it was launched by nasa's only all solid space vehicle, scout. scout has been used for nasa, the department of defense, and international organizations. there have been 39 launches since 1960. the last consecutive firings have been successful. like explorers, the founding rocket is an economical, reliable and versatile tool. in approximately 130 were 1965, launched to continue the investigation of our atmosphere and periodic exploratory space experiment. in february and march of 1965, n, 77ear of the quiet su founding rockets were launched from the military transport, along the west coast of south america, from colombia to chile. by mobile launch was managed centers. the experiments came from nasa centers, other government agencies, industrial laboratories, and universities. [rocket engine roaring] narrator: scientists and government officials welcomed -- were welcomed at many of the ports visited. the most important of the scientific accomplishments was the ability to conduct our first rocket measurements of the ionosphere from equatorial region

nasa playing it loose waiting for a new administration. having burned in the obama administration scrapped the constellation program but on the other hand are they not going to get any support from congress? >> it's a double edged sword. they need to come up with a concrete plan they can stick to that will carry them through. the challenge is that every four years a new administration could change what the heading is for nasa. and compound he on this is nasa doesn't have the ultimate say on what its budgets from year to year. that's congress that does that so if congress doesn't keep that going forward that becomes a real challenge. >> talking budget there are limited funds and some have argued the u.s. is going to have to choose between ongoing support of the international space station or manned trip to mars, does that remain the as i? >> as what's happening, space program going forward the future space program, they don't have 100% of the budget they need for full development. that means that somewhere nasa is going to have to cut a cor

natsot (nasa columbia liftoff) nasa will never forget as the people working there continue to reach for the heavens. edward lawrence.. cbs news arlington, va. 3 it's a mosquito- borne illness that's spreading from south america... and now has health organizations warning pregnant women against travel.coming up after the break in tonight's healthwatch... we'll look at what the *zika virus* is... and how it could affect 3 "you're watching siouxland news at five on kmeg 14, with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 3 the world health organization is holding an emergency virus outbreak. the mosquito- borne virus is linked to birth defects mostly in central and south america. omar villafranca reports from new york city where two people who recently travelled abroad tested positive. 3 as crews in brazil spray insectide to kill the mosquitos that carry the zika virus the world health organization announced it will hold an emergency meeting monday to decide if the virus should be declared an international health emergency. health

natsot nasa columbia liftoff nasa will never forget as the people working there continue to reach for the heavens. edward lawrence.. cbs news arlington, va. on the military watch--- some new moms and dads in the military will get more time with their newborns. today the pentagon announced longer family leave for service members. carter announced he will double the length of fully paid maternity leave for female service members. he also plans to boost time off for paternity leave and adoptions. asgh carter today i am setting 12 weeks of fully paid maternity leave as the standard across the joint force, doubling this benefit from six weeks when i entered office. carter also plans to expand health care coverage to include more benefits for women trying to get pregnant. and he wants military services to expand the hours for military child care facilities can accommodate. the news is not as good for navy moms. this new plan cuts their maternity leave from 18 weeks granted just last year to 12 weeks. next at 11 they say a picture is worth a thousand words. why this one is worth more than ho

nasa. before it was noaa and the air force. and we've had, i mean, obviously we wouldn't be here if we weren't having some delays and some hiccups in how these things are proceeding. and sometimes i feel like noaa, you know, gets hammered when, in fact, it's been the air force or nasa that has caused some of the hiccups. and they're not sitting here today. am i mistaken in that at all? >> the -- i think we can go too far with the analogy between n pose and where we are now. i believe in n pose days there was a greater separation between the different owners and executors of the program, which led to some of the disconnect, some of the problems. the requirements flowed down to implementation was much more complex under n pose than it is now. i believe with the nasa/noaa relationship and the contractor relationship we have with nasa/noaa we have much better connectivity across that line. there are leads and follows but it's much better than it has been in the past. >> let me tell you where i'

nasa just recently confirmed the existence of water on mars. growing food is also another challenge, like matt damon's character space farming potatoes in "the martian". >> i am the greatest botanist on this planet. >> would it be possible to grow something as complicated and energy intensive as potato? >> there may or may not have been the right ecological conditions for potatoes to grow... one of the things we're still trying to figure out though is what are all the chemicals and minerals that are in the soil itself. >> part of that process is taking place now on the international space station where astronauts are successfully growing lettuce. >> i think we can get there. that's the exciting part. there's a path. >> getting to mars has it's challenges. nasa has published a plan to get a human on mars in the 2030s. for manning, the biggest hurdle to make the deadline is funding. >> i think 2030 is a little early. we've got a lot to do to go from a curiosity style landing to a set of missions where habitat models and multiple astronauts is a t

