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all of these divisions that we have, in a big sense, we are connected to everyone else on the earth. in a very fundamental way. straughn was part of a team of thousands that worked for decades to launch webb. but the journey to get these breathtaking images was at times excruciating. and the telescope almost didn t get off the ground. nasa and its european and canadian partners faced engineering setbacks. budget issues, and most of all, scientific hurdles that seemed impossible to surmount. then there were the things, a do-it-yourself-er might understand. in the acoustics test, a lot of fasteners, screws, they fell off. that was kind of a, not such a good day. the screws were falling off? that was bad. but that s why we test. we want screws to fall off while we are still on the ground. right. project leaders like greg robinson helped keep things steady. robinson grew up in a sharecroppers family. one of 11 children. he wanted college football scholarships.
last few months we ve been down this road several times. there have been a lot of engineering setbacks along the way. right now even bp officials extremely cautious about how this is moving along. they will only say that they are pleased with the way things are moving so far. in the meantime, since so much more oil is essentially freely flowing into the gulf mexico, dozens of more skimming vessels have been moved into the area as well. there are also stepped-up efforts to burn off the oil on the surface of the water once it reaches there as well. so intense efforts, a very important and dramatic week lies ahead here along the gulf coast as this containment cap starts to move in to place. quickly, any word on when they ll know for sure this operation is successful? reporter: that s a good question. right now we are looking at middle of the week to get a better understanding. but it could be several more days after that as well. ed lavendera this morning in new orleans, thanks so m