller center in new york, and it was delivered on saturday. a crane had to lift the nearly 75-foot or 23-meter-tall norway spruce into place. you won't be seeing that iconic holiday setup just yet. the tree is going to be decorated, of course, before it's officially lit on december the 2nd. thanks for spending part of your day with me on "cnn newsroom." i'm michael holmes. i'll have more news in just a moment. . well, actually now, new and existing customers can get our best smartphone deal. it's historic. that is historic. which means... i'm making history, right? yea, i don't know if i'd exactly sa- wow. me, dave brown. existing customer who got the greatest deal in history. just like every other customer gets... oh that's cool too. it's not complicated. at&t is making history. everyone gets our best smartphone deals. we look for control where we c

after taking off from kennedy space center in florida, is the 1st time it on last company has ferried crew on an official nasa mission. the new crew members will run experiments aboard the i asked us a are scheduled to dock after just more than 24 hours in orbit. you're watching d.w. news coming up next is our documentary question. don't forget you can always get all those news and information anytime you want on the website. that's e.w. dot com. i'm sorry, march, and you'll find me on twitter at t.m. news stream. thanks for watching in mexico many porsches home. lots of us right now in the world. climate change isn't off the story. this is one place the blame for just one week. how much worse can it really get we still have time to.

space center in florida, falcon 9 rocket lifted off, pushing the crew casual into war, but less than an hour ago. it's the 1st time in one last company has ferried crew on an official, nasa mission crew have been inserted into war, but at 28000 kilometers an hour. should you want to do the softer around 27 hours. you can see that hard drive in leaving it all back down on earth in formula one bridge driver lewis hamilton made history of the turkish grand prix is when then means he has it with michael schumacher all time record of 7 world titles. but it wasn't easy in stamboul, you had to come from behind and you had to do it in the way. lewis hamilton started 6th on the grid. it is tim ball park. the mercedes driver stayed patient in the wet and slippery conditions. strategy was key. when the chance came, hamilton struck storming past racing points to snatch the lead. he never relinquished it and went on to seal the victory along with this season's world championship. this means hamilton has now equaled the great michelle schumacher his all time record of 7 formula. one world titles w

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>>resilience that's where the 4 astronauts who blasted off from kennedy space center sunday night means their space x crew dragon capsule. the very first capsule to be certified by nasa for commercial human spaceflight this cleared space x to begin regularly flying astronauts to and from the international space station and ends the almost decade long sole reliance on russia to get american astronauts back to space. although these trips will now be considered routine nasa administrator jim breitenstein says they will still learn from every single flight we take all of them with great precaution. we're take them very seriously. >>and every bit of attention to detail that we have on a test flight we also have on operational flights this first trip will take one japanese and 3 american astronauts up to the space station for 6 months once docked, they'll join 3 other astronauts already on board. >>the iss chief scientist occurred costello says the capability of the crew dragon capsule is the start of a new era of research and discovery we hope to double the amount of crew time going into sci

as mourning comes to the cities in the eastern states, the newspapers headlines of center kennedy's presidency. he will win by a plurality of less than 1%. other american presidents have been elected this way. some of them including abraham lincoln and wilson by a lower percentage of the popular vote. so john f. kennedy, a 43 year old senator from massachusetts becomes president of the united states. as president of all the people, his family also becomes the center of nationwide interest. israel daughter caroline. and his lovely wife jacqueline. she shortly after vice president officially concedes the election in the early afternoon of wednesday november 9th, senator kennedy appears before the press in massachusetts. with mris wife is father and mother has many brothers and sisters, after acknowledging congratulatory wires from mr. nixon and eisenhower, you addresses all americans. >> 12 americans i say that for the next four years are going to be difficult. and challenging years for us all. election may have been a close one, but i think there is general agreement, by all of our citizens, th

first breaking news from kennedy space center. >> ignition. lift off. >> there you go tonight four astronauts lifted off aboard a spacex rocket on a historic mission. what an experience. >> got to tell you, that was really something to see, it was especially spectarin killed both his dad and mom. >> he wishes he can bring her back. >> cbs news los angeles. >> heartbreaking, thank you. >>> any calls for president trump to allow for orderly transition but most republican remain silent or support the baseless accusation about election fraud. >> reporter: president trump spent this sunday golfing and tweeting up a storm, early this morning writing this about president-elect joe biden, he won because the election was rigged. critics and some reporters took that to mean mr. trump was finally admitting he had lost. >> i expect joe biden to be the next president of the united states. it's good actually to see president trump tweet out that he won. >> but the president soon followed with a another tweet stating he, biden, only won in the eyes of the fa

. >> hello, everybody, and welcome from the kennedy space center from florida. i would like to welcome everyone prelaunch.itional here to provide all the details are folks that were part of the review today and also have been part of the preparations that led to this moment as an exciting day for everybody for nasa and spacex. let me introduce the panel, and i will let each one of them give you some words before we take questions. the nasa manager for the commercial crew program here at kennedy. of the nasa manager international space station program in houston. flightuty manager of operations director at johnson. also joining us is the senior director of human spaceflight programs at spacex. we are glad to have him with us. also, kurt costello, the nasa iss program chief scientist at johnson space center. and last but not least is arlena moses, the launch weather officer for our 45th weather squadron. i know everyone is looking forward to hearing from her as well. with that, i will turn it over to steve and let them take it from there. >> thank you. it is great

and they do the whole thing, where they get suited up in the onc building here in kennedy space center, and they come across in their tess laz, and go up the tower and go all the way to the dragon and it's an important process that we do, we walk through that and the ground team is working with the crew and the crew itself and making sure that everything checks out. when i look at this picture, i get excited about the next it step on the big journey we have ahead of us. we have four astronauts going up, and we have one person who has never been to space, victor, who is very excited. we have savicci, our first international partner and it's really really cool. let's talk about what's going to happen on launch day itself. and as i talked about dry dress as a practice for that. and four hours before launch day, the crew will be in the onc building, in the area getting suited up and our suit techs will be helping them get ready and we'll be doing various leak checks and fit checks as we go through that, and the astronauts will come out 3 hours before launch and get into the teslas, and wav

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the spacex falcon 9 took off from nasa's kennedy space center in florida sunday evening, on board four astronauts in the middle of a 27-hour journey that will take them to the international space station. this is the first crewed mission for spacex. rachel crane has more from the space center. >> history was made here today when nasa astronauts mike hopkins, victor glover, shannon walker, and soichi no gucci after successful launch at 727 from launch pad 39a, which of course is where apollo 11 astronauts blasted off to the moon back in 1969. the mission was pegged crew one and it was the first operational mission for crew dragon spacecraft which renamed resilience in honor of the hardships in 2020. the countdown was not without intense moments. however, technicians were able to troubleshoot the problem and the astronauts launched on time. they are currently making their way through space on a 27-hour journey before they rendezvous with the international space station, bringing the members to 7 which will dramatically increase the science and research the crew can perform. nasa has not