nasa. before it was noaa and the air force. and we've had, i mean, obviously we wouldn't be here if we weren't having some delays and some hiccups in how these things are proceeding. and sometimes i feel like noaa, you know, gets hammered when, in fact, it's been the air force or nasa that has caused some of the hiccups. and they're not sitting here today. am i mistaken in that at all? >> the -- i think we can go too far with the analogy between n pose and where we are now. i believe in n pose days there was a greater separation between the different owners and executors of the program, which led to some of the disconnect, some of the problems. the requirements flowed down to implementation was much more complex under n pose than it is now. i believe with the nasa/noaa relationship and the contractor relationship we have with nasa/noaa we have much better connectivity across that line. there are leads and follows but it's much better than it has been in the past. >> let me tell you where i'

that's tim, a nasa employee in mountain home, arkansas. many of you probably remember this sight as well back in 2012. the endeavor space shuttle atop a boeing 747 leaves cape canaveral florida on a farewell tour across the southern united states, two days later it lands at los angeles international airport. flew here in washington as well. the endeavor is transported approximately on october 12, 2012. it is transported approximately 12 miles at a top speed of two miles per hour from the los angeles international airport through the streets of engelwood in los angeles to the california science center. traffic, signs, utility post poles and other structures in the path delay the trip by more than 12 hours. the exhibit opens at the kennedy space visitor center in cape canaveral florida in 2013. sherry in washington, d.c. hi, good morning. to you. caller: hi, greta. how are you? host: what's your memberry here? caller: oh, my gosh. i have gotten chills just listening to the previous callers and recalling what was going on. i was a senior inle

nasa 2011. it broke the distance record yesterday when it reached 493 million miles away from the sun. juno is supposed to begin flying by jupiter on the fourth of july this year. these blurry white dots are no ordinary stars. astronomers say these may be the biggest and brightest supernova ever observed. they say the explosion was 570 billion times brighter than our sun. if you are wondering why the picture is blurry, these stars are in another galaxy, four billion light years away we start with breaking news out of norfolk. a major meth bust investigation from overnight. and only 10 on your side can show you the video. we've been following this since late last night and into this morning. it all played out on templar boulevard in the bayview neighborhood. 10 on your side's rico bush is working to get you updates. rico, what's the latest? katie, lex, a source close to the investigation says police seized several hazardous materials from the home, you see right behind me. we were the only crew o

@we're taking you @inside nasa glen's diamond @anniversary @celebration. @and we have a nice break from @cold @temperatures today. @changes could be on the @way. @betsy has your full forecast. @she is @carrying the motherload here on @this day. @ @>>> it has been 75 years of @service that @changed history. @today marks the diamond @anniversary which would later @become the nasa @glen research center. @as nasa and community @leaders mark that occasion. @>> this ground-breaking begins @a @celebration of 75 years of @history. @reenacting the moment with the @very same shovel @and pick axe that signal the @laboratory. @its @mission is to improve the @performance of @airplane engines. @over the decades, top secret @work in jet engine -- jet @engines during world @war ix experimental fuel lead @to the rocket @fuel that launched the appolo @missions and the @history nasa is @still building upon today. @generation @of aircraft propulsion while we @are developing @propulsion to @take us in space further than @we have ever @gone. @>>> today the spacecraft that @will

former nasa astronaut and rocket scientist franklin chang-diaz. i'm maria hinijosa. this is one on one. franklin chang-diaz, the astronaut. been in space seven times. what an honor it is to... i have to touch you. it's like, "oh, my god." welcome to our program. >> thank you, maria. it's a pleasure to be here with you. >> i mean, no, seriously, it's like, when do you get to meet somebody who's actually orbited, who's been in space? it's an extraordinary thing. do you feel kind of extraordinary most of the time? >> well, you know, it's something that i was really not prepared for, you know? that sort of attention that we get as people who have flown in space, less now than it used to be, but still significant, was something that i was not quite prepared for. >> hinojosa: you mean because of the fact that, like, for you, you are the first latino astronaut from the united states, but you actually are from costa rica. your name... i love your name. so franklin from franklin delano roosevelt. >> roosevelt, that's right. >> hinojosa: chang from your grandfather. >> from ch

nasa. before it was noaa and the air force. and we've had, i mean, obviously we wouldn't be here if we weren't having some delays and some hiccups in how these things are proceeding. and sometimes i feel like noaa, you know, gets hammered when, in fact, it's been the air force or nasa that has caused some of the hiccups. and they're not sitting here today. am i mistaken in that at all? >> the -- i think we can go too far with the analogy between n pose and where we are now. i believe in n pose days there was a greater separation between the different owners and executors of the program, which led to some of the disconnect, some of the problems. the requirements flowed down to implementation was much more complex under n pose than it is now. i believe with the nasa/noaa relationship and the contractor relationship we have with nasa/noaa we have much better connectivity across that line. there are leads and follows but it's much better than it has been in the past. >> let me tell you where i'

edward: nasa commemorated three major tragedies. the apollo one fire in 1967. the challenger's explosion in 1986. and the space shuttle columbia broke apart on reentry in 2003. >> it is a reminder that what we do is risky. but it is a reminder that what we need to be more vigilant. because there is a terrible price we pay when we are not. edward: nasa will never forget as the people working there continue to reach for the heavens. edward lawrence, cbs news, but there is one city that is a can tired of the they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contributions and speaking fees. our economy works for wall street because it's rigged by wall street. and that's the problem. as long as washington is bought and paid for, we can't build an economy that works for people. people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper..

