form around the capsule and it reached temperatures of almost 4,000 degrees fahrenheit. natalie, that is twice the temperature of molten lava. it took 11 parachutes to slow this capsule down just before it landed in the pacific ocean about 600 miles off the california coast. it was only traveling at 20 miles per hour. isn t that something? it s amazing where they get the cameras to show us. i know it. if you look on the last few images you ll start to see the splash, the big splash when this thing finally reaches the ocean. which side? what a cool thing to see, actually. there it is. this is a pre-kurs who are to us potentially, humans traveling to mars. we need to do the unmanned space crafts and release them just to get the testing for the heat shields and all the various components to make all the technology to work. that s fascinating. thanks, eric.
of the year. 6 inning struck out and the a s fall 2-1 in the bronx. nba sunday. yes 4:30 right here. thanks. all right we ll be heat shields are compromised. weare those thrusters burning? that s a negative. what s that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i m going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting.
on the surface. all the things that have to happen, these are the heat shields, when it hits the atmosphere to slow down a bit, then a parachute that goes out super sonically, and then it has a rocket-propelled crane that basically covers over the surface and lowers the rover down on whe winches to the surf. then it flies away and rover is on the surface, hopefully in one mission to start its itio one pe to start its mission. patti ann: what if they find out there was life on mars? that would be amazing. if we find nex life on the next planet in our own solar system, we know life was probably pretty prevalent all throughout the universe. it answers the basic question, we re not alone. the big thing they re looking for is did the conditions for life or do they exist on mars. that would be a tremendous find. they actually find signs of life
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here. mccotter is not the only candidate on the gary johnson signed one of those political pledges and refusing to sign others . we ll ask him why. and it is the first full day in orbit for the shuttle atlantis crew and they are checking the heat shields for damage. atlantis is scheduled to dock in the space station tomorrow . later on in the show. we ll talk to the apollo 7 astronaut walter cunningham about the end of this era. and former first lady betty ford passed away. her children and relatives are on the way to palm springs, california to make funeral arrangements. she certainly lifed a long and rich life. she put a lot in the 93 years and after the seffs, betty ford s body will go to grand rapids, michigan to be buried by her husband . her family said mother s love, candor and love and devotion