court and laura jarrett. i remember the reporting in december, you were reporting on what a critical impact this could have should the lower courts be overturned? yes, the state legislature said they should have the power to draw the lines, and what justice roberts saying today and the majority opinion is the way north carolina interpreted that theory, it was way over broad. he s not saying the court should never weigh in on this issue, but specifically, and the way north carolina interpreted this, it was too broad and they went beyond their authority. what this case boils down to what it could have been, if the supreme court said, yes, the legislature was within their power to draw the districts, it could be within their power to manipulate a number of ways to conduct elections from the state level and it could fall into each state s individual party to see how people are registering to vote and how the congressional districts are drawn based on the parties ruling them, bu
the volunteers will participate in various activities to try to simulate the challenges of a human mission to mars. joining us to talk about this is mike masamino, former astronaut. good to see you. what s the significance here of having these people, who aren t astronauts, never leave earth, how will this prepare for a future mission? thanks for having me. they are doing something completely different. going to mars is going to be completely different. we have had people living on the space station for basically six-month periods, sometimes longer. but you are close to earth. when you need help, help is only a couple seconds away. houston, we have a problem. you will get an answer in a second and a half. going to mars, when you are on mars, you say we have a problem and in about half an hour, someone will say, what was that? you are on your own. you are not going to have that help like you normally do.
and just do your training. i mean, it s important to get that sort of seven days of training before you go. and, you know, if you know what to expect, you can just sit back and have the ride of a lifetime and i m sure all of them on that spaceship will do that. and thanks so much to our rachel crane. here to help us mark this historic moment is mike masamino. mike, great stuff we just watched there. what a monumental day for the future of space tourism. it s been 60 years since humans first made it to space. what do you think? what is so special about today? what s going through your mind right now after watching those stunning images. well, thanks for having me on, jim. it s a pleasure to be here with you on this, what is an historic day. i think the thing that s really different about this is that we have had space flight
in your career. you ve been under powered flight. they are very significant minutes. and then on the entry as well is always challenging as heat builds up as you slow down and engage the atmosphere once again. those are the times you re really hoping thing goes well and i was really happy to see it went well today. mike, this was nearly a 20-year project, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars, just to experience a couple of minutes of weightlessness. you know, why was this such a short mission, do you think, and what do you say to people out there who think, you know, this is a lot of money and this could be better spent elsewhere? well, taking those two things separate. the reason why we re so short is because it was a suborbital flight. the speed was a few thousand miles an hour. i think a little over mach 3. when we go to the space station, we usually go as fast as 17,500
today, both men are chasing 90 years of age. with us to talk about the mission, the legacy is a genuine space man. veteran nasa astronaut mike masamino spent 571 hours and 47 minutes in space, completing four space walks totaling 30 hours and 4 minutes of tethered time. he is a phd and engineer by trade. his book is called spaceman an astronaut s unlikely journey to unlock the secrets of the universe . thank you for having me. i was the ripe old age of 10. you were 6. i remember my mother in tears. i remember watching it on a small black and white television set. what does the legacy of apollo 11 mean to a guy like you? it brings back very pure