is the right future for nasa. -- it's the right future for nasa. believehard for me to that you were awkward at one point. mr. mullane: he says i'm such a great motivational speaker, it's nervousbelieve i was like everyone else. i saw seinfeld once do a standup at the eulogy. most people would rather be in the coffin than delivering a eulogy, because of the fear of public speaking. it is something that really does scare all of us. the only reason i do professional speaking, motivational speaking on teamwork and leadership to corporations around the country, and i'm comfortable with that because i have done it for so long, and i have my powerpoint prepared program. i'm like everybody else. if somebody at a party says we have astronaut mike mullane here, why don't you stand up and say a few words, my heart is in my throat. i don't have a few words. he learned to get better at it. areow far do you think we to breaking beyond the solar system? mr. mullane: there will have to be a significant breakthrough in propulsion to do that. 13 years to pluto, or

nasa has also released a photo from the hubble telescope - of a new galaxy forming. the space agency says this shows two galaxies merging into one - after colliding. scientists say the new galaxy will become stable. it's located about 230 million light now fox5 weather 24/7, with meterologist les krifaton welcome to 2016. for the next few days expect to see increasing cloudiness and slightly warmer temperatures. as a low approaches the coast on monday it will help deliver some unstable weather to our area staring tuesday. rain chances increase tuesday and wednesday to 60%. then on thursday we see rain potentially sticking around with the chance of rain at not as high. temperatures for the week will remain around or just slightly below normal. welcome to 2016. for the next few days expect to see increasing cloudiness and slightly warmer temperatures. as a low approaches the coast on monday it will help deliver some unstable weather to our area staring tuesday. rain chances increase wednesday to 60%. then on thursday we see rain potentially sticking around with the cha

nasa has named january 28th is the 'nasa day of remembrance.' texas travelers are getting a prize at the pump... thirty-nine cents per gallon.... that was the going rate there yesterday. it only lasted a couple hours of course. that's the lowest a gallon of here in des moines we're seeing an average of 1.95 per gallon. still ahead on today in iowa. iowa fans can all agree to support their hawkeyes no matter the sport... but their opinions differ when it comes to this man... coming up, hear why donald trump is getting some negative feedback for sporting the tiger hawk. i-235 @ 22nd he was rated a+ by the nra. not for his promises, but for defending the second amendment... he's a man of deep faith, who fought time and again he laid out a plan to destroy isis months before paris. he'll strengthen our border and use conservative principles to put washington's broken fiscal house back in order. jeb bush. he's the conservative you can trust, to fight for our beliefs. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. there are those who

nasa makes a deal. it will launch more missions from the eastern shore to the international space station. we'll tell you how soon a more sea turtles stunned by cold water in our area. 10 on your side checks in on their recovery. and the norfolk police department gets ready to say goodbye to a police dog killed in a stand-off. how you can ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: increasing clouds. warmer. highs will be in the upper 50s to near 60. winds south 10mph. tonight: rain moves in by this evening and lasts overnight. lows will be upper 50s. winds west 10-15mph. we'll see a nice day today until this evening. clouds will increase. rain moves in by the early evening hours. we'll see rain overnight, but it should move out by very early sunday a cold front will move through the region. also an area of low pressure will be well offshore, but it will push a little bit of moisture our way. the models have trended drier yesterday, but i am still calling for a few sprinkles or flurries on sunday during the

looking to the the past to shape the future, they kicked off the 75th anniversary with a reenactment nasa-glenn was founded in 1941 as the aircraft engine research laboratory, and then evolved into rocket propulsion, the staff of 3,000 they continue that continue to drive research and technology advancing aviation and exploration. >> greatest hits of nasa-glenn are reducing engine noise by several orders of magnitude increase in fuel efficiency and look with oxygen, hydrogen storage repulsion that was used on the space shuttle and to launch nearly every satellite that we launched today. planned for the nasa-glenn lewis field main campus in cleveland and the plum brook station in sandusky later this year. >> still to come, deadly winter storm finally relent on the east those dig out from the historic winter storm, at least 27 deaths are linked to the blizzard mini from car accidents are heart attacks, and the storm also dump new york city, flooded the new jersey shore and dc with 30 inches of snowfall, more than 25 butterfly chart canceled or delayed. >> between judges denied in order to stop te

