other. this allows to us practice in taken environment that is similar to what we ll see. reporter: astronauts also practice handling heavy loads. a system of pulleys help me lift what would feel like a 1,400 pound piece of equipment. and to build the international space station it took 15 space walks. martha: we ll be watching that live and get those pictures throughout. back to this story now. with his right hand, blown off by a grenade that he bravely tossed away from his comrades, today the highest honor a soldier can receive. live to the white house where they are gathering for this rare event. we ll take you there to see that. a passenger bound and gagged onboard a united airlines flight. what he did that made flight
facility. here a system of pulleys help me lift what would feel like a 1400-pound piece of equipment that is 1400 pounds. you re like a space hercules here. reporter: greg, it took 159 space walks to build the international space stays. back to you in new york. greg: you could have lifted that without the pullies, kris. reporter: hercules i am not my friend. greg: thanks very much. if you want to watch the final spacewalk of the final shuttle mission you can find it screaming live on foxnews.com. check it out. patti ann: just weeks after she officially launched her bid for the 1220gop nomination new polls michelle bachman is surging in the early caucus and primary states. we have the low down and what it means for the other gop presidential hopefuls. and we know a lot of you are heading off on vacation with your families. it s easier than ever before to take fox news with you.
seeing right here. in fact, the other part is the virtual reality lab that you re mentioning, heather. take a look. it looks and feels like you re playing a video game. high-tech glasses and special gloves transmit what i see to a video monitor where instructors watch my every move. are you coming right at me? i m coming at you. reporter: on this day, a veteran space walker helped show me the ropes. do you feel like you re if in be space? i do. reporter: they use a 3-d image of the international space station. this is really important because it gives us an idea what it s going to look like, how we re going to communicate to each other. you really can t practice when you get into space. you ve got to be ready for the ball game when you get there, so this allows us to practice in an environment that is similar to what we ll see. reporter: astronauts also practice handling heavy loads. here a system of pulleys help me lift what would feel like a 1400 pounds piece of equip