Besides just being the largest man-made object ever put into space, the International Space Station was built to signify that after the end of the Cold W.
the station have said. look at what our american astronaut mark vandehiem that just returned on the soyas after a year in space, look what he said. it s two different things. final question just quickly before we go. all set for launch? we re go for launch, and then this is another means of bringing commercial activity into space, and we will see that increase, we ll see manufacturing, we ll see pharmaceuticals, we ll see new research opportunities as a result of commercializing the activity. it is a new normal, certainly. bill nelson there on a beautiful day at the kennedy space center in florida. thank you so much for joining the program. thanks, jim.
well tonight, there are winter weather alerts in at least 24 states from arizona all the way up into new england, to maine, in. more than a foot of snow falling across parts of kansas today. storm watches for the northeast tomorrow night into saturday. severe storms and possible or the nay dose from the south there into florida all the way up into the carolinas, then up to a foot of snow in parts of upstate new york and new england. there s also news tonight on major league baseball. late today, owners and players approving a new five-er year labor deal, officially ending the 99-day lockout and saving the entire 162-game season. players can begin reporting to spring training camp as early as tomorrow. opening day april 7th. when we come back tonight, that russian threat onboard the international space station. could an american astronaut be left behind? is this real? hey, i get it, commitment can be scary.
potential russian threat for an american astronaut. the message that an american astronaut could be left behind, possibly barred from returning on a russian spacecraft. american astronaut mark hei is scheduled to fly back on a russian spacecraft, but after president biden announced those new tech sanctions against russia, the head of the russian space agency posted this video on special media in retaliation, showing technicians there covering up the u.s. and japanese flags. nasa tonight quiet on this ordeal. they say a backup plan could possibly include a spacex capsule. we ll keep you posted. when we come back here tonight, the little girl, the song seen by millions around the world, and what s happened to that little girl after that moment.