that we can get and make hubble last to at least 2020 and beyond. >> but when president obama ended nasa shuttle program in 2011, repairs were no longer be possible, meaning it is just a matter of time before hubble will go extinct. and even after 25 years in orbit, hubble is still making new discoveries like this new star in the milky way galaxy that has been dubbed the light saber after the jedi's weapon of choice in the movie franchise star wars. >> we have the fire behind the dark cloud and then to very brilliant gasps coming out from the two holes of the star and it looks remarkably like someone the holes of the light saber. >>> when the broncos take the field against the chargers sunday peyton manning will be the backup quarterback. thankfully this is the stars of the amounts to run out of the tunnel. how awkward will it be to see him on the field to hi5 brock after he runs through the fireworks? and very awkward and the best news or peyton manning fans is the fact that he had a solid week of practice with no known setback. he is the brock is as the starter while manning continues

and more about the nasa program. teachers hope the kids will see how an astronaut's work is important for us here on earth. its really useful a lot of people don't realize how much has come from the nasa program in the past. we wouldn't have cell phones if weren't for nasa. and everybody has a cell phone now. and things like velcro and simple things that come from space program." nasa also shared with students how they could be involved in the future... especially when nasa is ready to go to mars. president obama going after restrictions.... while gun control activists are praising the move.... republican law makers say the president has gone too far. a memoriable day at the u-s military academy at west point. how this woman is making history.... the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best ma

weijia jiang spoke to nasa scientists at the goddard space flight center in greenbelt, maryland. nat sot wj q/a wj--how confident are you that planet will continue to warm? ct--extremely confident track 1 nasa scientist compton tucker says that s because earth has been getting warmer for mark... sot compton tucker nasa scientist )since we had data to determine global average temperatures by year which started in 1880. ) track 2 temperature around the world was 58.6 degrees fahrenheit... up by a record margin --point 2-3 degrees--from 2014. gfx out tucker says global warming is responsible. sot compton tucker nasa scientist "the reason this is happening, is the buildup of greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which acts as an insulating blanket around the earth. sot--stand up bridge--weijia jiang/cbs news/greenbelt, md nasa monitors the earth s vital signs with a fleet of satellites. each one, highlighted on this animated graphic. they circle the planet 24/7...from land, air, and space. sot deke arndt noaa "the satellite information really helps us with things like s

tpha is >> a behind the scenes tour on nasa's hubl command center. >> . truly the most productive scientific instrument. that is ever been. >> since 1990. the telescope has been transmitting high skalt images of deep space. back to earth. >> the idea originated in 1946. when a princeton professor brought a paper. an extra tr es a telescope in orbit. >> . every aspect of the capability can be controlled from the state of the art command post at nasa. >> . as the breakthroughs continue. so did nasas interest in keeping the telescope going. >> . that meant a major over all in 200. to help fight the natural aging process. >> . repairs would no longer be possible. meaning it's in and now just a matter of time. before hubl will go ex-tepbgt extinct. >> even after 25 years. >> . where iwe have really cold mornings in parts of the high country. we did tkpwelt into the low low to mid 20s. speaking of low to mid 20s. we finds ourselves right now. 23 degrees downtown. 24 around di, a. nice light breeze out of the south at 13. still high enough to bring windchills do

noaa works closely with nasa, our accusation agent. and with partners to implement processes to meet our critical mission milestones. decisions are continuing to be made by individuals, governments and businesses based on the weather forecast. space based observations are vital, the ability of nws to deliver these forecasts. and noaa values the long standing center of the committee and satellite programs and we appreciate the congressional support to ensure these critical national weather programs achieve a robust date needed for the nation's enterprise. thank you. and i look forward to the conversation. >> thank you for your testimony, dr. volz. you were right on the five-minute mark, which is what we expect in our noaa is and former nasa folks. so thank you for that. mr. panner, you are recognized for five minutes. >> chairman bryden stein, lauder milk, ranking member beyer and members of the subcommittees. at that time we suppressed concerns about the goz march 2016 launch date and potential gaps in satellite coverage. the goz launc

is the nasa day of remembrance. this morning senior nasa officials will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. and later in the day other nasa centers will hold remembrance events as well. >>> raleigh man who beat stage 4 cancer is headed to super bowl 50. to hopefully see the carolina panthers beat the broncos. expense paid trip to the bay area to watch his team in the super bowl. the trip made possible by the fill your bucket list foundation. it's a carey-based nonprofit that grants wishes to adults with cancer. he says he's taking his mom with him because she dropped everything in her life to take care of him when he was first diagnosed. >> i was pretty pumped at first. i was speechless. i instantly called mom and told her about it. and i hadn't told her yet that i was going to pick her to go with me. so that was kind of -- you know -- fun to keep that a secret. >> the foundation was about to spenenthousands of dollars on super bowl tickets but just the other day somebody donated

