what some think america needs to do. that is, write a new constitution. and then he ll speak to one of the top scientists responsible for the web telescope and those awesome images it has captured. these videos show explosions that have happened in the last two weeks at russian military facilities in crimea, which has been occupied by russian forces since 2014. one attack at an air base destroyed at least seven russian warplanes. ukraine has claimed responsibility for that attack and two others, according to an internal ukrainian government document obtained by cnn. is this evidence that kyiv is launching a counteroffensive against russia? and could it gain back territory illegally overtaken by moscow? joining me now is retired u.s. army general mark hurtling, a national security and military analyst for cnn. good to have you on this morning. great to be on this morning, jim. first, let s speak about these attacks in crimea, territory controlled by russia for some eight
problem. anything can go wrong in space and we designed contingency procedures for that. but most of us were fairly certain that the biggest risks we faced were in the early days of the unfolding, and that went so smoothly and so great, that most of us feel hey, most of our major risks are behind us right now. we have a fully operational world asset for astronomy. so when i look at something like this, mike, it does seem to me, you and your colleagues play a special role. there s so much bad news out there, so much that people worry about. and then here you come along with this astonishing scientific and technological achievement, that s a sign of what the american government, when it puts its mind to it can do really well. but it s also a sign of international cooperation, right? this is not just an american venture. absolutely. this is an international collaboration, involving the canadian, european space agencies, various universities.