. >> hundreds of people gathered at kennedy space center to pay tribute to nasa's foreign astronauts. this day of remembrance march 30 anniversary of the space shuttle challenger disaster which took the lives of seven astronauts including the woman who would have been the first teacher in space. nasa also honor the memories of the other astronauts who have died for space exploration. 30 years ago, the challenger after liftoff from kse, month- long investigation found the ceiling rocket booster feels alone hot gases to burn into the external tank, triggering the explosion. the mission had been postponed four times because of bad weather, and investigators found the cold weather that morning also contributed to the tragic accident. >> at the time we did not realize there was a lot of debate. to launch or not? unfortunately we did and we know what happened. >> reporter: nasa also paid tribute today to other astronauts lost during america's space program. the seven person crew of the space shuttle columbia died on february 1, 2003, when the reentry. and yesterday marked 49 years since a f

some colorado high school maya rodriguez tells us nasa is looking to them to help. >> within these walls... >> vibration isolation chamber. >>... these tables, and even from the floor, high school students are looking beyond the skies above to confront the issues of space. >> there are challenges no matter where you look. >> it is part of the nasa challenge called "hunch." the program calls on high school students to come up with prototypes that tackle real-life space problems. a hundred students from 7 schools showed off inventions to nasa representatives at wings over the rockies. >> that was our main thing was trying to make things small and portable. >> that is the concept behind orion's belt designed to help astronauts on the 2-year orion mission to mars. students are working on food preservation for space travel. >> we are trying to filter out ripen the fruit. >> games for long duration missions. this is blazer wall and students developed it to keep astronauts entertained. >> the outer ring of the circle is 2 points, the inner white ring is 3 points. >> like the others they hope na

. >> >>> plus nasa gives these >>> tonight on cbs and 10 news undercover bus. followed by hawaii 5-0 at 9:00. >>> growing vegetable the in space, it's possible and today nasa scientists and students at sarah society's school proved the same growing method works here on earth, too much check this out. the scientists taught students with veggies are safe program, using the same fertilizers the third graders use in their garden, astronauts using a fertilizer that is made in sarasota. >> the more we know about agreeing plants and the most successfully we can grow plans the better off we are in terms of being self sufficient. could a family owned business develop a technology but ends up being used by nasa in space. >> this is really like day i can't view, i watched the martian last night. matt damon was growing vegetables, the owner of the fertilizer company continues to work on nasa scientists on almars rover mission in 2020. >>> a technological break knew, a system that detects gun fire from a distance is up and running, a network of sensors lift listen for sound

nasa day of remembrance. this morning senior nasa officials will hold an arlington national cemetery.### time now for your timesaver traffic report. our picture of the day comes from jeff hammond. thirty years today one of the great tragedies in american thursday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle 40s friday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle saturday: early morning flurries possible.mostl y sunny afternoon with highs in the middle 50s sunday: mostly sunny with highs our picture of the day comes from jeff hammond. check out this amazing shot of a barn in botetourt county. email us the pictures you've taken around the area. send them to news-at- wsls.com. five things you need to know are coming up next. ### here's a live look at blacksburg need to know" before you head out the door this morning. the search continues in blacksburg for 13-year-old nichole lovell. she was last seen around midnight tuesday at her family's apartment. police say she's in danger because she has to take medication twice a day

but why does nasa need to own this rocket? why doesn't it just contract out to some private company's rocket, use theirs like it's doing with cargo shipments to the space station? no company is going to invest in building a rocket this big when nasa is the only customer. there's no commercial market for it yet. >> here in the lab we got the rocket turned upsidedown. >> reporter: tis g incredibly expensive as inexpensively as possible. boeing has decided that means combining new with old. the first sls rockets will use solid rocket boosters and engines from the space shuttle days. >> i would say there's a place for new things. there's also a place for proven, reliable things. and things that we have, if i reinvent the wheel, the wheel works. >> reporter: the americans are currently infatuated with space again. congress has given the space agency more money than it asked for in 2016. whether that support will continue over the next 20 years that it will take to get to mars is too far over the horizon to see. for "nightly busines

. >> darcel: and it was in 1986 that chuck collins was the man in charge of telling the media what nasa knew about the tragedy. he's retired and now lives in biltmore lake. >> larry: news 13's john le joins us. some are fresh in his mind. >> john: while some things are vivid, other things are slowly fading. tonight, he tells us why so many memories escape him. >> everyone knew it was a dangerous thing that we were doing. >> john: the unthinkable. it's quite possible chuck has forgotten more about our space program than most of us will ever know. he was in nasa's launch control center when the challenger exploded on live tv. >> you're watching people that you knew very welcome to a horrible end. >> john: chuck worked in public affairs. nasa gave him a medal for his work. >> handling the press after the challenger. >> john: after the moment that made our hearts sink. >> this was not the moment they wanted. they wanted the good stuff. this was the criticism of the media, who took advantage of things like that. >> john: chuck recalls so much about his 30-year nasa career. >> i met my wife.

william grant, the assistant of the acting administrator of nasa. we were so please, mr. speaker, that the weather was prime and we could finally launch. the initial burn went well and we saw a ball come off as planned, and then, mr. speaker, and then the ball and fire and we knew what that meant, a terrible tragedy. we keep hoping against hope that there are survivors, but you know there can't be. this resolution honors those heroes, those pioneers. you feel so helpless, mr. speaker, what can one say? what can we do? we can pray for them. i'm stunned by today's tragic explosion of the space shuttle challenger. this, the 25th launch of the shuttle, promised to be an exciting one with the first nongovernment private citizen, christa mcauliffe, board. she was to be our first teacher in space and want to run the hopes and dreams of our nation's young people. i join my colleagues in mourning the loss of our astronauts and ensuring our grief with their families and friends. this is a day of sadness that we will never forget. we will, however, mr. speaker, go on with our space

like when nasa is ready for their mission to mars. valentine's day items are starting to line store shelves... and some of us haven't put away the christmas decorations yet. but before putting the tree in the trash -- there's a place to recycle it! u-n-l-v and springs preserve are heading a recycling drive. there are more than thirty drop- off locations across the valley. the trees are put to good use. "these are all chipped into mulch community gardens around town. mulch is important additive to landscape because it reduces dust, saves water." you can drop off christmas trees starting now through next friday. for a list of drop-off locations -- head to our website fox five vegas dot com... and click under the links section. you may have noticed a little rain outside today. how "el nino" is bringing some wet weather - to las vegas - along with the west coast. your fox5 weather we're taking a live look at the 215 - near the airport connector and sunset. a little north - there's a crash on the airport connector - near russell.,, causing

these trousers, it will have a nasa patch on it, and a pair of shorts. these are usually a little baggie. and your coveralls. >> those are not pockets. made so that you have a fluid shift from your legs up to your torso area. see, a lot bigger waste. >> i will go over some of this with you. >> is that too tight? >> no. length isk is ok -- ok? >> you will have some patterns that are standard in it. >> they are basically the same thickness. this one seems to feel a little bit creamier. you had three types of hair grooming here. >> would you like any handkerchiefs? [inaudible] you wear boots for launch but once you're up there you don't need them anymore. >> your have access to that. -- you won't have access to that. >> [inaudible] >> w hr radio, simulcasting with c-span. >> here in iowa. >> god bless the great state of iowa. >> the republican party of iowa. >> in iowa. >> here in iowa. >> i am pleased to do this with wonderful friends and iowa. >> if you said that we would be here and iowa, we would give anything for that. >> i don't know much about the io

. >>> a florida space coast, a new budget and safety concerns for some of nasa's biggest programs. the concerns are already having an impact on plans for manned space missions. >>reporter: the heavy lift rocket, in the orion space capsule, for nasa, these are the immediate future. key programs that are set to ultimately help bring space flight to mars. >> i think everybody agrees that the long-term goal is to get human presence, colonies on mars. >>reporter: but dale with space florida says new reports highlight what people in the space industry have been worried about, concern about the safety and sustainability of these programs. the nasa aerospace advisory panel pointed out budget and time pressure are increasing the safety risks. it says that the test program for components of the rocket system have eroded gradually over the past five years. and that could increase the risk for man aed space missions that are planned in the next five to >> skej scombrul budget is approximate -- schedule and budgets is putting at risk a program. >>reporter: growth of private commercial space fli

thank you. >> it is 5:05. anniversary for nasa and our country. it was 30 years ago the space shuttle challenger exploded during lift off from the cape killing all seven astronauts on board and changing the space program forever. this morning, nasa will pause to remember the lives lost. mark lehman is live at the space center. mark, lots of special guests are expected to be there. >> family members from the challenger crew are expected to be in attendance as well as veteran astronauts this morning. normally the ceremony is held outside but here it is inside at the forever remember memorial because of rain moving through the area. today the nation looks back at a tragic day in the space program. >> liftoff of the 25th space shuttle mission. >> a launch filled with so much hope as the space shuttle challenger left the launch pad, it carried seven crew members on mcculliffe. >> as of right now, while on board the shuttle, when i return and hopefully give the students a picture of what an ordinary person's perspective is like when they are in space. >

many of the original photos are received at nasa in black and white. benson uses historical and scientific data to determine the most accurate tones. >> sometimes i say oh, darn, i have to reprint this? >> reporter: benson's work is casting new light on space, much like ansel adams' photography revealed america's wild national >> obviously i didn't haul my box camera on a tripod to saturn, and i wish i had that possibility. >> reporter: as a kid benson grew up wanting to go to space. instead he's bringing the solar system back to earth. >> i think it's part of growing up as a species to recognize where we are in the universe. that's part of what i'm doing, you know, i think, is trying to bring the message. or with the help, a little bit of help from nasa and the european space agency. >> reporter: jonathan vigliotti, london. >>> 2016 is still young, but already some of the biggest names in rock music have passed away. anthony mason sat down with rock and roll hall of famer graham nash to talk about the loss of two contemporaries. >> reporter: january's

a local company has received a contract from nasa... to help supply the international space station. kolo 8 news nows chris buckley joins us in the studio. chris-- noah sparks based sierra nevada corporation has been working on a project called dream chaser... an unmanned shuttle that can land on runways. in the coming years, this shuttle will play an important part... taking cargo to and from the international space station. dream chaser is an unmanned, folding wing shuttle that will be used to transport cargo to the international space station. years of work years of intense work and persistence on the part of our engineers and leadership its really taken a commitment both a financial one and one of time and energy." it's is designed to land on runways like nasa for other opportunities. "a big opportunity with our vehicle that other space craft don't offer is this opportunity to condunct scientific experiments becasue we land on a runway and we don't spalsh into the ocean so our scientific experiments can hold up and can return to ear

28th is the nasa day of remembrance. this morning senior nasa officials will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery and later in the day nasa centers across the country will hold remembrance events. >>> this move is sure to get a lot of complaints. officials in the nation's capital cracking down on drivers who abandoned their vehicles because of last week's blizzard. the district has issued more than a million dollars in parking tickets and an additional $65,000 in fines. as many as 66 a cars and trucks were towed from city streets. now they are going to charge them basically. extra money if -- if they are forced out. clouds and a little rain but it's better than that was. >> yes. and we're tracking sunshine for the weekend. so we just need to fast forward through today. 37 degrees, cloudy now. this is a live picture from our wncn tower cam. i have it turned looking to the east , it's just cloudy so not much sunrise to be seen on this early thursday morning. we're talking about the cloudy

361 whereas the house of representatives for the first in-flight tragedy of this space program of the nasa involving the challenger shuttle mr. and in the crew consisting of the commander and pilot mission specialist, mission specialist, payload specialist be resolved the house expresses its condolences to the family and crewmembers and be it further resolved the clerk communicate these to families of the challenger crew. >> of the resolution and the gentleman from texas is recognized for one hour. >> pending that as much time as i may consume. with the brave and dedicated young americans who perished in the unspeakable tragedy the witness with such trauma and precarious experience by millions of people the very essence of what has made our country great. theirs was the willingness to risk everything when upon a faith in the skills in order that the nation they conquered progress. two or three generations ago wrote a poem that expressed the spirit of the pioneer it by name the single river have acclaimed a single acre? a single nugget barring samples? i have then repaid 10 times over. but

fuimos a la nasa con nuestra planta y la propuesta para el experimento y ellos aceptaron. cientÍficos del centro internacional de la papa trabajan en 30 paÍses para conseguir variedades de papa que crezcan entre climas extremos la experiencia ya la tienen. el reto es como mandar las plantas en unde nueve meses para eso tendrÁn que congelar las un estrechamiento que se han realizado. >> podemos sembrarla y cultural un tubÉrculo, queremos demostrar a la nasa que es posible. hay variedades de papa que se estÁn cultivando en una zona desÉrtica del perÚ muy similar a marte. el proyecto coincide con una pelÍcula recientemente estrenada donde el actor matt damon sobrevive comiendo papa a lo que los cientÍficos consideran una feliz coincidencia. este experimento que parece de ciencia ficciÓn es una realidad, las tropas peruanas se irÁn a marte. marÍa luisa martÍnez desde lima perÚ. ilia: le traemos la hermosa detrás de una gran pizza... hay un hombre que sólo ama una cosa más que comer pizza: comer pizza mientras ve un juego de la nfl. ordena durante los play-offs

january 28th is the 'nasa day of remembrance.' this morning... the agency will hold an observance a wreat layin arlinon national cemery... later inhe day -- other nasa ceerwill also hold remembrance events. colorado --here wilbe remembnces at c-u boulder for alum who died in shuttle accidents. "eison onikadied in the challenger exploon. and on february 1st, 2003-- "kal- pa chawla"ed in the space shuttle columbiaisaster. both will be remembereon the boulder camp on saturd. onhe 5s. meteologisstephen bowers is here now with first ert 5. our thursday morning temperatures are in the 20s. wind chills dip into the teens when e wi picks up, but wind isn't big concern fomost o us this morning. todall be beautifuy sunny. temperures will warm through the 20s d 30s this morning d into the lower and midd 40s by am. no will be sunny with temperatures warming into the low 50s even monumt hi 5th afrnoon and areas along the arkansasiver will warm int the lower 60s between noon and 3 pm. at 5 pm, temperatures will sll be in ths and 50s. this evening will be clear

what nasa is doing this morning to honor the astronauts who lost their lives in the tragedy. >> we are pinpointing morning showers for you. we start in the weather center. good morning, central florida. i'm david hall. >> i'm bridgett ellison alongside troy bridges pinpointing all this rainfall. are things starting to taper off? >> a little bit. we'll see another round come in as we head through the afternoon today. yesterday we set some records for daily rainfall totals. today we'll add on top of that. that's why the flooding threat will be the main concern. look at the totals, nearly two inches in orlando. the old record for yesterday's total just more than an inch set in 1903. got up to two inches, almost two and a half inches, the old record an inch. close to two inches set in 1937. a lot of rain came down as early as 8:30 yesterday. today on top of that, there will be spots in brevard county that could see greater than two inches. the flooding threat will be the concern. most of the severe weather will be to the south, we'll mainly see flooding adding up as we see rain coming down

nasa research center is celebrating its 75th 75th anniversary. to celebrate, they're work. yesterday. they used our connection to their space vehicles. >> earlier i showed you the actual rover lab where they systems. any next stop was the electric nasa's 75th anniversary. check out this place. it's filled with these gigantic basically put a lid on and can vacuum suction all the air out of and drop the temperature to near absolute zero. basically what they can do is generate deep space conditions inside of these canisters. now, the reason they would want to do that is so that companies and other nasa properties that are developing things for space can actually test them without sending them out to space. that turns out to save them a lot of money and a lot of time. in this case, what you're looking at is a power generation system, almost a minireactor that they can test in space flight conditions right here on earth. this is a one of one of a kind lab manned by an extremely talented group of people that companies really come to from all over the w

water in a helmet caused nasa to scrub a spacewalk hours earlier. what nasa is saying about the >> you're watching news 6 at 7:00, getting results for windemere, merritt island and all of central florida. yes. two million, four hundred thousand, fifty-three grains of sand. exactly two hours, for steak 'n shake's we'll never miss half-price, hand-dipped milkshakes again. but master, happier hour is from two to five now. pardon me? they added an hour. ...two mill - great, i've lost count. p happy hour just got happier. p get half-priced winter shakes,r now from two to five. >> it was a walk that made history. the first british citizen to that walk was cut short due to a news news scare involving water in a space suit. >> they finished their main mission, repairs to the space station's air supply. >> nasa took action. >> it's a small amount of water. i can read you the steps right now, tim. we already got the location and the quantity. if there's any way to get a temperature of the water, i don't know if you can move it around to get to that or to try

jairo: cuando dejÓ la nasa, probÓ suerte en la polÍtica pero no ganÓ. dejo por ahora su sueÑo de integrarse la polÍtica. en este momento tiene una organizaciÓn llamada alcanzando las estrellas. queda claro que todo es posible cuando la educaciÓn y determinaciÓn van de la mano. presentadora: asÍ concluimos esta ediciÓn de noticias univisiÓn 65. recuerda que regresamos hoy a las 11 con mÁs noticias. en segundos comienza el noticiero de univisiÓn. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hola ¿quÉ tal? es lunes 18 de enero y son las principales noticias kate del castillo festejÓ la fuga de joaquÍn "el chapo" guzmÁn loera y deseaba que el chapo guzmÁn invirtiera en su tequila. una masa de aire helado, las temperaturas congelante nos impidieron que cientos de trabajadores de aeropuertos salieran a pedir mejoras labo l laboral laborales. se extiende el virus del zika, recomiendan no viajar al salvador, asÍ comenzamos. ♪ ♪

this is animation from nasa. nasa is often good at animation. i wouldn't give this an f, but it is not an a-plus. nasa sent the two to fix a broken electrical unit the size of a 30-gallon aquarium. it failed and they needed to replace it to restore full power. nasa says that -- nasa's reps say the space walkers successfully replaced with a spare that had been inside the space station since 1999. they replaced in it ten minutes before the deadline. the astronauts were working 200 feet from the airlock. what is interesting, we tease they could have drowned. andiómó$w i just don't if that'e an oversell. like the size of a marble. >> last time it was a liter and a half. >> right. >> in 2013. >> okay. in 2013, they could have drowned. but what about on this one? >> on this one it was 15 cubic centimeters. immediater -- centimeters. >> a tablespoon of water. >> that's what they collected. there was more water. >> you're being very defensive.5 >> it's risky. >> just shy of four cups of water. >> next time you put vanilla into the cake mix, try not to